Procurement & Supply Apprentice
MCLAREN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
London (E14 5HJ)
Closes in 22 days (Sunday 4 October 2026)
Posted on 8 September 2026
Contents
Summary
Provide administrative support so that colleagues are assisted to deliver services to the business. To contribute to meeting team priorities while maintaining own professional development. As part of your position you will setup and administer the MCL user accounts for third party Accreditation and Credit Referencing (D&B) portals.
- Wage
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£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Procurement and supply assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 5.00pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 19 October 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Issue, collate and update the KPI’s
- Sub-Contractor compliance reporting
- Chase outstanding invoices / Credit Control
- Complete credit account application / opening forms
- Spend Report production
- Maintain InSite Supply Chain page
- Monthly data collation to aid production of regional board reports
- Management / responding to supply chain enquiries
- Provide regular and ad hoc reports to management
- General administrative support
Where you'll work
20 Churchill Place
London
E14 5HJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
JC TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LTD
Training course
Procurement and supply assistant (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Monitor and order products, stock, equipment and services at appropriate times using the appropriate procurement method.
- Communicate to procurement's internal stakeholders, suppliers and other stakeholders in order to develop effective relationships and networks
- Create, maintain and amend purchase order and contract records.
- Interpret, evaluate and compare procurement information such as historical spend and usage using databases and spreadsheets.
- Present findings and data in all formats e.g. mathematically, written and oral.
- Determine value for money (VFM) and added value through the use of Total Cost of Ownership during the evaluation process, and apply the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria to the evaluation of quotes and tenders to support the recommendation at award. This may include the inclusion of green, low carbon, sustainability, and ethical criteria.
- Utilise relevant Procurement computer systems or internal databases.
- Select the supplier of the most appropriate products and services for purchases within their remit and place purchase order.
- Undertake appraisal of adhoc and low spend suppliers including setting them up on the purchasing system.
- Effectively research and analyse demand, spend, trends, potential suppliers and industries utilising qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Develop specifications of requirements and requests for quotes/tenders in line with organisational requirements.
- Apply considerations of responsible procurement in evaluating potential suppliers, quotes and tenders.
- Investigate and resolve purchase order, delivery and invoice queries.
- Own low risk value projects such as supply contracts for stationery, personal protective equipment (PPE) or other consumables, and contribute to higher risk activities such as contracts for building services or machinery, and track, log, expedite and review outstanding orders and stock availability where applicable.
- Maintain knowledge on all open orders and their status' and provide assistance to all purchasing staff e.g. expediting and feeding information back to the relevant stakeholders.
- Able to consider the impact of the decision making process when interacting with the supply chain.
- Able to support the contract negotiations and mini competitions with suppliers.
- Monitor and order products, stock, equipment and services at appropriate times using the appropriate procurement method.
- Communicate to procurement's internal stakeholders, suppliers and other stakeholders in order to develop effective relationships and networks
- Create, maintain and amend purchase order and contract records.
- Interpret, evaluate and compare procurement information such as historical spend and usage using databases and spreadsheets.
- Present findings and data in all formats e.g. mathematically, written and oral.
- Determine value for money (VFM) and added value through the use of Total Cost of Ownership during the evaluation process, and apply the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria to the evaluation of quotes and tenders to support the recommendation at award. This may include the inclusion of green, low carbon, sustainability, and ethical criteria.
- Utilise relevant Procurement computer systems or internal databases.
- Select the supplier of the most appropriate products and services for purchases within their remit and place purchase order.
- Undertake appraisal of adhoc and low spend suppliers including setting them up on the purchasing system.
- Effectively research and analyse demand, spend, trends, potential suppliers and industries utilising qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Develop specifications of requirements and requests for quotes/tenders in line with organisational requirements.
- Apply considerations of responsible procurement in evaluating potential suppliers, quotes and tenders.
- Investigate and resolve purchase order, delivery and invoice queries.
- Own low risk value projects such as supply contracts for stationery, personal protective equipment (PPE) or other consumables, and contribute to higher risk activities such as contracts for building services or machinery, and track, log, expedite and review outstanding orders and stock availability where applicable.
- Maintain knowledge on all open orders and their status' and provide assistance to all purchasing staff e.g. expediting and feeding information back to the relevant stakeholders.
- Able to consider the impact of the decision making process when interacting with the supply chain.
- Able to support the contract negotiations and mini competitions with suppliers.
Training schedule
- Apprentices will be completing their qualification at McLaren HQ Offices in Canary Wharf and are required to attend college once a week
- Apprentices are only required to complete functional skills maths and English if they have not met the initial A* - C grade (4 - 9) entry requirements on to the programme
- Once our successful candidate completes their programme they will have achieved an Apprenticeship qualification in Procurement and supply assistant (level 3)
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
McLaren Construction specialises in delivering high-quality building projects across a diverse range of
sectors. From healthcare and education to commercial, residential, and retail, we provide end-to-end
construction solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of each customer and the communities these
buildings serve.
Founded in 2001 with a clear purpose to be a trusted true build partner. We are privately owned, agile, and
innovative – and our can-do culture means we achieve sustainable growth year-on-year.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- You will join the McLaren Apprenticeship Programme where you will network and build relationships with other Apprentices across the company, giving you a broader scope of the business while working towards a interpersonal/communication skills curriculum
- You will have the option to progress to a degree level apprenticeship to further enhance your knowledge and understanding and gain a higher level qualification
- Be able to join our Professional Chartership Support Programme and work towards gaining professional chartership and gain ongoing support for your continuous professional development (CPD)
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MCLAREN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Andrew Challis
learning@mclarengroup.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000052301.
Apply now
Closes in 22 days (Sunday 4 October 2026)
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