Trade Supplier Apprentice - Cinderford, United Kingdom - EDA Apprenticeship plus

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Trade Counter Sales & Warehouse Apprenticeship

Location:
Cinderford GL14 2YH


Company Description:

Dean Electrical Wholesale is a family-owned independent Electrical Wholesaler.

Founded in the Forest of Dean in 1981, we have grown steadily over the years and now employ over 20 full-time staff at our Cinderford and Cwmbran sites.

We have an experienced and dedicated team, who are able to help all customers from DIY'ers to Multi-branch Wholesalers.

We stock all of the leading brands of electrical materials and we use our buying power to ensure our customers get the best prices.

We are able to deliver the next day across the entire UK with daily deliveries in Gloucestershire and South Wales.

We are a proud member of the AWEBB buying group, which has in excess of 200 member branches.


What is an Electrical Wholesaler?


Electrical wholesalers sell the products we all use in our homes, businesses, entertainment venues, cafes that give us access to electricity - from lighting our homes through to floodlighting a football match, from recharging a mobile phone to recharging an electric vehicle.

The products you will be working with are used in domestic, industrial, and commercial settings, and are installed by contractors and electricians.


Summary of the Apprenticeship Role


As a Trade Supplier Apprentice, you will be working in all aspects of the business from stock control, customer service and sales.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone like you to start your career in the Electrical Wholesale sector.

We are looking for a highly motivated apprentice to join our busy branch.

After full training, responsibilities will include:

  • Managing stock in and out
  • Picking and Packing customer orders
  • Liaising with customers on the trade counter
  • Store transfers & stock control
  • Completing the sales paperwork in the office
  • Raising quotations
  • Taking payments
  • Sales calls to customers/suppliers
  • Processing orders on the computer system
  • Answering customer enquires

Apprenticeship Training
As an apprentice you will complete a Trade Supplier Level 2 qualification with a national Training Provider.

Your apprenticeship Training will focus on your job, is completed at the workplace, and you will be allocated a tutor and a study session in your working week.


Components of the Trade Supplier Level 2 Apprenticeship

  • Competence/Knowledge based qualification


  • Functional Skills

  • Maths/ English (if required)


  • End Point Assessment

  • Final Knowledge Test, Observation and Discussion

Skills and Qualities we are looking for

  • Confident when speaking to people on the telephone and face to face
  • Can work well in a team
  • Good communicator
  • Excellent Maths and English skills (GCSE Grade A-C/9 4)
  • Hardworking individual who is selfmotivated
  • A positive approach
  • Efficient
  • Flexible
  • Ambitious and keen to work and learn

Benefits

  • Training and support to gain your nationally recognised and accredited qualification
  • Excellent pay rate
  • Access to further inhouse training
  • Career progression in the company


Once you have successfully completed your apprenticeship, and all being well, there will be a full-time role with the company.

From there you could progress to other job roles such as external sales, team leader, assistant manager and even Branch Manager.


  • A full CV detailing all your experience as well all school grades and any other further education grades
  • Questions that are supplied need to be answered in as much detail as possible

Salary:
£10,982.40-£21,673.60 per year


Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

  • Are you into Green Technology and why?

Work Location:
In person

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