Business and Production Planning Apprentice
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Company: Graduation Attire Ltd
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Location: Bedford, MK41 0HT
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £240.00 per week
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Sector: Business Services
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Ref: VAC-12437
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Application Deadline Date: 24/04/2022
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Start Date: 23/05/2022
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Positions Available: 2
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Working Week: Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm (hours can be flexible)
Brief Description
Are you looking to get into business?
Graduation Attire in Bedford are looking for a Business Apprentice to assist the customer care and the accounts department and help with Production Planning to assist the operations and supply chain team from purchase to dispatch.
Qualifications Required
To be considered for this role you will ideally need to have GCSE grades 9-4 (A*- C) in English and maths or the ability to work towards Level 2 Functional Skills during the programme.
If you would like further clarity or to speak to someone regarding these requirements, please contact us and we can discuss further with you.
Personal Qualities
A willingness to listen and learn
To be able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
Punctuality is important
Skills Required
Good communication and IT skills
Good time keeping
Training to be Provided
You will gain the following qualifications:
- Business Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship
- Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required).
You will also study a range of topics, including: IT, record and document production, decision making, planning and organisation, project management, policies, relevant regulations, stakeholders, processes and external environment factors.
Future Prospects
Graduation Attire are a small but rapidly expanding company. Possibility of progression or a full time position may be offered on successful completion of your apprenticeship.
Vacancy Detail
There will be some overlap and dual responsibilities, as you might expect in a small company, due to the fact that many hats are worn by the employees.
One of their company pillars is that, no task is beneath anyone and, they are trying to keep that small company feeling but, with the added expectations of excellence and quality underpinning everything they do.
The role will expose the lucky individual to the growth that they are experiencing, a doubling of their business every year is expected for the next three years. They have just won two more contracts.
They need individuals who can think on their feet and bring solutions not problems to the table.
The production planning role will be mainly liaising between the various departments, making sure they have enough items to fulfil orders by forecasting and planning ahead.
Stock control and validation will be key parts of this role. You will also:
• Provide support to clients and customer enquiries accessing our online booking systems
• Download and send booking reports at regular intervals to clients
• Assist in stock counts
• Assist in preparing orders and maintaining the project boards progress
• Draw diagrams and illustrations for production orders using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Learn different types of stock, dispatching on Linn works and for international
The Production Planning Apprentice will work with the Supply Chain Manager, Designer and Warehouse Managers
The business role, which you will also learn about, will primarily focus on the sales and purchase interactions with the outside world.
This will include learning the accounts side of the business under the finance officer
• Create and send Purchase Orders
• Locate and upload Xero invoices
• Keep track of payments in for invoices and reconcile sales on Xero
• Contact customers about outstanding invoices
• Be on hand to help get the accounts ready for VAT return
• Create and send sales invoices.
• Deal with refunds
• Help with manual payments
• Query resolution
• Help with private hires
Everyone is expected to chip in at busy times, preparing for ceremonies. You will also work with all departments at some stage to gain a full understanding of the business.
The Operations Manager will let you work with him for one day a month, showing you how you run a business and involving you in the hard decisions that you have to make when the boss!
In your final month, if you have gained enough knowledge and experience, he might let you make the decisions for the day!
There is much we could write here but the truth is, this growing company are looking for enthusiasm, and someone who is willing to learn many tasks and end up with a good knowledge of how the company is run. This will allow you to grow with the business.
Other Information
There will be a lot of hard work along the way but also a lot of fun. The employer can send you to their graduation ceremonies that are throughout the year at Bath, Lancaster, Portsmouth, Northampton, Exeter and many other smaller ceremonies too, sometimes staying overnight in hotels and being part of the robing teams for the graduates of tomorrow.
The employer is happy to discuss hours of work during the interview process.
The company are moving soon to Fisherswood Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK45 3RG
Candidates must carry out an initial interview with a member of the Bedford College Apprenticeship Recruitment Team. Please note this is part of the recruitment process and must be completed in order for your application to be progressed to the next stage.
Only Candidates who have fully completed the application will be considered. Please be aware that the closing date is subject to change without prior notice.