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Title: Trade Supplier Apprenticeship
Location: Bicester OX26 4LD
Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday
Company Description:
Lamps Factors - (Electrical Wholesaler )
LAMPS is an independent electrical wholesaler with numerous branches and a flagship Lighting and Electrical Showroom in Bicester.
With access to over £1M stock at competitive prices, we welcome members of the public and trade customers, whilst offering an unparalleled customer service and experience.
LAMPS was founded to provide for both domestic and commercial applications offering everything from cable to heating and lighting to cooling. We provide access to the leading brands such as Prysmian, Aico, Hager, Scolmore and so many more.
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 self-motivated
- 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.
How to apply and what we need from you
· 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
· You will need to be contactable via phone and Indeed Message during the first week of your application as we will contact each candidate to check if they are still available.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £15,704.40-£25,396.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person