Apprentice Procurement Assistant

Summary

Are you looking to start your career in Procurement and gain hands-on experience within a supportive and fast-paced business environment? We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Apprentice Procurement Assistant to join our Procurement team at Bannatyne.

Wage

£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

Training course

Procurement and supply assistant (level 3)

Hours

Typical Working Pattern will be Monday- Friday 9am- 5pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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

• Assist in the procurement of goods and services, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures
• Oversee the Purchase Order (PO) inbox, reviewing club and hotel requests to ensure minimum order quantities are met and preventing excessive stock levels
• Helps prepare purchase orders, track deliveries, and manage inventory levels to ensure timely availability of required items
• Assist in maintaining relationships with existing suppliers, ensuring clear communication and resolving any issues that arise
• Help evaluate supplier performance based on quality, price, and delivery reliability, providing feedback to the Head of Procurement
• Support the process of onboarding new suppliers, ensuring they meet Bannatyne’s standards and requirements
• Assist in maintaining accurate records of contracts, purchase orders, and supplier agreements
• Participate in training programs and workshops to develop procurement skills and knowledge
• Apply learning to real-world procurement tasks and projects, with guidance from the Head of Procurement
• Engage in self-directed learning to understand procurement best practices, tools, and technologies

Where you'll work

Power House
Haughton Road
Darlington
Co Durham
DL1 1ST

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

DARLINGTON COLLEGE

Training course

Procurement and supply assistant (level 3)

What you'll learn

• 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

As part of this apprenticeship opportunity, you will also complete a recognised apprenticeship programme that aligns with the role and supports your development within the procurement and business environment. You will gain practical, hands-on experience alongside structured learning, giving you the opportunity to build your knowledge, develop new skills, and work towards a recognised qualification while making a real impact within the team.

Typically training will be once per week at College, with the remaining four days spent at our Head Office.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English & Maths (grade Pass)

A Level in:

or Equivalent (grade Pass)

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
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative