Apprenticeship: Level 3 Business Administrator

Hours: 8am- 5pm Monday to Friday, 40 hours a week

Hourly rate: £6.40ph

We’ve been named “Employer of the Year 2024” at the Solent 250 Business Awards so we’re clearly doing something right!

We’ve been around for over 180 years – Our core purpose is to help our customers build, but we couldn’t do it without our people. From our drivers to our operations team and everyone in between. We’re one big team. We have over 300 people working for Elliotts. Our CEO, Tom is the great-great-great grandson of our founder!

Still chosen by customers in a crowded market – Customers continue to choose us because we provide anything they need to build a house. But they choose us because we treat them like human beings, creating a strong relationship and building loyalty.

Values that reflect our business – We look after our team. We care. We listen. We try to help. We work harder than anyone else to put things right if they go wrong. We think about the long term, not just the here and now. These aren’t just words on a wall, they’re the way we show up, every day.

To succeed you’ll be a great team player with a can-do attitude, and you’ll be right at home.

As a level 3 Business Administrator Apprentice you will be at the heart of our business and based in one of our local branches. From there you will learn everything there is to know about how a successful merchant branch is run. As well as having academic support provided by our Apprenticeship learning partner, PETA. You will complete a 15-month apprenticeship which includes 12 days at the PETA training center in Cosham. You will be supported every 6 weeks with visits from your PETA Learning & Development Coach.

Also, to further support your learning experience during your time as an apprentice you will be exposed to other divisions and areas of our business to help your overall knowledge and understanding of what our business is all about.

Although this role will be highly varied, your main day-to-day duties are as follows.

General Duties

• Learning about the products and services that we offer to their customers.
• Communicating with customers both face to face, via the phone and by email.
• Provide accurate pricing an quotations to customers on a range of products.
• Assisting with invoicing and other administrative tasks
• Supporting accurate stock control.
• Working closely with various departments and offering support to other branches.
• Supporting the branch in adhering to Health & Safety regulations.

Required Skills

• Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
• Some basic IT knowledge would be useful although training on internal systems will be given.
• Adequate Numeracy skills when pricing and quoting and understanding measurements in discussions with customers.
• Ability to look for solutions as well as offer assistance if faced with challenges
• Have good judgement and be able to work on own initiative.
• Friendly and personable with a positive approach to learning and work.
• Drive and passion to succeed.
• Be able to influence customers both internal and external, communicating at all levels · Highly organised with a strong attention to detail.
• Value Career Development and engage in continuous self-improvement.
• Good sense of responsibility

Who are you?

At Elliotts the customer comes first, and we take ownership. We believe everyone who works here should demonstrate our core behaviours:

• Friendly
• Enthusiastic
• Professional
• Interested
• Attentive
• Helpful

Qualifications required

• 4 GCSE’s or equivalent at grade A*-C (Grade 4 to 9) including English and Math.

What’s in it for me?

• Annual profit share scheme
• 24/7 wellbeing support
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Unlimited training
• Staff discounts
• Christmas Hamper
• Monthly Pizza on us
• Company pension