Apprentice Procurement Administrator

Career Opportunity at Scorpion Red Power

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career within a market-leading engineering company. Scorpion Red Power produces handcrafted performance exhausts for cars, motorcycles, and scooters.

Job Details

• Wage: £20,280 a year
• Training Course: Business Administrator (level 3)
• Hours:
  • Monday to Thursday: 07.30 to 16.30
  • Friday: 07.30 to 12.30
  • 39 hours a week
• Start Date: Monday 10 August 2026
• Duration: 1 year 6 months
• Positions Available: 1

Responsibilities

• Input updates daily to the live stock management system to maintain accurate data.
• Liaise with all component manufacturers for deliveries and supply schedules.
• Respond to incoming email queries and liaise with the Procurement and Dispatch Manager for support.
• Attend to general administration duties as requested from the Procurement and Dispatch Manager.

Work Location

UNIT 3 HIGH HOLBORN ROAD RIPLEY DE5 3NW

Training Details

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

• Training Provider: WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE
• Training Course: Business Administrator (level 3)

Course Contents

Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to:

• Write letters or emails
• Create proposals
• Perform financial processes
• Record and analyse data

Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages.

Able to:

• Choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem.
• Update and review databases, record information, and produce data analysis where required.
• Produce accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports, and proposals.
• Make recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management.
• Draft correspondence, write reports, and review others' work.
• Maintain records and files, handle confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures.
• Coach others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
• Exercise proactivity and good judgement.
• Make effective decisions based on sound reasoning and deal with challenges in a mature way.
• Seek advice from more experienced team members when appropriate.
• Build and maintain positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation.
• Demonstrate ability to influence and challenge appropriately.
• Become a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
• Demonstrate good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing, or on digital platforms.
• Use the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively.
• Demonstrate agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately.
• Understand and apply social media solutions appropriately.
• Answer questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
• Complete tasks to a high standard.
• Demonstrate the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and apply themselves to continuously improve their work.
• Review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements.
• Share administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g., coach others to perform tasks correctly.
• Apply problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and be a key point of contact for addressing issues.
• Take responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manage priorities, and time to successfully meet deadlines.
• Positively manage the expectations of colleagues at all levels and set a positive example for others in the workplace.
• Make suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g., impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation).
• Manage resources e.g., equipment or facilities.
• Organise meetings and events, take minutes during meetings, and create action logs as appropriate.
• Take responsibility for logistics e.g., travel and accommodation.
• Use relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor, and report.
• Plan required resources to successfully deliver projects.
• Undertake and lead projects as and when required.