Apprenticeship with Porsche

This apprenticeship with Porsche provides a unique opportunity to learn about vehicle parts management and customer service within the automotive industry. This position is ideal for individuals passionate about automobiles, with a keen interest in parts identification, inventory management, and providing exceptional customer support.

What you'll do at work

• Learn to identify and locate automotive parts using electronic catalogues, manuals, and computer systems
• Assist customers in-person, over the phone, and via email to fulfil their parts requirements and inquiries
• Collaborate with service technicians and mechanics to ensure accurate parts ordering and timely delivery
• Receive, inspect, and organise incoming parts shipments, ensuring accuracy and quality control
• Maintain inventory levels by monitoring stock levels, conducting regular audits, and placing replenishment orders as needed
• Utilise point-of-sale systems to process transactions, generate invoices, and manage customer accounts
• Provide product recommendations, technical advice, and pricing information to customers as needed
• Handle customer complaints and concerns professionally, striving to achieve satisfactory resolutions
• Uphold company policies and procedures regarding parts sales, returns, and exchanges
• Participate in training sessions and workshops to enhance product knowledge, customer service skills, and industry awareness

Training provider

CALEX UK LTD

Training course

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Conduct risk assessments within the working environment.
• Apply safe working practices in line with associated health and safety legislation and company policy.
• Receive products in line with organisational procedures.
• Store and pick products in line with organisational procedures.
• Dispatch products in line with organisational procedures.
• Decant, pack products in line with organisational procedures.
• Communicate with others verbally, for example internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
• Communicate in writing with others, for example internal and external customers, colleagues and managers.
• Load and unload products, considering the product that is to be moved and its current and planned destination.
• Use tools and equipment to aid in product handling.
• Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
• Locate and use operational information, electronic or paper based, required to fulfil contractual requirements.
• Select, prepare, and use packaging materials that reduce waste and mitigate environmental impacts.
• Support under instruction scheduled and unscheduled stock taking activities relevant to the organisation and product.
• Identify and escalate problems beyond own responsibility.
• Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
• Follow equity, diversity and inclusion rules.
• Carry out and record learning and development activities.
• Conducts handover activities.