Purchasing Apprenticeship

Job content

What could you do with a globally recognised brand?

JCB has a pedigree for innovation, pushing boundaries and challenging the norm. Everywhere you look in our business, you will find enthusiasm, vision and strength of character coupled with friendliness and a real can-do spirit. As one of the largest manufacturers of construction equipment globally, JCB designs, develops, fabricates and assembles over 300 different products and operates across 4 continents, offering an unparalleled breadth of business experience.

We are proud of our achievements and recognise that future success depends upon us developing, training and rewarding new talent that is keen to grow with us, forging a future that is limited only by your ambition and skill.

About The Apprenticeship

Whether you’re joining us as a school leaver or someone looking for a career change, you’ll soon make an impact on our Group Purchasing department. Our experienced team are responsible for ensuring that cost, quality and risk are effectively managed; and that our suppliers have capacity and capability to reliably deliver our needs today and in the future.

You will have the opportunity to experience both the operational and strategic elements of Purchasing’s wide remit. Successful applicants will be allocated within one of our Business Unit teams, or centrally based to support on a Global basis. There will also be the opportunity to be considered for a placement within our Supplier Development team.

You’ll do a real job with real business-critical outcomes, all the while working toward an Level 3 apprenticeship qualification, which is recognised across the Purchasing sector. Where a university graduate will have to prove themselves once they start a career, you’ll already have already developed essential professional skills by the time you qualify. And with a company that’s famous all over the world.

Training takes place with one of our dedicated training providers, so you’ll have dedicated academic support to ensure you make the very most of your development. And, once you qualify, you’ll have real business experience, exposure to how a challenging Purchasing function works, and knowledge of the day-to-day workings of how the department contributes to overall business objectives.

Where you go from there is up to you. One thing is for certain – you’ll have no shortage of possibilities within our business.

About You

You’ll bring dedication, passion and a real desire to succeed. Possessing strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work as part of a high performing team, you’ll also be confident working autonomously and will be driven to get results. Working within a fast paced environment means you need to relish a challenge and have a can do attitude,

We’re looking for someone who’s comfortable with multiple IT packages, with high attention to detail and who is highly organised. Professional, ambitious, motivated and adaptable to all kinds of new situations, you’ll be able to demonstrate a high level of resilience, and be ready to take accountability for your own actions.

To apply, you’ll also need Level 2 English & Maths or be willing to achieve them prior to taking your End Point Assessment