Sourcing Business Co-ordinator Review

I am a business support coordinator, working internally for Computacenter. My day-to-day role involves following processes and guiding projects through the implementation phase called sourcing. There is a lot of manual admin, but I'm able to oversee many departments within the company and work alongside them to onboard partners/suppliers for their required needs.

My business administration course has allowed me to build on the knowledge I developed at A-level, however I am able to implement this into my day-to-day role. For example, I have learnt the importance of processes, which has allowed me to share with my manager what we could do to streamline and make our work more efficient.

I have enjoyed my apprenticeship since I started. Before starting at Computacenter, I struggled to see a career path and didn't have much hope for what I wanted to do, however since joining, there is so much opportunity that it encourages me to thrive throughout my 18 month programme.

I am in large class of apprentices, and have found the structure of our work to align well with our job roles. Unfortunately in my direct team I am the only apprentice, but am lucky to have a manager who has trained many apprentices before, and will actively look for work that can support my apprentice. The structure of the apprentice provider, allows me to plan and organise my workload well.

I am very fortunate to have a colleague who has trained apprentices and is currently studying herself for a Sourcing/Procurement qualification. We have found that my apprenticeship work and hers aligns, and we offer support for each other. The wider team is undergoing management changes, so finding support in the wider team can be difficult.

My apprentice trainer is hands on and will always answer any 'silly question' I may have. She is supportive and guides me in my learning, especially when I overcomplicate it for myself.

The questions asked throughout my apprenticeship relate to my job role and allow me to ask questions to my team about how it can help progress my career at Computacenter.

I have recently joined a book club, which is held on Teams, with departments all across the business. The cohort of apprentices have calls, where we can communicate and catch-up!

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I believe Computacenter cares about their employees and developing future careers. I have already recommended it to two friends, one looking for an apprentice and someone looking for a placement year.

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