Supply Assistant Review

My role is in retail supply on the baby team. I am a supply assistant for changetime and wipes.This involes daily tasks such as the Monday Morning reports, the daily critical reports, appropriations reports, making manual orders, releasing orders, meeting with suppliers, communicating with suppliers, making sure suppliers have booked into the warehouse on time and sales plan. I have daily interactions with my work colleagues such as the other members on the baby team and working with the buying team. I also communicate on a daily basis with my suppliers. As I have only just started my daily responsibilities are the critical report and appropriations.

I have been given alot of training since I have been here. I am on a 6 week training course which is to learn about retail supply and the systems that we use so that I am able to fulfill my job role. I am about to start college which is a level 4 qualification in Business Administration. I am also attenting a one day negotiation course and have been doing online excel training.

I have really enjoyed the programme so far. I am really enjoying meeting my other apprentices for lunch and getting to know them aswell as at college. This is great because we are all the same kind of age and going through the same experiances so we are there to support eachother and becoming good friends. I am enjoying getting more responsibility and learning my job role. The programme is exceeding my expectations and really do feel privelaged to have got on to such a great programme.

I feel very valued, the great training I have been given and time. It feels like there is so much oppurtunity for me at Boots and by being on the programme it isnt just the job role im doing now it includes so much more. By getting to do 2 placements during the scheme I think that its brilliant as Im getting a variety and can then find out what it is that I would like to do at Boots. As i might really enjoy my first placement and not want to move on to my second but I could turn out that I actually prefer that one. It is taking me out my comfort zone which is great and I think it makes me feel very valued.

I think it is very organised, having the same time for college every week, my store placement was very organised I really enjoyed having the two weeks of at christmas to then come back in January and start my proper job role. I have been given a good first 6 week training programme which is 2 days a week with the other apprentices that are in retail supply.

My buddy trainer has done an excellent job in training me, they are very patient and always there to help and support me. I think their support has really developed my training.

Alot of support it is great that we are given half a day to attend college whilst at work.

Good salary for an Apprenticeship

I think it would be great if they had a netball team

Yes

I think its a fantastic place to work and would advise many of my friends to apply for the apprenticeship as I think it is a fantastic alternative to university. Getting paid to learn aswell as a career. I think this apprenticeship is a great step on the career ladder as after the 2 years I should hopefully be able to move onto a level 6 role at Boots and that is what a graduate would come in as. I think it is a fantastic way into the business.

Be well prepared for the assesment day as I think that was crucial.