Advance Commercial Apprentice Review

My Job title is Advanced Commercial Apprentice within the Commercial Shared Service. We provide admin and commercial reviews of documents that are provided to us from the wider business. My daily activities are revolved around the work that comes into the Shared Service. The core activities involves; Contract Change notes, where we are part of the changes to a contract with an account; Bid Support, where we go for business a commercial lead is needed to ensure all document do not pose any risk on Fujitsu; Inter Company Agreement, this is were we need another Fujitsu entity to provide something to us or the customer, we create the agreements with other Fujitsu entities. Whilst providing these services my everyday role involves being in charge of the mailbox of the all the request coming in from the the business and the general control of the sites.

I have gained a Level 3 in Administration, while learning the Fujitsu processes of Contract Law. Outside of these qualification, I have had a great interaction with the wider business and my general English Language has improved massively. I have become more confident in presenting and I actually enjoy it now, this has given me the opportunity to apply myself to task I never thought I would apply for.

I really enjoy the work that I am given, there are periods where I am busy and times where I am not busy and can focus on more admin jobs. The team I work with are great, with a variety of experiences and ages. I was not sure what I would be doing before I started working at Fujitsu, however I enjoy what I do.

I did not feel much value at the start as people would have a better opinion that the one I provided however the more experience you gain the more you feel your opinion matter and the more it is value by the business. My manager trusts me to produce a good standard of work, and involves me in any normal Commercial Manager tasks, and where I am not familiar with the task I am helped through it.

At the start we were new to Commercial and they have never had apprentices before, this made it a difficult start however the throughout the job I have gained a lot of knowledge and experience. The training provider however was poor, the tutor was not helpful but I passed the course. I have weekly, 2 weekly calls with my mentor and monthly meeting with my manager, so I feel supported.

I did not receive much support at all from the training provider, however I have already completed a Level 3 course before and new what needed to be done to complete the course. I received little or not guidance from my tutor and would not recommend working with them ever again.

I receive huge support from my employer, and the service I provide to the team and the business is getting stronger and stronger, with my opinion being valued more and more. There are 4 more senior managers and they help me through work I find difficult. All in all I feel as though Fujitsu have helped me massively.

My Salary is higher than most Apprentices I believe so I am please with it. I currently live at home so the rent is minimal at the moment, it is a half hour car journey so petrol is not too much, outside of this I have enough money to spend on my daily and social life to mean I do not miss out on anything.

I am from the area so all my friends and social interactions are around me. I am an apprentice ambassador meaning I am invited to many events, I am attending parliament next month due to my apprentice status. I play hockey for the local team meaning social opportunities arise from this.

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They are a huge company with opportunities across all functions and around the globe. They care about there young talent and have enough experience to point you in the right direction. There is opportunities to progress into an executive role or go into the grad scheme which will help your development massively.

My application was different from others, I only had an interview, where I was truthful and spoke about my experiences in order to get the job. the whole on-boarding was smooth. I would have liked to know more about the future of Fujitsu and the future of the function I work in.