Business Procurement Apprentice Review

Buyer, on a day-to-day basis I raise Purchase Orders for a specifc aircraft platform, chase these orders in for delivery and match invoices to pay the suppliers. I interact a lot with people within my office on both a professional and informal basis as I do work for other teams as well as the team I am currently in. I interact alot with suppliers as I chase in orders from them and sometimes need their assistance in matching the invoices to pay them. I am responsibile for helping to raise the order requirements placed on my team and then chase these in. I am also reposinsible for matching the invoices. I have had quite a few side projects, one was to identify same parts between my team and several others using v-lookups, another project was to help create a kan-ban proces between ourselves and an external supplier through reviewing existing reporting measures and altering these so as to create a repoting mechanism which aids the movement of parts in and out of the campanies as well as others.

I have started and made progress on my NVQ Level 3 in business Admin, my Level 2 qualification in Customer Servce and my BTEC in Project Management. I have gained my EDCL Qualification and will soon be sitting an IT key skills exam. I have greatly developed my communication skills and have gained tons of confidence through the apprenticeship.

I have really enjoyed my time in the programme, I feel I have really grown as a person and I have had so many brillaint opportunities in both the placements I have had up until this point and I look forwards to the placements in the future. I get on really well with the company I work with no matter what the department and while I did not know what to expect when I started I have really enjoyed myself and learnt alot.

I do feel valued by BAE Systems and have felt I have made an impact in both placements I have been in. My line managers have always been supportive and I have got on well with the suplpiers I have dealt with in my role. I have been involved with a lot in both placements and felt my opinion was valued in whatever I got involved in.

The programme is fairly well organised, in terms of induction I feel it could have dopne tohave been longer as we had to fit a lot in in two weeks which would probably have been better if maybe it was a 3-4 week induction. In terms of training, support and studying I feel the programme is very well organised. Although task delegation is dependent on the team you go into for your placement and not the programme per se I have not really had a problem with this.

I receive a lot of support from my assessor and have regualr contact with them where we discuss any quesitons or issues I may have and they provide guidance on things within the work place.

I received a lot of support from my employer as I am constantly in the work place I feel very well supported and am always made to feel welcome whoever I approach with an issue.

My salary meets my costs quite well as I have only just left sixth form I do not have bills to pay the only regualr outgoing is my phone and car and I feel my salary covers this excellently.

There are LOTS of opportunities we can get involved with outside of work through the company e.g. Princes Trust, I was recently nominated to take part in an air show as a customer amabassador and an Outward Bound week is mandated by the company for all aprentices and there are many many more opportunities.

Yes

I feel it is a really good company to work for which gives yuo brilliant work experience and experiences with many benfits and an excellent apprentice programme.

If you get on, put yourself forwards for anything and everything, I guarantee you will enjoy anything you get involved with through the company!!