Head of Procurement & Commercial Contracts Review

by British Gas

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

9.4/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

Manage supplier and customer relationships, contracts, disputes, vendor performance, verifying costs, managing a team, supporting senior leaders with strategic customer and supply chain issues

9/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

Mainly leadership skills

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

Hard work, mainly good, some a bit tedious with all the various requirements to complete

9/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Well structured and organised

10/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

As much as I need

10/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

A good level

10/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

Definitely helped me up my game but having done chartered accountant qualification there was significant overlap in areas such as finance and strategy

8/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

Yes

10/10

9a. Would you recommend British Gas to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Look after people well and a good team to be part of

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to British Gas?

Be willing to be a generalist and get stuck into anything