Apprentice Sales Administrator

Introduction

Garton Ltd in Wigan are recruiting for an Apprentice Sales Apprentice. The successful candidate will work towards completing a Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship over the duration of 18‑months.

Smith Bullough manufactures special industrial fasteners, sold to prestigious customers in the domestic and international markets. Our integrated computer system drives all the business disciplines, from sales to quality, production, logistics, finance, and sales. Our unique manufacturing capability enables us to induction heat and forge or CNC machine the non‑standard parts. Other operations include thread rolling, grinding, milling & broaching. Heat treatment and protective surface coatings ensure the fasteners can withstand the harshest weather conditions.

We are an ISO 9001 quality accredited engineering company, using state of the art, optical measuring to ensure that the parts are produced to close tolerances.

• Communicating with customers via calls and emails
• Prospecting for new business
• Preparing sales quotes and purchasing of stock
• Chasing up purchase orders and quotes
• Business development by seeking out new opportunities
• Updating social media accounts, promoting new products, taking pictures and sending out news updates
• Visiting external customers with the sales manager to promote products
• Inputting data onto the company CRM system
• Training outcome: progression onto full-time employment.

• Communication skills
• Administrative skills
• Team working

• GCSE English, grades 4‑9 (desired)
• GCSE Maths, grades 4‑9 (desired)

• Course:
  Business Administrator (Level
  3)
• Level: 3
• Route:
  Business and Administration
• Apprenticeship level:
  Advanced

Working week:
Monday ‑ Friday, 9am ‑ 5pm – 30‑minute unpaid lunch

Expected duration: 1 year 6 months

Training provider:
North Lincs Training Group C.I.C.