Salary & Benefits:
Location: Portsmouth
Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday
Company Description: Kick-start your career with the UK’s leading electrical distributor and power up your future! Our client, the nation’s largest supplier of electrical products, serves both trade professionals and the public from locations across the country. Thanks to continued growth and ambitious expansion plans, they’re looking for a confident, energetic Trade Supplier (Sales) Apprentice to join their Portsmouth team. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience, build valuable skills, and grow within a thriving, forward-thinking business that rewards initiative and enthusiasm.
What you’ll be doing
As a Trade Supplier Apprentice, this is the perfect opportunity to launch your career in customer service and sales in the Electrical Wholesale sector and to broaden your skills.
What we are looking for
We’re looking for candidates with personal drive, self-motivation and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
This role would ideally suit a school/college leaver with an interest in sales & customer service. If you can combine these skills with an understanding of (or willingness to learn about) the Electrical Wholesale industry and a desire to deliver excellent services for clients, we’d like to hear from you.
**The candidate must live locally and hold a full UK manual driving licence
What we offer
There are many forward possibilities when you join our company. You’ll receive all the opportunities that come with a challenging, fulfilling career, including:
• An excellent hourly rate
• Fully funded training and support towards professional accreditation and career development opportunities
• Opportunities to progress within the Company
• To keep you safe, respect you and treat you fairly
What we need
Previous experience isn’t important. We like friendly, enthusiastic people who can show us these qualities:
A level two apprenticeship gives you a qualification equivalent to GCSEs, along with work-based qualifications like a level 2 competence qualification, functional skills (English, maths, and IT), and a knowledge-based qualification
It provides a foundation for career progression and is a pathway to further apprenticeships or employment.
What you gain
- Up to £14 per hour - Fully paid 24-month training contract
- Profit Sharing Scheme
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Location: Portsmouth
Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday
Company Description: Kick-start your career with the UK’s leading electrical distributor and power up your future! Our client, the nation’s largest supplier of electrical products, serves both trade professionals and the public from locations across the country. Thanks to continued growth and ambitious expansion plans, they’re looking for a confident, energetic Trade Supplier (Sales) Apprentice to join their Portsmouth team. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience, build valuable skills, and grow within a thriving, forward-thinking business that rewards initiative and enthusiasm.
What you’ll be doing
As a Trade Supplier Apprentice, this is the perfect opportunity to launch your career in customer service and sales in the Electrical Wholesale sector and to broaden your skills.
- Working in different areas of the business, starting in the warehouse learning their products and working your way up to Trade Counter & Telephone Sales level
- You will receive a basic starting salary of up to £14 per hour and you will be reviewed regularly throughout your apprenticeship with product and skills training and one-to-one mentoring from an experienced manager
What we are looking for
We’re looking for candidates with personal drive, self-motivation and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
This role would ideally suit a school/college leaver with an interest in sales & customer service. If you can combine these skills with an understanding of (or willingness to learn about) the Electrical Wholesale industry and a desire to deliver excellent services for clients, we’d like to hear from you.
**The candidate must live locally and hold a full UK manual driving licence
What we offer
There are many forward possibilities when you join our company. You’ll receive all the opportunities that come with a challenging, fulfilling career, including:
• An excellent hourly rate
• Fully funded training and support towards professional accreditation and career development opportunities
• Opportunities to progress within the Company
• To keep you safe, respect you and treat you fairly
What we need
Previous experience isn’t important. We like friendly, enthusiastic people who can show us these qualities:
- A positive attitude
- Reliability & honesty
- A desire to learn
- A hard working & professional attitude
A level two apprenticeship gives you a qualification equivalent to GCSEs, along with work-based qualifications like a level 2 competence qualification, functional skills (English, maths, and IT), and a knowledge-based qualification
It provides a foundation for career progression and is a pathway to further apprenticeships or employment.
What you gain
- Vocational Qualification: You will achieve a work-based learning qualification at level 2.
- Functional Skills: You will likely need to complete functional skills qualifications in English and maths, and potentially IT, particularly if you don't already have equivalent GCSEs.
- Equivalent to GCSEs: The overall qualification is equivalent to five GCSEs at grades 9-4 or A*-C.
- Career Start: It's designed for people with little to no experience, allowing them to enter a specific industry and build a foundation for their career.