As a leading European print & packaging company, Coveris are currently recruiting for a Commercial Product apprentice to join our Commercial team based at our Wisbech site. This is an excellent opportunity to gain work-place experience and help make the future within the packaging industry. This is a unique opportunity to work within 3 areas in the Commercial department: CAD, Estimating and Stock & Forecasting.
You will complete a Level 3 Business Administration qualification via Steadfast over 18 months. You would meet with the trainer once a month.
Starting rate of £6.80ph.
Read below to find out more about the role.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Training to be provided in the following areas:
- Understand carton constructional design
- Good knowledge of folding box board substrates
- To be able to work with manufacturing to affect bespoke design opportunities for the Coveris Group
- To support the business in achieving design brief OTIF (On time in Full)
- Support CAD/NPD Function ensuring resource is appropriately managed and value added
- To support the commercial team requirements with good communicating and attention to detail
- Work within WebCenter to manage briefs and communicate with CAD service – Pricing customers. Support and further develop CAD workflow through the WebCenter digital platform
- Ensure that production sign off procedures are maintained in regards to, machine limits, run speeds, waste levels and general in alignment with estimating, value engineer products to “best” planning insuring commercial effectiveness.
- Ensure that the “housekeeping” is up to date
- Support the HR Policies driving and embedding the Coveris Values as communicated
- Understand and drive best practice in the stocks process from Material forecasting, MOQ, Stock sheets, Production/Planning wheels and warehouse. Are we running the right volume at the right time?
- Understand ordering patterns and identify efficiency gains from stock controlling erratic lines
- Review quarterly demand and understand seasonal spikes in demand
- Maintain weekly reports showing stock holdings and usages by customer
- Ability to liaise and communicate with all relevant departments in a positive and helpful manner
- Inputting and amending Master estimate and also amending production estimates where required on MIS System
- Communicating with other department to ensure all items required for Master Estimate as set up correctly as required
- Run Daily Commercial review ensuring all that all Orders are priced at expected levels
- Ensure Quoting Summary spreadsheet is updated and maintained
- Liaise, and communicate fully, at all times with Department Manager and relevant personnel within the departmental framework
- Support the Commercial Department for daily estimating and ensure quotes are completed to agreed KPI levels.
- Operate in a confidential manner
Key Requirements
- Excellent communicator (written and verbal) at all times
- Attention to detail
- Accuracy & Flexibility
- Organised and calm under pressure
- Friendly, approachable, and flexible – a team player
- Professional
- Proactive, positive, enthusiastic - demonstrates “can do” attitude
- Good numeracy skills
- 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including Maths and English
- Computer literate – MS Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Work Place Benefits
Workplace:
- State-of-the-art facilities and manufacturing environments
- Home to industry leading print and packaging technologies
- Safe, inclusive workplaces which embrace diversity across our global sites
- Over £24 million invested over last 3 years into next generation Paper manufacturing capabilities
- Free onsite parking
Culture:
- People-first business where everyone feels part of the team
- Forward thinking, forward acting responsible for our environment and our local communities with employee engagement through initiatives like our own global NO WASTE week and Earth Day
- Employee recognition and reward schemes: S.T.A.R awards and NO WASTE champion
Training & Development:
- Quality training and career development opportunities
- Career progression within and outside of the UK through our extensive EMEA site base
- Fast-track, in-house recruitment process
Added Value/Wellbeing:
- Life cover at four times basic annual salary
- Free, expert pension advice
- Wellbeing programmes to support physical and mental health
- Corporate gym memberships subject to location
- Cycle to work scheme
- Other staff rewards including food, vouchers, events etc.
Selection
Should you feel that this role is appealing to you, please submit your covering letter and CV.
Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately we are unable to provide individual feedback. If you have not heard from us within 7 days after applying, then please assume that your application has not been successful.
