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Procurement and Supply Apprentice Level 3

  1. Hove
  2. Full-time
  3. Finance

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Company Description

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to earn while you learn? Keen to get involved in the day to day workings of a busy, commercial department responsible for managing £750m of spend with suppliers? Our Group Procurement team is dynamic and fast growing and we are looking for an apprentice to join us and play a key part in the next stage of our evolution.

Join our Procurement Apprenticeship Scheme and discover your potential! This programme is designed to help you grow your skills, gain valuable work experience, and complete a fully funded professional qualification. Plus, you’ll earn a competitive salary and enjoy fantastic employee benefits along the way! This is a 3-year programme where you will first complete an apprenticeship in Level 3 Business Administration before progressing into the Level 3 Procurement and Supply apprenticeship.

With continuous support and core skills training, you’ll contribute to team success and be guided by a dedicated line manager. As part of an apprentice cohort, you’ll connect with peers and colleagues through networking and social events.

Joining L&G marks the start of an exciting future. Get involved, stay curious, and discover how we help you be your best, no matter who you are.

This role is due to start September 2025.

We recruit on a rolling basis and expect this vacancy to close before the deadline. To be in with the best chance of securing a role, please submit your application ASAP. 

What does the team do?

Join the Procurement Apprenticeship Programme and gain the essential experience and skills to excel at Legal & General. You’ll start with a cohort of apprentices and dive into our engaging induction, giving you insights into our business and helping you build a strong professional network.

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Job Description

Key Responsibilities: You will have a variety of responsibilities over the apprenticeship including a rotation across various roles within the broader Group Procurement team.

Areas include;.

  • Sourcing Process: Carry out analysis of selected spend areas, including price benchmarking, supplier reviews and market analysis. Involvement in planning negotiations and engaging with suppliers to purchase goods and services
  • Procurement Systems: Support the maintenance and updates of procurement systems and databases that underpin our work and provide critical information about our spending across the organisation
  • Purchase Requisition Processing: Process and approve purchase requisitions from various departments.
  • Supplier Performance Monitoring: Help monitor supplier performance, including on-time delivery, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Spend Data Analysis: Support the Procurement Manager to analyse tail spend, identify spend categories, and use procurement principles to reduce, consolidate, and simplify spend categories.
  • Risk Management: Assist in identifying and mitigating risks in the supply chain, including supply shortages or price volatility.

Qualifications

What we're looking for

  • To qualify for the programme, you must be aged 16 or over and live in England.  You cannot hold a degree qualification in any subject.
  • We’re not expecting prior industry experience or in fact any work experience; just a willingness to learn and a positive attitude
  • We will show you the L&G way. You’ll be in induction initially so, you’ll have the tools you need before you start helping our customers and clients.
  • People who love helping people! People who are straightforward, ambitious, authentic, collaborative, and purposeful.
  • Strong communication and administration skills and passion to support customers, whatever their personal circumstances.
  • Confidence in using a desktop or laptop and experienced in using MS Office.

Additional Information

What is the assessment process? 
Our Assessment process typically involves the following stages, but may vary slightly from scheme to scheme. 

Application form

  • Captures essential information from candidate and is an opportunity to provide their CV 

Online tests

  • Includes multiple choice questions and a video interview. The online test asks a number of behavioural questions to help us understand more about candidates' strengths. There is also an analytical component which assesses numerical reasoning skills. In the video interview, we will ask 3 core questions focusing on motivation to join L&G, as well as the candidates approach to learning. 

Assessment centre (either face to face or virtual) comprised of:  

  • Group Exercise - candidates are given a task to work on in groups of up to 6 and observed 

  • Interview - Conducted by 2 assessors, 45 minutes including time for questions from the candidate, questions include competency and commercial based questions 

  • Presentation - 15 minutes in duration, 10 minutes to present and 5 minutes for questions from assessor

Legal & General is a leading financial services group and major global investor, named Britain’s Most Admired Company in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.

We aim to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We strive to be open, mindful and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs.

If you’re open to find out more, we'd love to hear from you.

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