Procurement Apprentice — Automotive Manufacturing

Artifex; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Artifex in Birmingham offers an excellent development opportunity to build a career in procurement, tooling, and capital project delivery within an automotive manufacturing environment. You will gain hands-on experience supporting real projects and supplier management, while learning procurement processes and regulatory requirements.

You will work with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and procurement teams, contributing to projects that support customer programmes and operational

Qualifications

• Interest in procurement, manufacturing engineering, or project coordination.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret technical, commercial, and financial information.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Willingness to learn new processes, systems and industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Support procurement activities for production tooling, capital equipment, and manufacturing services.
• Engage with suppliers to obtain quotations and assess capabilities.
• Evaluate commercial and technical proposals and monitor delivery timelines.
• Prepare purchase orders and maintain procurement records.
• Contribute to business cases, investment proposals, and cost models.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Organisational skills

Proactive problem solving

Job description

Artifex in Birmingham offers an excellent development opportunity to build a career in procurement, tooling, and capital project delivery within an automotive manufacturing environment. You will gain hands-on experience supporting real projects and supplier management, while learning procurement processes and regulatory requirements.

You will work with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and procurement teams, contributing to projects that support customer programmes and operational