Sales Support Assistant Apprentice

Intec Business Colleges Ltd; Barleythorpe; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 16,000; Full time

Job summary

INTEC BUSINESS COLLEGES LIMITED in Oakham is seeking a trainee Business Administrator to assist the Sales & Operations Planning team with order entry, invoicing, and filing. You will handle customer enquiries under supervision and maintain accurate customer records.

The role requires GCSE English and Maths, good MS Office skills, and a proactive, detail‑oriented approach. A full-time on-site position with dedicated training support is offered.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths at minimum are required.
• Basic proficiency with MS Office apps is expected.
• Candidates should be able to complete tasks accurately and on time.

Responsibilities

• Support SOP team with sales order entry, delivery notes and invoicing.
• Handle straightforward customer enquiries under guidance.
• Maintain customer files and filing structures.
• Support routine data entry, document prep and stock data compilation.
• Progressively take on more responsibility as competence grows.

Skills

Communication skills

Good listener

Self-motivated

Team player

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

GCSE English

GCSE Maths

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Job description

Hours

Core office hours are 8.30am - 5.30pm, with a 1 hour lunch break unpaid or 8.30am - 5.00pm, with 30 minutes lunch break unpaid.

40 hours a week

What you'll do at work

• Supporting the Sales & Operational Planning (SOP) team in completing assigned sales order entry, delivery notes and routine invoicing tasks accurately.
• Handle straightforward customer enquiries under the guidance of the Sales Support team and Coordinator.
• Maintain customer files, sales records and electronic filing structures.
• Support the team with routine data entry, document preparation and stock data compilation.
• Take on additional responsibility progressively as competence is demonstrated.

Where you'll work

C M F Technology Park, 6 Lands End Way, Oakham, LE15 6RF

College or training organisation

INTEC BUSINESS COLLEGES LIMITED

Your training course

Business administrator

Equal to Level 3 (A level)

Essential qualifications

• GCSE English (Grade A* - C / 9 - 4) essential
• GCSE Maths (Grade A* - C / 9 - 4) essential

Skills

• Good Microsoft Office Excel
• Good Microsoft Office Outlook
• Good Microsoft Office Word
• Good communication skills
• Good listener
• Tenacious
• Self-motived & pro-active
• Unflappable nature
• Customer focussed
• Good team player
• Strong attention to detail
• Able to complete tasks on time

Other requirements

• If candidate has completed A Levels would like one of them to be in Business Studies.
• Successful candidate must be committed to investing some personal time towards achievements of Level 3 Administration qualification