An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Entegra business, who are looking for 2 passionate and ambitious individuals to join their Procurement team on an 18-month apprenticeship contract!

You'll get to attend supplier meetings with category managers and then analyse supplier/product data and financial results to provide insight and make recommendations based on your findings.

• Analysing supplier/product data and financial results to provide insight and make recommendations based on findings
• Attending supplier meetings with the category managers
• Provide administrative support, manage enquiries and take minutes at meetings
• Attend procurement team meetings and other internal meetings as required from time to time
• Study towards CIPS Level 3.

• Minimum A-level Maths and English (Grade C)
• Desire to develop your career in the Procurement sector
• Analytical and inquisitive by nature, highly motivated and a confident communicator with a flexible approach to your work
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications is essential
• Knowledge of food products, ingredients and/or the hospitality sector will be an advantage

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process

Circa £25,000 + excellent benefits package. Paid CIPS level 3 training.