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Business Trainee - Permanent position

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1098495


De Montfort University (Leicester)


25/06/2025


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35 hours per week working 9am - 5pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am - 4pm on a Friday


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Description

Role

An Extenal Client of ours are looking for a Business Trainee to join their company. They are based in Huntingdon and are a leading supplier of Creative Cover Materials.  

This role would give the individual exposure to all aspects of our business from Sampling, Sales, Purchasing, Accounts through to Despatching and Warehouse Management. 

The Role: Business Trainee

Reporting to: Commercial Manager

This role offers an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, driven individual to gain hands-on experience in all aspects of this diverse business. 

The ideal candidate would need to have a keen interest in learning about the functions of a progressive, well established company and have a can-do attitude. 

This role would be ideal for someone looking to gain hands on experience whilst studying for/ recently completed a higher level qualification. Financial and Study support will be available for the right candidate.

This is an office based role on a full time basis. Our working hours are 9-5pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am-4pm on Friday.

The salary is £22,500 - £24,000 dependant on experience. 

Duties and responsibilities
The departments that you would be supporting on a rotational basis would be as follows:

 
Internal UK Sales & Export Team
Processing Sales Orders
Issuing quotations 
Offering excellent customer service to all our customers
Dealing with enquiries
Building up a comprehensive knowledge of all our products 
Managing complaints promptly and accurately, following up with the relevant parties internally.
 
Purchasing
Processing Purchase orders
Stock control
Liaising with suppliers
 
Samples
Liaising with customers and supporting with Sample requests
 
Accounts
Accounts Payable & Receivable
Supporting with Management Accounts
 
Warehouse
Understanding and helping with despatch
 
Management
Working on various Projects with the management team

Skills and experience

A team player – able to build strong working relationships

Very good organisational skills and attention to detail

Strong IT Skills – proficient with Microsoft packages. Knowledge of analytics tools would be advantageous.

Have excellent arithmetical skills

Work well under pressure

Have an excellent telephone manner

Location
Huntingdon PE29 6ED

Benefits
Company Pension Plan

Permanent Health Cover for income protection
Life Assurance and Accidental death cover
Career opportunities for the right person
Financial and Study Support for further education (in a business related field)

How to apply
Please apply for this role by submitting your cover letter and CV to the below email address: lynn.lakey@winteruk.com