Business Administration apprenticeship

Level: 3


Employer: Homespace Direct


Location: Unit B

A fantastic opportunity is available at Homespace Direct in Cheadle Heath. A Level 3 Administration Apprentice is required to join this small, but rapidly expanding team.

Duration: 1 Year 6 Months

Expected start date: 16/10/2025

Hours per week: 40 hours

Wage: (Annually)

Job role includes

  • Preparing new products for listing on various channels, ensuring 100% accuracy and giving all relevant information
  • Various administrative duties
  • Controlling social media channels
  • Completing end of day order dispatching and checking
  • Answering customer queries via email and telephone regarding order queries and product information
  • Checking supplier invoices to ensure the correct prices have been charged
  • Liaising with suppliers regarding products and deliveries
  • Using Excel to analyse data
  • Writing accurate product descriptions to load on to selling platforms like Ebay, Amazon, and your own website
  • Editing photos as and when necessary
  • As you learn more about the business and its processes, you will be involved in the areas of margin reporting, researching new products and platforms, and looking at areas such as operational efficiency, looking at keywords and what drives sales

About employer

HomeSpace Direct, brings you bedding in every style, colour and size. Whether you want luxury bedding, with embroidery or appliqué on high thread count cotton or a budget range, simple, printed duvet cover for every day use, you will find it here. Many of our bedding and duvet cover ranges have matching curtains, throws, and cushion covers, to give you a complete bedroom transformation and are available in super king, king, double and single bed sizes. Create the perfect tone for your room with our ready made curtains and matching cushion covers. Sheets, pillows, quilts, feather quilts and mattress protectors, or whatever you want for your bed, all available in this one stop.

  • weighting: Essential
  • qualificationType: GCSE
  • subject: Maths & English and 5 other subjects
  • grade: 5 and above

This is a Level 3 Business Administration apprenticeship. The qualification will be gained on successful completion, taking approx. 15–18 months. All training will take place at the workplace via tutor-led monthly visits/sessions.

    Long-term career prospects are available with the company on successful completion of the apprenticeship.

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Vacancy title

Vacancy description

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Duration: 18 months

Expected start date: 28/3/2022

Hours per week: 37.5 hours

Wage: 146.25 (weekly)

Job role includes

  • Explore what an apprenticeship is and how they work.
  • Understand what it means to be an apprentice.
  • Discover different apprenticeship types, get application hints and tips, and apply for vacancies.

About employer

Employer description

  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good problem-solving skills