Commercial and Procurement Apprentice Review

At SSE I am a Commercial and Procurement Apprentice. My jobs includes Helping with the purchasing of supplies and stock. I help with purchase requisitions, purchase orders, receipting, stock checks and contacting suppliers. When helping with the stock checks i count the stock, do inventory adjustments (updating the physical count and reconciling) and sometimes issuing items.

Whilst being an apprentice at SSE I have leant new skills and developed already existing ones. SSE has helped me to improve my communication skills greatly from having to interact with my co-workers and liasing with suppliers. I have learned lots about the world of procurement. I have learned how to do stock checks, how to create PRs/POs etc.

I so far have enjoyed my time with SSE as an apprentice. I work with a great team of people. Everyone here is lovely and easy to get along with. The company itself is an amazing place to work, they take safety very seriously. I have had a slow start to my apprenticeship but that is due to how busy the site has been.

My apprenticeship programme at SSE is very well structured. As soon as my college started my boss and I sat down to work out a plan of what I will be doing and what deadlines I will need to meet for each college unit I am doing. However due to Covid and site activity deadlines have not been met and I have had a very slow start to my apprenticeship.

I receive a good amount of support from my employer. My boss and co-workers have made sure that I know that if I ever need anything or if I am confused/struggling then I can always ask for help. If I ever need more to do then I can ask for it.

I receive a lot of support from my training provider. My college tutor always makes sure to have weekly check in calls and emails me regularly. We go over what work I have done in the week and discuss what could be done next. If I have nothing to do then they will make sure to set me some as long as I let them know I'm needing it.

I feel that my qualification through my training provider has definitely helped me to perform better in my role. The knowledge that I have been working to obtain has given me insight into how important the work that I do is and now I approach all work with a better attitude

At SSE (for the power station site that I work at) there is a Soc & Rec. They organise meeting and out of work gatherings for people to attend and to be social with their fellow co-workers. We also get to have an annual Christmas lunch which is paid for by the company. I think there is also some sort of golf club

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Whilst my apprenticeship has had a slow start and at first I struggled to find my feet, I am now enjoying my time here. It is a good company to work for which has amazing benefits such as: monthly pay, paid sick days, paid holiday, a share scheme, pension, holiday plus.

To others who are applying to SSE, go for it! They have a nice community and a priority of safety. They have amazing benefits such as: Monthly pay, paid sick days, paid holiday, a share scheme, pension, holiday plus. These can be amazing, especially for young people. If you work at SSE don't be afraid to be yourself and to ask for help if you need it.