Business Partnerships Level 3 Apprenticeship

Business Partnerships Level 3 Apprenticeship

Join our Group Information Services (GIS) Partner Management team, made up of three key areas — Sourcing, Procurement and Partner Management. You’ll play a fundamental role in sourcing, onboarding, and managing relationships with our strategic partners, including Apple, Microsoft, BT, SAP and more than 200 additional suppliers. Through rotational placements across all three areas, you’ll gain a true understanding of Partner Management and why selecting the right vendors is critical. As a global function, we provide expertise on procurement best practice and deliver value across the business.

Sourcing involves identifying business needs, selecting the right suppliers, onboarding them, and managing contracts and commercials before our Internal Partner Management team takes over. This is supported by our Procurement team, who work with Sourcing to purchase the selected products and services. You’ll work in an inclusive, supportive environment where everyone feels welcome. If there’s anything you’re unsure of, there will always be a colleague ready to help — it’s how we all grow.

Why Join us?

You’ll be joining a team that shapes real value for the business. Working across Partner Management, Sourcing, and Procurement, you’ll help build strong supplier relationships, support commercial negotiations, and contribute to decisions that influence our success.You’ll learn from experienced professionals, gain hands‑on exposure to major technology vendors, develop transferable commercial and analytical skills, and grow through a structured apprenticeship designed to build your confidence and capability.

What you’ll do

Alongside gaining a Business Administration Level 3 qualification (with 80% of your time spent in work and 20% studying), you will support in:

• Maintaining accurate records of sourcing activities, contracts and agreements, and updating the Partner Management Teams site.
• Conducting market research to help identify, shortlist and onboard vendors.
• Creating reports on supplier performance and cost savings using business tools and data.
• Organising and prioritising work schedules, including coordinating sourcing meetings.
• Identifying opportunities to improve sourcing processes and reduce costs through data analysis.
• Working collaboratively in small teams to deliver tasks within budget and company guidelines.

What you’ll need

• A minimum of 2 GCSEs, including Maths and English Language at grade 4/C or above.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Applications.
• It would be beneficial to have customer service experience.
• Good administrative skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrates analytical thinking to solve problems.
• Ability to work under pressure and able to meet tight deadlines.

Please note that for successful applicants, offers will be conditional on passing additional eligibility checks with our training provider which will include a Maths and English assessment and a review of any previous qualifications you hold.Due to the funding requirements of the apprenticeship, applicants must not already hold a business administration level 3 standard, NVQ, BTEC or equivalent qualification to be eligible for this programme.

Why you should choose us

• Open communication — Despite our size, we’re an open organisation that doesn’t hide behind hierarchy. We communicate regularly, openly and directly. For us, it’s about being straightforward, delivering and doing the right thing. Essentially, we’re people dealing with people.
• Earn & learn — Benefit from a competitive salary as you develop your skills and proficiency towards your chosen profession. And as well as your salary, all costs associated with your training will be paid for by us.
• Make a real contribution — By joining a Computacenter apprenticeship scheme, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real contribution to our business. You’ll spend about 20% of your time on a mixture of formal training, coaching, and work-shadowing. The rest of the time you’ll learn by doing real, hands-on work.
• Showing appreciation & having fun — Great performance is recognised, so too is the willingness to help others. Our Bravo! awards and Long Service Awards Scheme are just a taste of how we say thank you for a job well done. And when it comes to recognising success, we love to celebrate. Our company and team events are legendary!
• Health & wellbeing — Our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about supporting you in feeling good and staying healthy. We offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions, Mental Health First Aiders, Access to Work scheme, and more.
• Supportive environment — Share your skills with us and we will do the same! Not only will have great mentors to support you, but you’ll also get to work alongside some of the brightest people in the business.
• Inclusive workplace — People work best when they bring their whole selves to work, that’s why we see and value you as the amazing individual you truly are. We take a genuine interest you that extends beyond skills, knowledge, and experience. Our Employee Impact Groups champion best practice, celebrate diversity and promote inclusion within our industry.
• Pension and financial security — Thinking ahead, planning for life’s uncertainties, or simply saving for a rainy day? We offer auto-enrolment onto our pension scheme, a Sharesave/SAYE scheme and more besides.
• Flexible benefits — Do you fancy a new bicycle? Want to work-out at the gym? Or do you prefer to get-away from it all? With our voluntary flexible benefits platform, ‘My Benefits’, you can. Achieve savings with our Cycle2Work, GymFlex, Travel Insurance benefits and loads more.
• You belong — At Computacenter, we celebrate difference and it’s important to us that we have a working culture where you can be free to be yourself; in an environment where you feel valued, respected, and supported to reach your full potential and experience a sense of belonging. Because we know when you thrive, we thrive.

As a proud equal opportunities employer, we’re committed to ensuring that there is fair and equal access to opportunities for everyone. Your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a government scheme that helps employers attract, recruit, and retain disabled staff. We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats – and guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability.

How to apply

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