Business Administration Assistant Review
at Southbourne Rubber (SBR)
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Business Operations
Waterlooville
Review Submitted: March 2025
Overall Rating
5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
• Processing sales orders for customers, making sure to give them the closest date to what they request while working with our own lead time and the lead time of any suppliers involved.
• Processing purchase orders, making sure that we have up to date quotes and pricing for items, and up to date lead times for suppliers.
• Updating the planner, showing which jobs are due in date order, sorted by month. This is updated daily to ensure that we know where we are will all current jobs.
• Chasing for updates from suppliers and updating customers.
• Booking in jobs and managing stock.
• Despatching and shipping orders.
• Maintaining the compounds log, showing which materials and parts are in stock, the amount and the location as well as shelf life and expiry information.
• Processing purchase orders, making sure that we have up to date quotes and pricing for items, and up to date lead times for suppliers.
• Updating the planner, showing which jobs are due in date order, sorted by month. This is updated daily to ensure that we know where we are will all current jobs.
• Chasing for updates from suppliers and updating customers.
• Booking in jobs and managing stock.
• Despatching and shipping orders.
• Maintaining the compounds log, showing which materials and parts are in stock, the amount and the location as well as shelf life and expiry information.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
Wording and structuring emails to suppliers and customers.
Giving updates.
Reading the planner for jobs.
Giving updates.
Reading the planner for jobs.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
I receive a lot of support from my employer including in-house training, external training, shadowing and other support
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
I feel that it will help me to be able to have a more specialised role and work between teams.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Southbourne Rubber (SBR) to a friend?
Yes
Why?
My company is supportive, encouraging and gives you all of the tips and tools necessary to aid your learning and gain experience.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Southbourne Rubber (SBR)?
Be yourself, do not try too hard and be friendly and positive
