Apprentice Sales Administrator

Start your career with Ford & Slater Leicester as an Apprentice Sales Administrator. Support our sales team with vehicle orders, invoicing, and customer enquiries while working towards a Level 3 Business Administrator qualification. Gain key skills and grow within an award-winning dealership.

What you'll do

• Organise the ordering, invoicing, and taxation of vehicles
• Build a network of strong relationships with customers and key contacts
• Liaise with customers, sub-contractors, sales team and factory representatives to solve problems as they arise
• Manage databases across multiple industry-specific IT systems
• Manage incoming calls from new and existing customers
• Maintain vehicle files in line with company and legal requirements

Training

• Business Administrator Level 3

After the apprenticeship

• Sales Administrator
• Senior Sales Administrator
• Sales Executive
• Office Manager

Skills

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

Qualifications

• Essential: GCSE, English (grade 4)
• Essential: GCSE, Maths (grade 4)

Things to consider

This job role requires you to:

• Be IT literate with an eye for detail
• A customer focused individual with excellent communication skills
• Demonstrate a flexible approach to work commitments to meet the demands of the job

About the employer

Ford & Slater is one of the UK's largest DAF Truck dealer groups with 16 locations across the UK employing over 800 staff whilst remaining a family run business. Specialising in the maintenance and repair of DAF Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs), with a rich history and a commitment to excellence, Ford & Slater is the ideal place to launch a rewarding career in the heavy vehicle industry.

Apprenticeship details

• Course: Business administrator (level 3), Business and administration
• Apprenticeship level: Advanced (level 3)
• Training provider: LEICESTER COLLEGE
• Expected duration: 1 Year 6 Months
• Hours: 37.5 hours a week. Working week: Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm, with a 1-hour unpaid lunch break.
• Start date: 1 December 2026
• Positions available: 1
• Wage: £15,600 a year