Business Administration apprentice (GWE) - Pfizer Pfizer

Notjustlabcoats; Brighton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

This is a UK based role working in the Global Workplace Experience (GWE) team assisting PRD sites within the UK across EMEA and APAC regions. The Business Administration Apprentice will assist the Operations Manager, Operations Support Manager, Operations Support Associate and Health and Safety Advisor in delivering support to the business. The successful candidate will work as part of the GWE team to provide professional administrative and business support to the UK team based at Sandwich.

Qualification Requirements
5 GCSEs at grades C/4 or above (or equivalent) including Mathematics and English.

Salary - £16,890 per annum

Benefits

• Holiday Allowance - 25.5 Days Holiday Allowance, plus Bank Holidays
• Pension - Employee 5%, Employer 3%
• Flexible Working Hours
• Casual Dress
• Discount Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Onsite Canteen
• Onsite Parking
• Employee Recognition/Awards

Location - Pfizer Ltd, Discovery Park House, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9NJ

Working Hours

Monday to Thursday, 9am – 5.25pm. Fridays, 9am – 4.05pm

12pm - 12.45pm lunch break

Duration - 18 months

Start Date - 1^stSeptember 2026

Interview Date -The Assessment Centre for this position will be on the week commencing March 23^rd 2026

Closing Date for Applications - 27^thFebruary 2026

To Apply
To apply, please click the Apply Now button and complete the form. If you are having difficulty in completing this, please contact recruitment on [e-mail] for assistance

Next Steps

Successful candidates will be progressed to a one way video interview, invites will be sent via email.

The video interview will be reviewed by the Hiring Manager

Job Description

This is a UK based role working in the Global Workplace Experience (GWE) team assisting PRD sites within the UK across EMEA and APAC regions. The Business Administration Apprentice will assist the Operations Manager, Operations Support Manager, Operations Support Associate and Health and Safety Advisor in delivering support to the business. The successful candidate will work as part of the GWE team to provide professional administrative and business support to the UK team based at Sandwich.

Learning progress will be supported by regular 1-to-1s between the apprentice and the employer.

Job Responsibilities

MainDuties Include

Asset Management & Vendor Management

• Raising work orders
• Making asset changes
• Creating and Decommissioning asset records
• Collating asset data
• Uploading of service reports and attaching to work orders
• Monitoring work order queues
• Sending vendor notifications

Administrative Management

• Booking meeting rooms
• Booking visitors
• Collating data
• Raising purchase orders in Ariba
• Communicating with external companies
• Filing documents – SharePoint and GDMS
• Expense management and Booking Travel
• Team movements (Calendar Management)
• Documentation Lifecycle Management - formatting, grammatical review, issue, retirement using appropriate Document Management Systems.
• Support training lead, updating PLA/training records, coordinating training arrangements including trainer, delegates and room requirements, etc.

Skills/Personal Qualities

• Has good organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Is self-motivated to achieve high quality results within defined timeframes.
• Demonstrates attention to detail and ability to appropriately prioritize and perform multiple tasks/projects simultaneously.
• Has a good understanding of Microsoft Office skills, specifically Excel and PowerPoint.
• Takes a broad perspective to solve problems, sometimes choosing among less obvious approaches to identify solutions.
• Hard-working.
• Ability to solve problems, interact with others and manage a varied workload.
• Is self-motivated to achieve high quality results within defined timeframes.
• Attention to detail.
• Has good organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Can use own judgment to make decisions, non-routine issues within and outside of scope of responsibilities., using judgment to set own schedule.

Training To Be Delivered

Qualification to be delivered: Level 3 Business Administrator

Apprenticeship Standard:Business Administrator

Training Provider:BPP

Delivery model:Training will be completed online

Future Prospects

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will be eligible to apply for other positions within the business.

Things To Be Considered

The apprentice must be able to demonstrate the required attitudes, behaviours and interpersonal skills associated with the professional workplace. The apprentice must be willing to commit an amount of personal time to study. Please ensure you check out travel options to be able to commute to the workplace.

About Pfizer

You’re the future. Your ambition, talents, ideas and unique way of looking at the world will help us drive innovation in every part of our business.

At Pfizer, we apply science and our global resources to bring therapies to people that extend and significantly improve their lives. We strive to set the standard for quality, safety and value in the discovery, development and manufacture of health care products, including innovative medicines and vaccines. Every day, Pfizer colleagues work across developed and emerging markets to advance wellness, prevention, treatments and cures that challenge the most feared diseases of our time.

We need people with a hugely diverse range of talents. Love Science? Want to work on the business side? Get stuck into an apprenticeship to launch your career.

Pfizer’s apprenticeship scheme, run in partnership with Cogent Skills, offers the best of both worlds. You’ll work with world-leaders in your field, from researchers to business gurus. You’ll study towards a nationally recognised academic or professional qualification. And all the time, you’ll be earning a highly competitive salary.

Looking for an alternative to college or university, where you can earn while you learn, and build experience with a global leader? Find it at Pfizer.