Business Administration apprentice (GWE) - Pfizer

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

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: 1st September 2026

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

Closing Date for Applications: 27th February 2026

To Apply: To apply, please click the Apply Now button and complete the form. If you are having difficulty completing this, please contact recruitment on recruitment@cogentskills.com 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 Responsibilities:

• Raising work orders
• Making asset changes
• Creating and decommissioning asset records
• Uploading service reports and attaching to work orders
• Monitoring work order queues
• Sending vendor notifications
• 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 time‑frames.
• 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.
• 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.