As a Commercial Assistant at National Highways, you will provide vital administrative and organisational support to the Commercial teams. You will be responsible for assisting the commercial team with a variety of commercial activities using National Highways systems, including but not limited to Confirm and CEMAR.
Additionally, you will support the periodic payment assessment cycles, ensuring all payments are processed within contract timescales, and collating and distributing payment information. You will also assist with commercial administration, managing correspondence, and developing and maintaining commercial registers and operating systems to support efficient operations.
Please note that this is a hybrid position (minimum of 40% working in the office) and will be based from our Darlington office.
You will:
* Assist the commercial team to assess payment applications.
* Prepare and issue supply chain communications and monitor required responses.
* Complete administrative tasks such as minute taking and distribution of documentation.
* Manage own work according to business need, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.
* Be personally responsible for the safety of self and others, reporting unsafe conditions and near miss incidents.
About you.
* Ability to work effectively with others in an office environment and delivering an efficient customer service
* Previous experience of providing commercial administrative support
* Ability to use office software products, spreadsheets and databases
* Ability to produce and maintain a range of registers, reports, documents
* Ability to communicate effectively
Why you should join us
At National Highways, we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We're proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.
If you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it - then you'll be a great fit for our organisation.
Our benefits package
* Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
* Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
* Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
* Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes hybrid working
* Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
* Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders.
* A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
* Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience
If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:
* Right to work check
* 3 year employment history references
* DBS criminal record check
* Social media and adverse journalism check
* Driving licence check (if applicable)
* Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)
* Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable)
And finally
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