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Commercial Assistant
Job Posted: 2 days ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: NG17, Hucknall under Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Commercial Assistant
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Bellway is a FTSE 250 five-star house builder, which operates 22 trading divisions across England, Scotland and Wales. The company has grown from a family firm, established more than 75 years ago, into a respected national brand, selling over ten thousand homes a year.
As the next step of long term growth and to support our sustainability priorities, Bellway shall be opening a new, highly automated, Timber Frame Manufacturing facility located in Sutton in Ashfield.
This new Division, Bellway Home Space, shall become operational later this year and there is an exciting opportunity to join the initial team at our new state of the art facility. We are currently looking to recruit a Commercial Assistant to join the team.
At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success and our goal is to provide a rewarding and fulfilling career in line with our values of quality, service and trust.
In addition to this we are committed to being a more inclusive employer and invite applications from a variety of backgrounds.
The Role
Principle Accountabilities of the role include:
- To manage the processes necessary to ensure materials are purchased in accordance with Operational requirements of Quality Cost and Delivery.
- Monitor and improve supplier quality and delivery performance.
- To ensure that all associated quotation and project administration are correctly compiled and project files are kept up to date.
- To organise all site enquiries and ensure timely response for quotation return.
- To process hand over of project documentation to the internal team to deliver order requirements.
Commercial
- Ensure that enquiries and orders are logged and processed as per the agreed system
- Sending out quotation packs to customers
- Input design information into the cost model for new and variant designs for pricing purposes.
- Update and maintain the enquiry database
- Liaising with Divisions over the telephone and by email
- Follow up quotations after issue to progress the enquiries.
- Handover project internally in line with agreed Business system changes
Procurement
- To purchase materials in accordance with budget, based on the principles of Quality, Cost and Delivery.
- Ensuring Specification of purchased product meets needs of the Technical Department and legislation.
- Ensuring that cost down targets are met by maintaining good relationships and partnership with suppliers.
- Ensure inventory of all procured items remain with defined levels and take corrective action if necessary.
Supplier Liaison
- To assume responsibility for and work with suppliers to ensure the timely and accurate supply of materials to meet manufacturing requirements.
- To create and implement sourcing strategy and maintain and develop second tier suppliers where necessary.
- Effectively communicate the company’s production schedules requirements to suppliers and service suppliers.
- Be the established point of contact with all assigned suppliers for matters relating to material progressing.
Supplier Monitoring
- Assure timely delivery of material and take corrective action when not achieved.
- Monitor supplier quality using 4Q models.
Systems
- To support the development and implement improvements in the Company’s material ordering system.
- To ensure all transactions are completed in line with Company’s Quality, Financial and EHS Procedures.
Environmental, Health and Safety
* To carry out work safely and in the interests of all employees in accordance with the EHS procedures manual and summarised in the EHS responsibilities matrix.
Measurables
* Achieve Cost Down targets.
* Supplier performance levels to target levels – i.e. J.I.T. delivery failures by product.
* Supplier Monitoring
* Accuracy of record keeping and processing of enquiries and orders within agreed timescales.
* Effective communication of data and information between departments.
* Good timekeeping and timely delivery of agreed tasks.
Knowledge & Experience:
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a procurement role in a fast-moving manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrable cost down experience.
- Be flexible and have experience of continuous improvement within lean manufacturing.
- Have a working knowledge of ERP systems and proficient with the MS Office suite of programmes.
- Be organised to be able to cope with multiple tasks and priorities in a fast moving automotive-type environment and with a high commitment to quality standards.
- Have proven communication skills that achieve results.
Skills and Aptitude
* Excellent administration and organisation skills
* Analysis, numerical and report writing skills
* Strong people management and time management
* Strong communication, listening and problem solving
* Excellent attention to detail
* Ability to work on own as well as part of a team
* Committed to diversity and inclusion
The Role and Working Conditions
* Willing to be flexible in respect to day-to-day duties and hours worked.
* Office based role with some travel within the Group Divisions.
* Please note this role is subject to a basic DBS and financial pre-employment checks
In return we can offer you:
* Competitive salary
* Competitive annual bonus
* Contributory pension scheme
* 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
* Optional salary sacrifice car scheme
* Access to discounts and benefits portal
* ShareSave Scheme
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Life assurance
* Private health care
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