Commercial Officer
Birmingham - UK
Job Summary
Commercial Officer
Location: Birmingham
Contract Type: Full-Time Permanent
42.5 Hours per week Monday - Friday
Salary: 40000per annum company car
Benefits: 25 days annual leave Mears Rewards volunteering leave family-friendly policies
About the Role:
Were seeking a highly motivated Commercial Officer to join our dedicated team based in the Birmingham this key role youll support the Commercial & General Manager in maintaining strong commercial control and delivering accurate reporting across our housing property contracts. Youll be responsible for upholding high standards of commercial activity with a clear focus on cost control quality and compliance. Your expertise will help drive best-in-class commercial practices ensuring value for money while maintaining our commitment to excellent customer service and addition youll manage and develop Commercial Assistants within the team fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to make a meaningful impact within a leading housing and care provider while growing their career in a commercially focused role.
Role Responsibilities:
- Support the Commercial & General Manager in maintaining commercial control and accurate reporting across housing maintenance contracts
- Uphold high standards of commercial activity with a focus on cost control quality and compliance
- Drive best-in-class commercial practices to ensure maximum value recovery and accurate cost control and excellent customer service
- Support administrative tasks across local operations and internal departments
- Record and respond to client and service user communications in a timely and professional manner
- Manage materials requisitions purchase orders and invoicing processes efficiently
- Input cost data to enable timely completion and billing of work orders
- Communicate with service users regarding ongoing works ensuring clarity and responsiveness
- Liaise with colleagues to ensure accurate and timely information is shared across teams
- Maintain company assets in line with policy and report any damages or issues promptly
- Attend meetings and training sessions as required to support continuous development
- Uphold high standards of professionalism health & safety and customer care in all aspects of the role
- Support the commercial quantity surveyors with pricing and commercial practice
Role Criteria:
- Strong time management planning and organisational skills
- Previous experience in a commercial role
- Confident using computerised systems and Microsoft Office applications
- Excellent written numeracy verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong customer service ethos with a professional approach to all interactions
- Ability to liaise effectively with service users colleagues and external stakeholders
- Willingness to attend meetings and training sessions asrequired
- Commitment tomaintaininghigh standardsof health & safety and company procedures
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Company Car
- Annual Mears Fun Day a company-wide celebration of your hard work
- Volunteering leave to support community initiatives
- Mears Rewards discounts on groceries holidays eye tests and more
- Family-friendly policies and support
All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.
To drive a Mears vehicle you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.
Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.
Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:
Francesca Swan ()If you need any help with your application process we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.
At Mears Group we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive we are a Disability Confident employer valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.
We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.
In our continued effort to promote social mobility we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
About Company
We provide and manage 17,000 homes for local and central Government and are also responsible for keeping 750,000 of all social housing in the UK in good repair. Mears has thousands employees and a footprint across the country.