Commercial Administrator

Job Title: Commercial Administrator

Location: Great Blakenham, IP6

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Commercial Administrator and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

At Persimmon, we don’t just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Commercial Administrator, you’ll benefit from:

• Competitive salary
• 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

The purpose of this role is to provide and perform general administration and secretarial support using own initiative and self-motivation where necessary to support the Buying and Quantity Surveying functions.

Primary Responsibilities

• Taking messages on behalf of team members who may be out of the office or away from their desk and distribute in a timely manner
• Assist in secretarial duties for the team, including audio typing, word processing and the use of excel spreadsheets
• Issuing correspondence and updates to subcontractors and suppliers (including recording and collating responses)
• Updating databases; raising orders and collating health & safety documentation
• Documentation Management: Maintain accurate records and documentation related to commercial projects, including contracts, agreements, and procurement documents, subcontract & supplier databases.
• Supplier & Subcontractor Liaison: Assist in liaising with suppliers and subcontractors, including issuing purchase orders, terms & conditions, processing invoices, and resolving any administrative queries.
• Data Entry and Analysis: Enter data accurately into relevant systems and assist in generating reports and analyses to support decision-making within the commercial department.
• Meeting Coordination: Organize and schedule meetings, take minutes when necessary, and distribute relevant documents to attendees.
• Support to Commercial Team: Provide general administrative support to the commercial team, including filing, photocopying, and managing correspondence and the preparation of departmental reporting documents.
• Compliance and Regulation: Assist in ensuring compliance with relevant industry regulations and company policies, including health and safety standards and procurement procedures.
• Commercial Communication – Issuing relevant communications to internal & external stakeholders.
• Provide cover for the Receptionist during lunch/break times/holidays on a rota basis.
• Departmental archiving.
• Maintain departmental calendar ensuring it is kept up-to-date with all holidays and meetings.
• Specific tasks as requested by the Commercial Director / Commercial Manager.

What experience do I need?

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Previous experience within an office environment
• Computer literate with experience of a number of different packages including Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook
• Ability to be well organised, self-motivated with high attention to detail
• Be able to multitask and work to targets

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