Commercial Contracts Assistant

Commercial Contracts Assistant

Barnsley

Please contact Halo Personnel for salary information and for guidance through the application process

Hours of work:

Monday - Thursday: 08:30 - 17:00 (45 minutes lunch)

Friday: 08:30 - 16:00 (1 hour lunch)

Hybrid working is available after your probationary period

This role would suit someone who has prior experience working with contracts in the construction industry (JCT / Joint Contracts Tribunal experience is highly beneficial)

Key responsibilities of the Commercial Contracts Assistant:

• Completing contract reviews, proposing and negotiating amendments
• Identifying commercial risks and adhering to authorisation/escalation protocol
• Attending customer-facing and internal meetings
• Liaising with Sales and Finance departments
• Liaising with customers via telephone and email
• Preparing cover letters and processing documents for signature
• Maintaining accurate records including electronic systems, spreadsheets and hardcopy filing)
• Managing and generating reports from the contract database
• Managing the team email inbox and acknowledging, actioning or directing all queries
• Attending the weekly team call and providing progress updates
• Drafting and processing contractual notices
• Providing in-house staff training

To fulfil the role of Commercial Contracts Assistant role you must:

• Have prior experience with contracts in the construction industry
• Possess the ability to read and digest a high volume of documentation with legal wording
• Have excellent attention to detail
• Have least Intermediate skills with Word, Excel and Outlook
• Demonstrate strong organisational skills to manage your workload and meet strict deadlines
• Be self-disciplined and able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Be ambitious and want personal and professional development from your career
• Be a reliable team player who displays a positive and flexible attitude
• Be a confident communicator able to interact at all levels and adapt to different clients and projects

Additional Information:

• Flexible working hours after 3 months of service and hybrid working available
• 30 days holiday per year including statutory days increasing to 33 days after 6 years of continuous employment with one extra day for each year of service
• Contributory Pension after 3 months
• Staff discount on furniture
• On-site canteen area and kitchen facilities
• Free parking and use of company car for attending meetings

Company info:

Our client is a privately owned manufacturer of fitted kitchen, bedroom and bathroom furniture; the organisation has been in operation for over 50 years and has experienced growth year on year, they operate nationally and have around 50% share of the private housing market and currently supply one in every three kitchens to the social housing market.

A vacancy has arisen within the Commercial Contracts team for a Commercial Contracts Assistant to help deliver a proficient and timely contracts management process to the business and its customers. Full training will be provided to enable you to fulfil the role of Commercial Contracts Assistant, however, we are looking for someone who is ideally, but not essentially, educated to a Degree level, and must have some experience working within a contracts office environment and hold a full UK driving licence.