Administrator (Commercial) - Durham, United Kingdom - Persimmon Homes
Description
From the commitment we pour into our homes, to the belief we bring to supporting amazing careers, a role at Persimmon is a springboard for Building Your New Possible.
Discover new opportunities to grow, learn new skills and release your potential.
We're Persimmon Homes, a FTSE 100 listed company and a leading UK house builder serving local communities across the UK and delivering around 15,000 homes a year.
We're looking for people like you, and this could be your opportunity to start Building Your New Possible.
What is the role?
This is an exciting opportunity for an Administrator to join the Commercial Team. This role typically reports to the Commercial Director, supporting the Buying and Quantity Surveying functions.
The purpose of this role is to provide and perform general administration and secretarial support using own initiative and self-motivation where necessary.
The role will include:
- 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
- Monitor stocks of stationery and consumables for the office and to reorder based on Group purchasing guidelines and to check delivery and invoicing of such items
- All employees have responsibility to ensure their practice adheres with both legislation and the fairness at work policy
- Assist in reception holiday cover duties as and when required.
What experience, qualifications and skills are we looking for?
- 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, selfmotivated with high attention to detail
- Be able to multitask and work to targets
What's in it for you?
Salary and benefits package
- Competitive Salary (DOE)
- Pension
- Bonus
Persimmon are Proud Sponsors of Team GB
No Agencies please - Persimmon will not accept speculative CVs as a means of introduction
- Persimmon is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination._
- Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best._
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