Commercial Assistant

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Highways, we’re supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK. We don’t just build roads and bridges- we’re building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.

You’ll be joining our Peterborough Highways Commercial team, as the UK’s number one highway maintenance contractor. Our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What you'll be doing:

• Are you organised? You'll be dealing with, and managing orders to and applications from our approved subcontractors, including liaison with our subcontractors commercial and finance teams.
• You'll process supply chain requisitions and Task Orders, liaising with Commercial and Operational team personnel to ensure zero pothole orders are closed on time.
• Are you experienced in Payment processing? You'll be reviewing/auditing supply chain applications for validity and appropriate certification/payless procedures and staff billing.
• You'll deal with applications from sub-contractors and book the cost to the correct orders.
• You'll act as Liaison with Commercial, Operational team personnel and client team to ensure final accounts and payment applications are done on time.
• You will be updating and checking site resource allocation sheets.

What you'll bring:

• Are you IT literate? You'll need computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word).
• O-level/GCSE in Mathematics is desirable.
• You'll be able to work to tight deadlines.
• You'll be able to input data accurately and quickly identify errors.
• You'll have a methodical approach and ability to close-out tasks under a ‘right first time’ approach.
• You'll be able to manage and prioritise your own workload well.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:

• Matched or contributory pension scheme.
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Employee assistance programme.
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts.
• Life assurance.
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave.
• Reward and recognition scheme.
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Holiday purchase scheme.
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations and ways of working align with ours:

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet.
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations.
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life.

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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