Commercial Administrator
- ID: 2025-7407
- Entity: Vistry
- Region: Vistry Cornwall South West
- Department: Commercial
- Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
- Job Location: Exeter, Devon
- Date Posted: 04.06.2025
The role also involves tracking and filing main contract and subcontract order documents, assisting subcontractors with their CQMS registrations, and assisting the commercial management team with reports when required.
We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we’re also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated.
- Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you...
- Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
- Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
- Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
- 2 Volunteering days per annum
- Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
- Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
- Share save and share incentive schemes
- Employee rewards portal with many more benefits...
- In return, what we would like from you...
- Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
- 3 GCSE’s or equivalent qualifications including Maths and English
- Experience working in a commercial business environment
- Good understanding of Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook
- Experience in working in a fast paced, changing environment where priorities can change daily
- Excellent analytical skills and organisation
- Strong mathematical and IT ability
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Ability to work to high degree of accuracy
- Good telephone manner
- Excellent communications skills
- A good communicator/listener
- Good team working skills
- Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it
- BTEC diploma or certificate in administration / finance
- Experience working for a residential house builder ideally within a payment processing environment
- Basic understanding in using COINS housebuilding software
- More about the Commercial Assistant role...
- Processing of customer care and preconstruction consultant invoices on monthly basis.
- Check invoices are correct for VAT or materials/labour deductions for tax purposes.
- Raising plant POs alongside the buying team.
- Management of customer care cost recovery.
- General administration tasks related to the commercial function as noted by the department heads.
- Maintaining necessary systems to efficiently file and retrieve contracts/subcontracts and to allow others to do likewise in accordance with the Business Management System.
- Assist with the issuing of sub-contract orders in accordance with Group Policy.
- Dealing with general enquiries from other departments within the business.
- Assisting QS’s with payments if required.
- Attend departmental meetings as required.
Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us...
We build more than homes, we’re making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality.Shaping all we do; they empowerus to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation,â¯and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach.
Join us in making Vistry.
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Benefits
Annual Leave
Enjoy 28 days’ holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days.
Pension with Legal & General
Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available.
Volunteer Days
With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities.
Why Vistry
Joining Vistry is just the start of building your perfect career. In return for your passion and skills, we invest in your future, providing all the support and training you need to thrive in your career and realise your potential. Our work is rewarding in itself, but we also offer a range of financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits, plus plenty of recognition incentives.We value you and everything you help us build as we make Vistry together.