Commercial Administrator - Staines - 12 Month FTC

Affinity Water; Pooley Green; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & development

Annual bonus

Annual leave 23-27 days

Double match pension

Family benefits

Wellbeing Centre

Tap4Perks discounts

Volunteer days

Life Assurance

Job summary

Affinity Water is recruiting a Commercial Administrator on a 12‑month fixed-term contract to support the Commercial Operations Team. The role focuses on coordinating with internal teams, maintaining records of commercial transactions and assisting with client relationships.

The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented with strong organisational skills and a proactive approach, with proficiency in Microsoft Office and, ideally, water industry exposure.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with internal teams to facilitate the execution of departments obligations.
• Maintain accurate records of commercial transactions.
• Support the commercial team in managing client relationships and addressing customer queries.
• Management of general inbox – filing of emails and escalation of actions.
• Data inputting and filing of both hard copy and soft copy data/reports.
• Raising of purchase orders and receipting goods as required.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Data interpretation

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Affinity Water has an exciting opportunity to become a Commercial Administrator supporting our Commercial Operations Team on a 12 month fixed-term contract.

The Role:

As a Commercial Administrator, you will play a vital role in supporting the commercial operations of the company.

This position requires a detail-oriented individual with strong organizational skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving. The Commercial Administrator will work closely with multiple departments to ensure the smooth execution of various commercial activities.

What you'll be doing:

• Coordinate with internal teams to facilitate the execution of departments obligations.

• Maintain accurate records of commercial transactions.

• Support the commercial team in managing client relationships and addressing customer queries.

• Management of general inbox – filing of emails and escalation of actions.

• Data inputting and filing of both hard copy and soft copy data/reports.

• Raising of purchase orders and receipting goods as required.

What you'll need:

• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

• Water Industry experience (desirable but not essential)

Advert Close Date: 31/10/2026

Benefits:

• Salary: £26,852 (dependent on skills and experience).

• Hours of work: 09:00am - 17:00pm (Mon - Thurs) 09:00am - 16:30pm (Friday)

• Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources.

• Entry into the company annual bonus scheme.

• Annual leave from 23 - 27 days rising with length of service.

• A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.

• A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)

• We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave.

• Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.

• Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.

• Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets through our Tap4Perks scheme

• Discounts on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme through salary sacrifice

• Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.

• Life Assurance.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria and opt in on the application form. Ask the Talent Acquisition lead for the full job description to see all the criteria. If we have a very high volume of applicants and we’re not able to offer interviews to all, we’ll take a fair and proportionate number of disabled candidates through.

Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive.

You can find out what it’s like to work at Affinity Water through our career site https://www.affinitywatercareers.co.uk/ where our colleagues share their career development stories and you can get a feel for our company culture.