Commercial Assistant

Livin Housing Limited; Livingston; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused housing organization in Livingston is seeking a Commercial Assistant to analyze supply chain costs and support commercial control. The role involves liaising with subcontractors and suppliers, ensuring value for money, and providing detailed reports. Applicants should have advanced MS skills and experience in a commercial environment. This full-time position offers a salary of up to £32,000 annually, along with benefits including annual leave and staff perks.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Annual Fun Day

Volunteering Leave

Staff perks with discounts

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Must have entitlement to work within the UK.
• Experience of working to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work under own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Analyse costs and report findings to management.
• Liaise with subcontractors and suppliers.
• Advise on best value options for service delivery.

Skills

Advanced knowledge of MS packages

Experience in a commercial environment

Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

A competent negotiator

Problem solving & results orientated

Job description

Annual salary: up to £32,000.00

Commercial Assistant

Livingston

Permanent, Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary up to £32,000 per annum

About the role:

We are seeking a Commercial Assistant to join our team in Livingston. In this role, you will support commercial control by analysing existing supply chain partners and material costs across our FM contracts. Your responsibilities will include reporting on current supply chain expenditure, ensuring value for money, identifying discrepancies in comparable services, and proposing cost-saving solutions. You will also engage with subcontractors and suppliers to negotiate more competitive pricing, ensuring a comprehensive and strategic approach.

• Analyse costs contained on work orders, including sub-contractor data submissions and supplier costs, reporting findings to management.
• Liaison with sub-contractors and suppliers to build and maintain relationships, identifying holistic synergies and preferred suppliers.
• Advise the local branches and management on best value options for service delivery and material costs, identifying savings.
• Ensure the customer experience is central to all activities by adopting a professional manner when communicating with all stakeholders This includes but is not limited to appearance, company ID, maintaining a high standard of Health & Safety requirements, and keep all supplied company assets in a good condition in line with the company policies.
• Provide assistance with any other tasks that may arise commercially.
• Assist mobilisation teams with implementation of new schemes through on -boarding specialists.

Key Criteria:

• Advanced knowledge of MS packages
• Experience in a commercial environment
• Experience of working to tight deadlines
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• A competent negotiator, both in terms of agreeing a solution and the relevant commercials
• A flexible working approach
• Ability to work under own initiative
• Commercially astute
• Problem solving & results orientated
• Ability to proactively manage, analyse and influence outcomes utilising data

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks before commencement of employment.

Benefits we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Family friendly policies

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Beth Dunford ([e-mail])

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

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Closing date for applications:31 July 2025