Commercial Administrator (Repairs)

Posted 01 August 2025
Salary £14.00 per hour
LocationWest Midlands
Discipline Property
Reference124953
Contact NameAilis Reilly

Job description

We are currently working in partnership with a Housing Association based in the West Midlands, who are recruiting for a Commercial Administrator (Repairs) on a temporary six-month contract. The role is part-time, with 18.5 hours per week, and is due to start immediately with an hourly rate of £14.00 per hour.

The ideal candidate will ideally have proven experience of working within a repairs/maintenance setting, with a background of raising invoices and Purchase Order numbers for repairs works and contractors.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

  • Raising all purchase orders in AccuServ as required by the team, emailing the supplier and updating jobs with this information

  • Processing invoices for the repairs department in a timely manner, ensuring deadlines are met

  • Financially completing jobs, checking labour and travel costs and times are, and ensuring the correct SOR's are claimed to each job

  • Raising out of hours repairs and update them with operatives' notes, including times and material

  • Logging the out of hours repairs on to a spreadsheet to keep a record and raise any follow up works

  • Liaising effectively with suppliers and subcontractors via telephone or email regarding works and invoices

  • Updating the asset register and assisting the schedulers where necessary to assign jobs and call tenants regarding no access

Experience & Skills required:

  • Strong administrative experience

  • A keen eye for detail

  • A background of working within repairs and maintenance

  • Experience of raising invoices and Purchase Order numbers

  • Experience working with customers within housing

Working hours:

  • 18.5 hours per week

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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