Senior Commercial Assistant

An exciting opportunity to join DBD’s Commercial team in a new role as a Senior Commercial Assistant. DBD is a family business that has grown into the UK’s leading Appliance Installation Distributor. We remain an intimate business, proud of our people, service, relationships and success. It’s a challenge, but we do so by remaining true to our values.

Your role as Senior Commercial Assistant is to be responsible for the day to day Commercial activities required to successfully deliver both the Company’s Strategic and large scale Customer Contracts.

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities:

•    Supporting the respective Area Sales Manager in the review of Customer contractual terms and negotiate with the Customer where required to reduce the Company's obligations to an acceptable level for the Board & Stakeholders
•    Prepare and implement appropriate documents on behalf of the Company which confirms the service and resulting terms of trade offered and agreed on
•    Control of stock for customer accounts – credit checking sales orders, managing credit insurance limits and anticipating credit issues and actively managing solutions 
•    Collate & process paperwork from Scanning, Indexing & Closing Down – accurately completing paperwork for invoicing & oversee installer payment requirements
•    Managing customer invoicing – process invoices with complete accuracy, preparing & submitting invoice summaries, valuations and monthly account statements to ensure certification and payment
•    Prepare and submit Notices as per the terms of the agreed Contract
•    Making sure payments happen in full and on time – prioritizing the settlement of old debt, resolving disputes & account queries
•    Managing payments when they come in – reconciling remittances, posting & allocating payments
•    Negotiate Final Account positions & the exiting of Contracts
•    Managing & maintaining records to allow accurate weekly reporting & timely analysis on customer performance including oversite of Customer Document Management System
•    Monitor Key Customers performance and escalate all important developments / problems to Project Director to initiate procedures to control debt management & avert indebtedness
•    Ensure that all transactions are compliant with Company's policies and agreed Contractual terms & obligations  

Skills & Attributes:

•    Gets a buzz from negotiating with others
•    High degree of commercial acumen
•    Demonstrates excellent verbal & written communication skills 
•    Confident IT & office communication skills – Specifically MS Excel  
•    Enjoys pressurised environments where there are demanding deadlines to meet
•    Self Motivated
•    Excellent written skills
•    Highly organised
•    Interested in operational fulfilment
•    Experience working within a Surveying Department or supporting a Commercial Manager/QS is essential.

Job Title: Senior Commercial Assistant
Contract Type: Permanent 
Salary: From £25k + Benefits Package + Bonus Scheme 
Location: Hemel Hempstead

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