Business Support Coordinator

Who are Cardo Group?

Cardo Group is a family of companies delivering building maintenance services to local authorities, social housing providers and their residents.

Our multi-company group provides quality, value for money maintenance, compliance and retrofit services across the south west, south east and midlands. Future plans will see this develop into a national footprint.

We are currently looking for a Business Support Coordinator to join our team in Reigate, the office will be moving to Crawley in January so please note you must be able to travel to Crawley from January 2025.

Please note this is an office based role.

Overall Purpose of the role:

The overall purpose of the role is to ensure that these services are delivered smoothly and seamlessly to the business, to enhance operational, SHE and commercial performance of our branches. Equally the team has the responsibility to deliver help desk services to key stakeholders, internal and external customers.

The Business Support Team is responsible for the delivery of key services shared services across the Cardo business. The team is responsible for the delivery of all fleet services, the management of hire, plant, and procurement services including purchase orders and van stock management. The team has responsibility to manage queries, produce reports, ensure invoices are processed quickly and efficiently and to undertake auditing activities to ensure the services that are covered, adhere to process and offer value for money to the business.

Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

Procurement Administration

• Procurement – the control of all procurement / purchasing related matters for Cardo South

Including but not excluded to:

• Van Stock
• Skips
• PPE
• Ad hoc materials outside of supply chain
• Liaising with branches on day-to-day email enquiries
• Answering incoming phone calls from internal operatives and stakeholders
• Creating purchase orders for material purchases
• Ensuring all purchase orders are logged, recorded and filed in the correct areas
• Liaising with external supplier contacts, building relationships, following Cardo policies and procedures

Finance:

• The amendment of purchase orders as and when instructed by internal accounts department.
• The management and control of your own purchase card. Ensuring all transactions are logged correctly with a valid VAT invoice

Key Skills & Experience:

• IT Skills required
• Financial and commercial acumen
• Ability to prioritize and multitask
• Microsoft Office Suite

Experience & Knowledge:

• Procurement and or customer service background desirable

The salary for this role is £24,960.