Business Administrator

The Vacancy

Wates have an opportunity for a Business Administrator to join our team in Finsbury Park. We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Business Administrator to provide essential support to our Business Development team. As the Business Administrator, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth functioning of day-to-day administrative operations, enabling the business development team to focus on achieving their targets and delivering exceptional service to our clients.

Key Accountabilities will include:

• Provide administrative support to the business development team, including but not limited to managing correspondence, preparing reports, and maintaining accurate records.
• Coordinate and schedule meetings, appointments, and travel arrangements for business development team members.
• Collaborate closely with the business development team to ensure seamless coordination and communication among team members.
• Assist in the preparation of sales proposals, contracts, and presentations as needed.
• Maintain and update sales-related databases, CRM systems, and other relevant records to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Generate and analyse sales reports, providing insights to support informed decision-making by the business development team and management.
• Serve as a point of contact for customer inquiries, providing timely and professional support to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Assist in managing customer accounts, facilitating order processing, and resolving customer issues in a timely manner.
• Assist in tracking and monitoring business development team expenses, including travel, entertainment, and other related costs.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Proven experience in an administrative role, ideally within a construction or sales environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and experience with CRM systems.
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact with team members and clients professionally.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability to meet changing business needs.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.