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Assistant Buyer

If you are a positive person with a proactive and organised approach, can communicate effectively, value honesty, respect, and genuinely love being part of a great team, keep reading…

WorkSpace are looking for a Procurement Coordinator to join their busy procurement department. In a fast paced environment you will be a team player who is keen to develop their skills and experience with a highly reputable company.  You will be able to demonstrate your use of initiative, ability to pick up skills quickly and work as part of a dynamic team.

Day to day duties include:

• Placing detailed orders with external suppliers, via the company purchasing system.
• Checking invoices for services against operational records to ensure charges are valid and accurate.
• Supporting suppliers for any order/invoice queries.
• Assisting with the purchasing of raw materials.
• Generating analytical reports within our system ordering software.
• Communicating between internal and external parties to help ensure goods are delivered on time and in full to project sites.
• Supporting the team in all other duties and departmental projects as directed by the Procurement Manager.

WorkSpace are an industry leading company. Designing, manufacturing and installing fitted furniture and fixtures in some of the UK’s leading hospitals, working with the industries foremost architects and contractors.

We were involved extensively in the provision of furniture to 7 of the NHS Nightingale projects in England and NHS Louisa Jordan in Scotland during the Covid 19 pandemic.

To succeed in this role you will need:

• Proficiency in time management and accurate organisational skills, ensuring timely prioritisation.

• Be a strong negotiator, able to influence with demonstrable ability to add value.
• Ability to work as a team player and communicate well with colleagues, team leaders and external suppliers.

• Competent IT skills in Microsoft applications (Excel, Outlook, Word, Teams).
• An eye for detail – processing numerical and specification information as per project requirements.
• Proactivity and passion – you will need to have a ‘can do’ attitude and a passion to succeed.
• Ability to switch from task to task at short notice.
• High integrity and loyalty – trust is an important part of who WorkSpace are and why our customers and partners work with us.

Your potential pay level will vary depending on your skills and experience.

Commercial Manager

If you are a positive person with a strong sense of fairness, can stand your ground without being aggressive, value honesty, respect, and genuinely love being part of a great team, keep reading…

WorkSpace are looking for a commercial manager to join their busy team. In a fast paced environment you will bridge the gap between project management and finance, by managing the individual project finances. In addition you will proactively protect the company with your knowledge of construction contracts.  Day to day duties include

• Working with the project management team and having an awareness of project progress.
• Knowledge of contracts, negotiation of them and taking responsibility for them.
• Arrange payment plans/credit limits where required in conjunction with Finance
• Early warning of contract date slippage and dialogue with MC around variation and extra costs including storage charges.
• Assisting with the content of applications for payment and submitting to the main contractor for payment. Work with the project managers to deal with any under certification and follow through.
• Once the AFP’s are raised, update the project forecasts.
• Have oversight of subcontractor labour invoices.
• Providing CVRs from Sage construct for PM’s reports and weekly accountability.
• Submission of contract variations as they occur.
• Settle final accounts
• Manage disputes should they occur.

WorkSpace are an industry leading company. Designing, manufacturing and installing fitted furniture and fixtures in some of the UK’s leading hospitals, working with the industries foremost architects and contractors.

We were involved extensively in the provision of furniture to 7 of the NHS Nightingale projects in England and NHS Louisa Jordan in Scotland during the Covid 19 pandemic.

To succeed in this role you will need to be:

• Driven and self-motivated – you will require commitment, determination and resilience.
• Personable and confident – you will need to develop positive relationships with many internal and external stakeholders
• Proactive and passionate – you will need to have a ‘can do’ attitude and a passion to succeed.
• Possess high integrity and loyalty – trust is an important part of who WorkSpace are and why are customers and partners work with us.

Your potential pay level will vary depending on your skills and experience