From Pipelines to Possibilities – Make Your Mark with Cadent

We are looking for organised, proactive, and detail-focused individuals to join Cadent as a Commercial Administrator within the Commercial team. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure to a wide range of commercial activities while supporting business operations across the network. Based at Oak Hill Trading Estate, Manchester, you'll play a key role in ensuring processes, documentation, and commercial administration activities are delivered accurately and efficiently.

As a Commercial Administrator, you'll provide administrative support across the Commercial function, working with a variety of stakeholders and supporting activities that contribute to the successful delivery of commercial objectives. This is far more than a basic administration role and offers excellent learning and development opportunities for someone looking to build a longer-term career in a commercial environment.

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How You’ll Make an Impact

In this role, you will support the effective delivery of commercial activities across the business. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing administrative support to the Commercial team and wider business stakeholders
• Operating office systems, processing documents, maintaining accurate records, and supporting commercial activities
• Preparing work files and supporting documentation
• Coordinating enquiries and resolving queries from internal and external stakeholders
• Compiling information to support reporting and management information activities
• Organising meetings, telephone conferences, agendas, and supporting documentation where required
• Building and maintaining effective working relationships across multiple business functions
• Supporting process compliance, continuous improvement initiatives, and service excellence
• Developing a broad understanding of commercial activities and business operations across Cadent

How We'll Know You're the Right Fit

We're looking for someone who thrives in a structured yet varied environment, with strong organisational and communication skills. You'll ideally demonstrate:

• Previous experience working in an office or administrative environment
• Strong administrative and organisational skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy when working with data, documentation, and processes
• Good communication skills with the ability to build relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise workloads effectively
• Strong Microsoft Office skills
• A proactive approach with a willingness to learn and develop new skills
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Confidence managing multiple tasks and adapting to changing priorities

Desirable:

• Experience using procurement or commercial systems such as Ariba
• Experience raising purchase orders and receipting

How It All Comes Together

• Pay rate: £16.58 per hour PAYE, paid weekly one week in arrears
• Assignment duration: 6-month temporary role via Reed
• Location: Oak Hill Trading Estate, Manchester
• Contracted hours: 37 hours per week
• Start date: ASAP
• Working hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm

Training & Working Patterns

• Initial training completed onsite - full-time office-based whilst learning the role
• Once established, hybrid working available: Up to 2 days working from home & 3 days working onsite, subject to performance and business requirements

How This Role Benefits You

Don’t meet every single requirement listed? Cadent would still love to hear from you.

Cadent Gas values understanding, learning, and celebrating differences. They are an equitable and diverse employer, fostering an inclusive and accessible working environment for all.

• Recognised Disability Confident employer
• Inclusive employee communities
• Full training and on-the-job support
• Opportunity to build experience within a major UK infrastructure organisation
• Hybrid working after training
• Free onsite parking

How to Take the Next Step

If you’re interested in this opportunity, please apply today with your updated CV.

A member of the Reed team will be in touch to guide you through the next steps, including a telephone interview, client interview, and pre-employment checks.

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