Role: Contracts Assistant (Demand Planner) REF 100968
Contract Length: 7 months
Location: Flintshire. Minimum 3 days per week onsite. First month 100% onsite until up to speed
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate
Security Clearance: BPSS requested
Spinwell is recruiting for a Contracts Assistant for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONTRACTS ASSISTANT
• Maintain an accurate, rolling 24-month demand plan within the business management/ERP system.
• Extract, cleanse, analyse, and validate demand data from multiple digital sources.
• Identify and challenge data inconsistencies, missing information, and process errors.
• Support monthly demand meetings, including preparation of data packs, action tracking, and record keeping.
• Sales Order & Forecasting Support
• Support generation and maintenance of sales orders and forecasting inputs.
• Work closely with the Bid Team and Customer Service Managers to ensure changes are captured promptly and accurately.
• Provide high quality data to support planning, operational scheduling, and senior decision making.
• Process, Reporting & Continuous Improvement
• Retrieve and analyse customer demand information for ad hoc business queries.
• Help drive improvements in demand accuracy, reporting quality, and data workflows.
• Support the annual Customer Confidence Index process (organising, tracking actions, data collation).
• Team & Stakeholder Collaboration
• Work daily with Customer Service, Bid, Finance, and Supply Planning teams.
• Communicate clearly and confidently with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Contribute to a positive team environment and help reduce pressure across the function during a challenging period.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE CONTRACTS ASSISTANT
• Computer literate.
• Comfortable working with data and systems.
• Can confidently navigate MS Office, Excel, Outlook, Teams and Shared folder.
• Strong all round administration skills
• High attention to detail, accuracy, and an ability to spot and resolve data anomalies.
• Ability to interpret numerical/financial information and explain it clearly.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to manage competing deadlines and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Minimum GCSE/O Level Maths & English (Grade C / 5 or above) or equivalent experience.
• Flexible with a can-do attitude
• Sales order processing
• Reporting skills
• Calm under pressure and able to manage a steady workload of admin and analysis.
• Curious, organised, and willing to improve the ways we work.
Desirable:
• Previous experience in demand planning, supply chain, forecasting, commercial support, or an analytical/admin role.
• Ability to produce dashboards or enhance data visibility through smarter use of Excel or reporting tools.
• A natural problem solver who enjoys improving processes and challenging assumptions.
• Experience working with ERP systems, CRM tools, or similar data platforms.
If you are a Contracts Assistant, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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Disability Confident
As a member of the disability confident scheme, the client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
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The client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
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