Buying Assistant

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As Procurement Administrator / Buying Assistant you will enter our Acceleration program for the period of 6 to 12 months with the possibility to extend. This program enables Supply Chain and Logistics professionals (with 1-3 year of experience) to give their career a boost by being employed at various of our largest clients in the Retail, E-commerce, Industrial and FMCG sector.

Client Details

Our clients are key players in the E-commerce, Retail, Industrial and FMCG sector and distinguish themselves by putting central both customer experience and the highest quality products. The selected organizations have various business units who maintain a solid structure per department. With a very dynamic environment and high speed processes, it is right to say that they are continuously developing and growing.

The teams generally consists of 5 to 20 Fte's e.g. Purchasing, Manufacturing, Coordination, Inventory Management, Demand Planning, Warehousing, Logistics, and Customer Service. You report to the Supply Chain Manager or in some cases directly to the Operations director.

Description

As a Procurement Administrator / Buying Assistant, you will:

• Assist in supplier management and contract administration
• Process purchase orders and maintain procurement records
• Manage on-time delivery and quality while maintaining inventory levels to targets
• Monitor order statuses and follow up on deliveries
• Be involved with project management of key products, programs, and/or suppliers
• Liaise with suppliers and internal departments
• Provides organization with accurate information regarding product availability, delivery dates and possible problem areas
• Supporting and guiding for the Administrative Buying Assistant to ensure all the products and their USP's are referenced correctly in the system
• Partake in process optimization

Profile

• Bachelor - or Master's degree in Supply Chain and Logistics is preferred, yet not a must!
• Knowledge of the E-commerce, Retail, Industrial or FMCG sector
• 1 to 3 years of experience in Supply Chain or Logistics Admin preferably Procurement
• Analytical, driven, communicative and flexible
• 32 - 40 hours per week
• Fluent English (Spanish, Dutch, German or Italian language skill is a plus)
• Available per immediately!

Job Offer

Besides the fact that you usually operate from the HQ of our clients, you shall also work in a driven team with enthusiastic colleagues in the Amsterdam region. The salary offered exceeds the market standard and you will be given the opportunity to use your talents to their full potential and develop them even more by:

• Getting plenty of training opportunities
• Enter multinationals without a series of exhausting interviews
• An organization that focuses on your job satisfaction and well-being
• 25 holidays
• Employee discounts
• The opportunity to bring structure in the department
• Business card (PT) or company car
• Flexible hours

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