Buying Assistant (Romanian Speaking)

Job description

  Location
Slough, Berkshire
·  Salary
£ 20000 - £ 25000 / Year
·  Category
Procurement & Supply Chain - Buyer / Puchasing
·  Job type
Permanent
·  Industry
Procurement and Supply Chain
·  External Reference
BUY-ASS-ROM-20-25

Do you have experience in dealing with suppliers?

Good communication skills?

Can speak Romanian?

My client a flooring contractor based in Slough are looking for a Buying Assistant (Romanian) to join their team on a permanent basis.

The current opportunity is vital to maintaining the company's ability to successfully deliver projects and is supplier facing with plenty of customer contact. You will organise the workforce calendar and participate in the buying process to ensure the smooth running of the logistics for our floor screeding.

Key Responsibilities and Accountability's:

·  Maintain and build rapport with suppliers to ensure that the company is able to buy at the optimum prices.

·  Proactively manage suppliers to ensure that they are performing to the expected company standards and where needed to take action with internal and supplier management hierarchies where performance is an issue.

·  Take charge of and deliver the purchasing requirements.

·  Ensure operational teams are able to progress works to plan with the timely logistics.

·  Be responsible for thinking through any consequences that may arise due to changes and then to take action to mitigate against loss for the company or the customer.

·  Be flexible and willing to take on additional tasks as specified by management.

Minimum Requirements:

·  Good level of English and Romanian language

·  Good communication skills with suppliers, clients, office, screed teams and operations.

·  This is a demanding role where last minute changes can cause pressure, an ability to stay calm and to work through issues as they arise is a must.

·  Good attention to detail.

·  Self motivated with a "can do" approach.

·  Generally literate with IT.

·  Experience of buying / workforce co-ordination / resource calendar.

For the right candidate this could be a way to participate further in the operational aspects of the business.

Please apply now!

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