German Graduate Trainee Buying Administrator

Are you a recent GRADUATE with GERMAN looking to start out – and develop – a bilingual career withing the growth areas of procurement & buying administration? This is a most unusual opportunity and offers a bright graduate the chance for genuine long term growth with continuous training ( both in person and classroom based) to support your career . This role offers the opportunity to develop the skills that will ” future proof” you at a time when AI seems to be taking entry level roles away . You will be working for a profitable and stable engineering business based in Essex (Colchester area) and the company acts as a purchasing ” hub” for manufacturers across the world searching for key spare parts and components . In this role you will deal directly with customers, then research and source ( and price -up) the spare parts that the customer needs. In supporting the purchasing process you will undertake research, liaise with suppliers, set prices, create quotations, and then add a mark-up to the wholesale price that is passed onto the customer . The role will also involve logistics work and arranging deliveries of large-scale engineering equipment. The role is 100% office based as you will need full training

.TITLE: GERMAN Graduate trainee Buyer & Administrator

SALARY : £30k-£32k + 10% bonus and study support

Team: Engineering spare parts

Flexible working : This is an office-based role

LOCATION : Colchester in Essex (Free car parking available)

SECTOR : Centralised Purchasing business for clients within the manufacturing sector

HOURS: 8.30am-5pm ( 1pm-2pm closed for lunch )

Essential requirements: Fluent German/Degree/ Car driver essential ( there are NO public transport links to the manufacturing plant)

COMPANY

Centralised buying business located in Colchester . The company is a buying ” hub” for the sourcing and distribution of spare parts for engineering components . Customers are based worldwide . The company is very stable and profitable with high staff retention rate and ongoing training opportunity to support career growth

THE ROLE:

• Direct customer contact with clients who are looking for a specific piece of heavy industrial equipment or essential spare part
• Researching new suppliers globally in order to source products
• Negotiate prices and delivery time frames with overseas suppliers
• Comparing and contrast supplier prices and service levels
• Producing quotations for your cusomers .
• Negotiate the delivery schedule with the supplier
• Agree terms of business with customer and with supplier
• Liaise with the warehouse who will arrange all the logistics
• All post-sales administration
• Provide an outstanding level of personal customer care at all times.

REQUIREMENTS

• Fluent English and German
• Car driver essential (the office location has no public transportation links)
• The role would suit a very smart new graduate looking for a career move.