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South HollandOn site35 hours/week<3months
Responsible for the purchasing, stock availability, and timely delivery of dairy products to international clients.
- Managing a product category with an annual turnover of approximately €30 million.
- Ensuring commercial agreements are translated into a reliable flow of goods.
- An independent role involving daily interaction with suppliers, clients, and internal colleagues.
- Ample opportunity to improve processes.
- Working within an internationally operating organization specializing in the delivery of fresh food products.
- The department works in a team of four colleagues with short lines of communication and a practical approach.
- The organization is investing in further professionalization, automation, and growth.
- The culture is down-to-earth and entrepreneurial, emphasizing collaboration and personal initiative.
What you do
- Ensure the right dairy products are available at the right time for international clients.
- Maintain an overview of orders, stock, and deliveries.
- Daily coordination with suppliers and clients.
- Independently make operational decisions within existing commercial agreements.
- Purchase and order dairy products based on client orders and existing supplier agreements.
- Monitor stock levels, product availability, and shelf-life dates.
- Plan and coordinate deliveries to ensure orders are executed completely and as agreed.
- Maintain contact with suppliers and clients regarding orders, changes, and delivery agreements.
- Timely identify bottlenecks and offer suitable alternatives when products are unavailable.
- Contribute to improvements in inventory management, work processes, and automation.
- Contribute to the further development and growth of the product category.
What they ask
- HBO (higher professional education) working and thinking level.
- Experience with or demonstrable affinity for supply chain, purchasing, order processing, or inventory management.
- Preferably, experience in an environment where product availability, delivery reliability, and planning are closely linked.
- Work structured and maintain an overview when multiple orders are running simultaneously.
- Understand that timely communication is at least as important as solving a problem.
- Make independent decisions and actively seek solutions when deliveries or schedules change.
Profile
- Preferably, an education in a commercial or logistics field.
- Knowledge of dairy, fresh produce (AGF), or other fresh products is an advantage, as is basic knowledge of shelf life.
- Good command of both Dutch and English, verbally and in writing.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office and quickly adapt to new systems.
- Work accurately and think ahead to prevent stock problems and delays.
- Communicate clearly with suppliers, clients, and colleagues and adhere to agreements made.
- Experience in foodservice, retail, hospitality, or fresh produce trade can be a good fit.
Practical
- Occasional weekend shifts during the cruise season after the onboarding period, for which compensation is provided.
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