Buyer - Fluent French speaker

We are looking for a native/fluent French speaking confident Buyer who is adept at working in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to manage multiple tasks whilst maintaining a professional approach, ensuring effective communication at all times with vendors and suppliers.

A background gained in busy engineering and manufacturing or corporate environments would be beneficial, but is not as essential as the attitude to deliver, develop and succeed.

Key Role Requirements

· Source suppliers of ad-hoc products as required and negotiate cost reductions

· Expedite outstanding orders with vendors so that delivery dates are in line with goods requirements.

· Liaise with customers in receipt of direct orders to confirm that the delivery of goods ordered has been achieved, receipt and confirm deliveries into SAP.

· Record all communications with vendors and stores in SAP.

· Be able to interrogate supporting procurement systems to SAP to identify customer names and contact details.

· Edit current stock lines in the system, description, supplier, and inventory level changes.

· Identify poor service levels from vendors and report to the Purchasing Manager.

· Identify the quantity of aged orders over 2 weeks that should have been resolved at the stores level and report to the Purchasing Manager.

· Provide progressing support to customers/ key vendors who make either direct telephone enquiries or email enquiries.

Key Skills Required

*** Native or Fluent French Language - written and verbal ***

· Strong sense of customer service

· Good organisational skills

· Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook and previous use of SAP

· Ability to communicate effectively with vendors and customers via telephone and email

· A track record in supplier sourcing and negotiation

About RS Integrated Supply Ltd

RS Integrated Supply Ltd is one of the world’s leading providers of Integrated Supply Solutions to manufacturing industries for the provision of MRO (indirect) products. Our portfolio consists of Procurement Services, Transactional Processing, Stores Management, and Inventory Optimisation enabled by industry-leading digital platforms. They deliver world-class results to world-class companies in industries such as Pharmaceuticals, Foods, Beverage, Automotive, and Aerospace.