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ITALIAN BUYER

ABL Recruitment
Posted 10 hours ago, valid for 10 days
Location

Colchester, Essex CO6 3JQ, England

Salary

£30,000 - £36,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is for an Italian Buyer at a specialist purchasing hub located in Colchester, Essex, supporting heavy industry and manufacturing clients globally.
  • The role requires fluency in both Italian and English, along with some purchasing or buying administrative experience, preferably in a technical or engineering environment.
  • Key responsibilities include sourcing heavy industrial equipment, negotiating prices, and providing excellent customer care.
  • The salary for this role ranges from £30,000 to £35,000 per annum, along with excellent benefits including 25 days of holiday and a performance-related bonus.
  • Candidates should have a valid driver's license and be based locally to the office.

This is a lovely role for someone with fluent ITALIAN and some BUYING/PURCHASING admin experience! The company is a specialist business based in ESSEX and acts as a purchasing " hub" for heavy industry and manufacturing clients across the world who are looking for specific components . The business employs about 100 staff globally and the Head office is in Colchester where the team will take orders from clients and then source technical products globally for dispatch. This is a classic customer care and sales/purchasing role in which you will be taking inbound enquiries from clients who will ask you to source certain pieces of heavy industrial equipment. Your role is to source heavy industrial equipment and then liaise with the client , add a " finders fee" and then liaise with the warehouse who will dispatch it . Nice and straight forward. Delightful role for an Engineer or buyer with great admin skills looking to be office based and who knows about valves, pipes, gaskets and gasketsTITLE:ITALIAN BuyerSALARY : to £30, 000 - £35,000 per annum + excellent benefits , 25 days holiday and performance related bonusTeam: EngineeringLanguage required: ITALIAN and ENGLISHFlexible working : This is an office-based roleLOCATION : Colchester in Essex ( Free car parking available)SECTOR : Purchasing hub for international clients within the manufacturing sectorHOURS: 8.30am-5pmCOMPANYThis is a lovely role ! The company is a specialist business and acts as a purchasing " hub" for heavy industry and manufacturing clients across the world who are looking for specific components . The business employs about 100 staff globally and the Head office is in Colchester where the team will take orders from clients and then source technical products globally for dispatch. This is a classic senior level technical customer care and purchasing role in which you will be taking inbound enquiries from clients who will ask you to source certain pieces of heavy industrial equipment. Your role is to source heavy industrial equipment and then liaise with the client in ITALIAN, add a " finders fee" and then liaise with the warehouse who will dispatch it . Nice and straight forward.THE ROLE: You will be supporting the UK and international sales team and work in English and also in Italian

  • Researching new suppliers globally in order to source products
  • Getting quotations from suppliers in Italy
  • Comparing prices and service levels
  • Producing quotations for clients . Negotiate a price and delivery schedule with the supplier
  • Dealing with enquiries from clients looking for a specific piece of heavy industry or essential spare part
  • Reviewing technical drawings (Gaskets, Valves (actuated and manual),Flame arrestors, Tank treatment) in order to understand the customer's requirements
  • agree terms of business and delivery schedule with client
  • 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 & Italian
  • Car driver essential
  • Purchasing/buying experience ideally in a technical ( or engineering) environment
  • Based locally

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