Cantonese speaking Purchasing Officer

Ref: HY45788

A Japanese food wholesaler is currently recruiting a Cantonese speaking Purchasing Officer.
In this role, you will be working with various teams to develop new product ranges and improve existing product ranges, as well as keeping products in a winning position in both price and quality aspects compared with competitors’ lines.
Business level of English and Cantonese is required.
This is a 3 months’ contract, but there is a high possibility to become permanent.

Type: Full time, 3 months’ contract (There is a possibility to become permanent depending on your performance and company’s situation)
Working hours: Mon-Fri 9:00-17:00
Salary: £25K *negotiable depending on experience
Start: ASAP
Location: North Greenwich, London (Office-based)

Key Tasks/ Responsibilities for the Purchasing Officer:
• To liaise with the stock controlling team to obtain sales forecasts and customer feedback, to manage demand, and plan and place the orders to avoid any shortage and overstock
• To liaise with manufacturers and check the shipping/delivery schedules of incoming containers/deliveries
• To get the best quotation and terms from suppliers if required to find new items
(You may need to look for new suppliers for products required through search engines such as BRC Directory, Valid IT, and each country’s Food speciality websites.)
• To manage and develop supplier relationships, ensuring that all suppliers are developed to achieve target levels of business
• To liaise closely with the Technical Department to ensure that all new products, ingredients, and manufacturers conform to current legal requirements and food safety standards
• To liaise with suppliers to collect accurate and up to date item data for storing in the SAP system, in accordance with the Purchasing department procedures
• To ensure that all importing documents and certificates comply with relevant current legislation
• To resolve any problems with suppliers, the technical team (quality issues), and warehouse (delivery issues), and to support the import arrangement team if there is any issue for suppliers you are responsible for
• To review regularly the items, you are responsible for to identify any issue

Requirements for Purchasing Officer:
• Bachelor’s degree is desirable
• Knowledge of Excel, Word. SAP is desirable
• Business level of fluency in English and Cantonese
• Mandarin speaker would be an advantage
• Experience as a Buyer or in Food related industry is desirable
• Work experience in Importing & Exporting is an advantage

** All applicants must have the right to work in the UK as the Company is not able to offer visa support.

If your application is successful, you will be contacted within two business days.
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