At a Glance
- Tasks: Support buying administration and liaise with customers and suppliers globally.
- Company: Stable and profitable engineering business with a friendly culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, ongoing training, and excellent career growth opportunities.
- Other info: Office-based role in Colchester with free parking and flexible working hours.
- Why this job: Join a market leader and make a real impact in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Fluent Spanish and English, with experience in creating quotations.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 35000 £ per year.
New Spanish sales admin support & buying administration role for someone who is based in Essex. This is a most unusual opportunity and offers a talented administrator the chance for genuine long term growth with continuous training (both in person and classroom based) to support your career. 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 manufacturing spare parts and components.
You will take enquiries directly from customers in South America, then speak to suppliers globally to locate the spare parts that the customer needs. You will then agree a supplier price, add a profit mark up, and then speak to the customer. Once the price is agreed you will speak to the logistics team to arrange delivery. This is a nice, straightforward role in a friendly market-leading business!
Salary: to £35,000 per annum
Location: Colchester in Essex (Free car parking available)
Sector: Manufacturing
Hours: 8.30am-5pm (1pm-2pm closed for lunch)
Company: Stable, profitable global manufacturing business with an excellent staff retention rate and ongoing training opportunities available to sustain career growth. This organisation has an excellent company culture that cares deeply about its staff as well as its customers and this refined attention to detail makes the company stand out from its competitors.
The Role:
- Customer Liaising: Sales and sales support
- Speaking to customers who are looking for a specific piece of heavy industrial equipment or essential spare part
- Understanding what spare part is required
- Agreeing a budget
- Producing quotations and agreeing terms of business
- Liaising with the logistics team once the spare part has been located & organising and coordinating delivery
- Liaising with the customer on a regular basis
- Supplier Liaising: Purchasing admin & delivery logistics
- Researching new suppliers globally in order to source the required spare part
- Negotiate prices and delivery time frames with overseas suppliers
- Agree terms of business with supplier
- Liaise with the warehouse who will arrange all the logistics to the customer’s location
Requirements:
- Fluent English
- Fluent Spanish
- Car driver essential (the office location has no public transportation links)
- Experience creating quotations is essential
Buying Assistant - Spanish speaking in Colchester employer: ABL Recruitment
Join a stable and profitable engineering business in Colchester, Essex, where your role as a Buying Assistant will be supported by continuous training and a friendly work culture. With a strong focus on employee growth and an excellent retention rate, this company values its staff and offers a straightforward yet rewarding position that allows you to engage with global suppliers and customers. Enjoy the benefits of flexible working arrangements and free car parking while contributing to a market-leading team dedicated to excellence.
