Procurement officer - Food supplies - French-Portuguese speaker at Polyglot Group

We are recruiting for our client who is a well-established & innovative company specialised in logistics, engineering &, industrial projects, procurement and shipchandling. Join a dynamic team in the import / export industry !

• Fluent in French ? Basic Portuguese
• Proven experience as a procurement officer or buyer ?
• Previous successful experience in the import / export industry ?

OUR CLIENT

Our client who is a well-established & innovative company specialised in logistics, engineering &, industrial projects, procurement and shipchandling. Providing solutions to operations on the Africa continent is at the heart of their business.

They are looking for their Procurement Officer – Food supplies based in Cape Town. Source & deliver all products worldwide will be the purpose of your mission.

THE ROLE

As Procurement officer – Food supplies, you will :

• Receive and analyse enquiries received from clients (specification matching)
• Strategic sourcing of suppliers & products (locally and internationally) via our database, market research, Internet, etc.
• Get all the necessary information to be able to quote the client utilizing mark up and foreign exchang conversion utilizing our in-house software package
• Establish competitive commercial propositions
• Manage commercial follow up

Where necessary assistance with the following operation activities:

• Place and administer orders
• Liaison with suppliers to insure smooth delivery process
• Liaison with Logistics dept on export process
• Inspections of products (compliance, quality, packaging, etc,.)
• Establish Packing List, invoice
• Be present at loading of goods

YOU

• French speaking, Portuguese is a plus
• A minimum of 3 years demonstrated experience working in a trading and/or export environment
• Preferably knowledge of food industry in SA and/or internationally
• Preferably a minimum of 2 years’ experience in export of food supplies (including fresh and frozen produce), catering consumables and catering equipment
• Computer skills: MS Office (and specifically Excel)
• Negotiating skills
• Service excellence and precision (attention to detail)
• Able to work independently and under enormous pressure
• Reliable & Ethical
• Dedicated
• Driver’s license & Own roadworthy vehicle
• Valid South African work visa is a requirement