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Junior Sales/Purchasing Support Specialist (Full-time Maternity Cover for around 18 months)

Hybrid - 2 to 3 office days in the London Office

Unlock your potential with Prinova

We are Prinova a leading global supplier of ingredients and premix manufacturing solutions and trusted by the worlds best-known food beverage and nutrition brands.

Part of the NAGASE Group our expertise lies in Ingredient Distribution Manufacturing Solutions and Customized Services. Our global network of colleagues located in offices and manufacturing facilities around the world delivers sustainable value-added solutions to our customers. We are recognised for our deep expertise commitment to excellence and bold innovation which have earned us a strong reputation as a trusted industry leader.

Wherever your career is headed youll find direction opportunity and belonging with us.

What does a Junior Sales/Purchasing Support Specialist role mean at Prinova

We are offering an opportunity for either a Junior Sales Support Specialist or a Purchasing Support Specialist to join our commercial team. The role supports daytoday commercial operations including order processing customer and supplier coordination pricing support inventory oversight and CRM administration.

The position can be tailored to a candidates primary strengths in sales support or procurement with close collaboration across sales purchasing logistics quality and finance teams in a fastpaced international environment.

Whats in it for you

• Personal growth including training and development opportunities
• Health Cash Plan
• Subsidised gym membership
• Discretionary Bonus
  

What to expect

• Take confirm and accurately input customer sales orders and purchase orders.
• Support purchasing activities for assigned product categories and liaise with global purchasing teams to ensure timely procurement.
• Prepare and issue price quotations and assist with tender documents and contract renewals in collaboration with Product Management and the sales team.
• Support lead qualification and assist sales representatives with followups on quotes opportunities and sample requests.
• Act as a key point of contact for customer queries ensuring timely and professional responses.
• Monitor customer accounts and coordinate closely with sales purchasing logistics quality and finance teams to ensure smooth order fulfilment.
• Manage product sample requests including arranging shipments handling samples in the office and liaising with warehouses.
• Provide customers with requested quality documentation and liaise with the Quality team as required.
• Monitor shipments and proactively communicate any customer issues delays or operational changes to the sales team.
• Review and monitor stock levels for key accounts to ensure sufficient inventory to meet contractual obligations.
• Maintain accurate and uptodate records in the CRM system including opportunities quotations and account data.
• Support Finance with new customer setups and credit limit updates.
• Produce reports for senior management and provide general administrative support including arranging travel when required.
  

Does this sound like you

• Fluency in English is essential; an additional European language is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret pricing data evaluate supplier quotations and support cost analysis initiatives.
• High level of attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Comfortable working in an environment with changing priorities and ambiguity demonstrating composure and sound judgement when faced with challenges.
• Excellent communication interpersonal and customer service skills with confidence engaging internal and external stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g. pivot tables formulas lookups); experience with Power BI or similar BI tools is highly desirable.
• Professional proactive and resultsdriven with strong business and commercial awareness.
• Able to work under pressure meet deadlines and adapt to an evolving business environment.

InterestedWe would love to hear from you.

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