Purchase Trader Spain

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As a Trader for International Food Connectors, you’re going to create and develop your own supplier portfolio in the Spanish market, a market in which we’re proficient. You will be working closely together with our Sales Traders, who’re responsible for selling the goods. To build and maintain a strong relationship with your current and potential suppliers, you'll be travelling several weeks a year to visit companies in Spain. Attending expos around the world, together with your colleagues, is part of the job as well.

We're looking for candidates with an excellent command of the Spanish and English language.

• Starting salary of € 2.500 - € 3.500 based on 40 hours (ex. 8% holiday allowance)
• An attractive and transparent bonus scheme, fully based on your margin
• Travelling to Spain on a regular basis to visit your suppliers
• Be part of an ambitious and international team

About the role

As a Purchase Trader you’re going to be responsible for developing our supplier portfolio in Spain by expanding our business and maintaining relations with our suppliers. An important part of the role is to visit your current and potential suppliers on a quarterly basis, and to join your colleagues at expos; International Food Connectors can be regularly found on international expos, e.g. the Americas Food & Beverage Show in Miami, the Seafood Expo in Barcelona and the Americas Expo in Guatemala. Depending on your focus area and the commodity you’re trading in, you’re attending these expos.

• Developing new business by actively reaching out to (potential) suppliers in Spain via phone, WhatsApp and mail
• Negotiating contracts and prices
• Building and maintaining your supplier portfolio
• Working closely together with your colleagues from the Logistics and Finance department to manage your business
• Actively managing your debtors / outstanding invoices
• Follow the market trends and use these in your advantage

About us

The Purchasing team is managed by Joost van der Eijk and is part of our Trading team (15 colleagues and counting). Our Trading team is divided into Purchase and Sales, this means you're working closely together with one of the Sales Traders to close the deal. Trading is our core business and the company's most fast-paced department.

The International Food Connectors office currently has 30 colleagues spread across the departments of Trading, Logistics, HR, and Finance. With team members from diverse countries like Vietnam, China, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, France, and Argentina, you’ll be part of a truly multicultural environment where English is the go-to language. This global, energetic vibe is what makes our workplace so special.

Our office is in a prime location in Rotterdam, Kop van Zuid, near the Erasmus Bridge. It has recently been expanded and offers plenty of space, comfortable workplaces, and opportunities to relax. The tram and metro stop right at the door, and there are various coffee bars, lunch spots, and supermarkets nearby.

Our offer

• A gross monthly starting salary of € 2.500 - € 3.500 (based on 40 hours), depending on your knowledge and experience + 8% holiday allowance

• Attractive and transparent bonus scheme, starting at day one. Fully based on your margin and paid quarterly.

• 25 holidays (based on 40 hours)

• Definite contract with the possibility of a permanent contract thereafter

• iPhone

• Commuting allowance: € 0,23 per kilometer, or full reimbursement for second-class public transport

• Good pension benefits at a.s.r.
• A fulltime position where we work daily at our beautiful, recently renovated office in Rotterdam (Kop van Zuid)

We’re looking for a Trader with some experience in commodity trading, preferably in the Spanish market. Someone with the right energy level and sales drive. Competences matching this position are (among others) resistance to stress, discipline, resilience, flexibility and customer focus. English is our working language. Besides this, we’re looking for someone with (near) native Spanish language skills.


Would you like to come on board?

Are you excited and passionate about joining International Food Connectors? Please don’t hesitate and apply easily by sending your resumé and motivation letter. We’ll contact you as soon as possible. Would you like more information about the vacancy? Contact International Food Connectors Recruitment by emailing recruitment@ifc.eu.