Purchasing Manager / Procurement Manager / Sourcing & Supplier Manager

We're looking to hire a Purchasing Manager for a long-term, full-time position, who'll help us finding and qualifiying English-speaking suppliers. Profile: - The right candidate will possess very good English written & verbal communication skills - Has experience working in a similar position - Ideally, very extensive experience finding suppliers through the internet, including Google research, Linkedin, etc.. - Working hours: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. French time Tasks: - On a daily basis, you will be looking for suppliers, qualifying them - On a daily basis, you'll be checking with suppliers what's still in stock, update the status of stocks. Other requirements: - Ideally, you must be at ease discussing/negotiating prices, and getting sales contracts signed. - You always seek to fully understand various types of technical certificates, know how to verify their authenticity. - At ease being on phone calls, developing and maintaining relationships with suppliers on a daily basis. - You must be used to verifying company information (check if a company really exists, check the validity of a VAT number for example) - You are precise and organized, because products for sale have a number of characteristics which are important and influence prices, availability, from material to standards, colors, etc... - You are skilled at differentiating real suppliers from scams. Attention to detail is extremely important to spot the difference. - It is a position of high responsibility within our company and the working hours, tasks completion will be under a high level of scrutiny. Bonus: If you speak additional languages, that's a bonus, such as eastern european languages, that's much appreciated. Speaking French is also a bonus, but not necessary. Important: Must have a good Internet connection: the mission being essentially online, without a good connection, collaboration will unfortunately be impossible. Salary: Good salary open to negotiation for the resumes selected, including performance bonuses. Salary information as well as compensation details will be shared with you during the interview. [Removed by Freelancer.com Admin]