Company
Sioen Industries (www.sioen.com) with headquarters in Ardooie, is a Belgian family owned, diversified company with net sales of €510 million in 2020 and +4.500 employees. Sioen is a world market leader in coated technical textiles and technical apparel, protecting people and their belongings. The Coating division has an extensive portfolio of products and activities, and develops, produces and distributes yarns, fabrics and coated technical textiles in key markets like transport, industry, civil engineering \& construction.
For our company COATEX in Poperinge, we are looking for a Purchasing and Sales Support employee.
Job description
As a Purchase \& Sales Support Employee, you are responsible for supporting both the purchasing department and the sales team. You ensure smooth administrative and operational processing of orders, quotes, and customer files. You act as an internal point of contact for customers, suppliers, colleagues, and external partners, and actively contribute to the efficiency and customer focus of the organization.
General tasks:
Perform assigned duties and follow instructions and guidelines from the Plant Manager and/or Sales Manager.
Periodic reporting on the progress of tasks and files.
Purchasing:
Monitoring ongoing orders and taking action where necessary.
Placing orders and checking order confirmations.
Checking purchase invoices and requesting credit notes if needed.
Following up on delivery performance and, in consultation with the Plant Manager, taking corrective/preventive measures.
Evaluating and monitoring the performance of existing and new suppliers.
Handling complaints in collaboration with the Quality Improvement Officer.
Creating materials and managing items in SAP.
You are willing to help wherever needed.
Sales Support:
Internal commercial contact point for customers, prospects, dealers, sales managers, and colleagues (by phone and email).
Following up on quotation requests, technical questions, complaints, visit reports, etc.Order processing in the ERP system and monitoring of ongoing orders.
Following up on overdue payments in collaboration with Credit Control.Entering and updating price lists.
Preparing and tracking invoicing.
Creation of production orders.
Management of customer rebates.
Logistics:
Providing instructions to the warehouse regarding transportation.
Arranging transportation for completed orders.
Checking transport invoices and maintaining contacts with carriers.
- Quality:
Inspection and management of test reports and IQC forms.
Profile
Higher education (bachelor's level) and/or knowledge acquired through experience
Several years of experience in a similar role in a production environment.
Experience with centralizing purchasing processes is a plus
Accuracy and attention to detail
Strong administrative and organizational skills
Customer-oriented and communicative attitude
Problem-solving and proactive
Good knowledge of ERP systems and MS Office
Experience with SAP is a plus
Fluent in Dutch, French \& English.
Knowledge of German is a plus
We offer
A full-time job in a stable, growing, profitable, and international family business.
A more than attractive salary package with extra benefits such as meal vouchers, shift allowance, 13th month, the possibility of a bike lease, and flexible remuneration, …
Working in an innovative company that continuously invests in new products, facilities, and most importantly: people!
The opportunity to learn and grow through internal and external training.
A flexible and modern working environment.
Fun company events.
Last but not least: fantastic passionate colleagues who give their all every day!
Contact
Sioen Industries
Fabriekstraat 23
8850 Ardooie - Belgium
051 740 973
Wout.Verbeke@sioen.com