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      <title>French Speaking Supply Chain Planner</title>
      <description>Title: French Speaking Supply Chain Planner&lt;br&gt;
Salary: £22-28k + Benefits &lt;br&gt;
Location: Cornwall - South West, United Kingdom&lt;br&gt;
Languages: English, French&lt;br&gt;
Posted: 2nd Dec 2008&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Supply Chain Planner (French Speaking)&lt;br /&gt;
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Location:	Cornwall, Newquay&lt;br /&gt;
Salary:		£ 22-28k + Benefits &lt;br /&gt;
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Overview&lt;br /&gt;
We currently have a requirement for a French Speaking Supply Chain Planner to be based out of their Newquay office in Cornwall. Candidates must have relevant supply chain planning experience with experience of working with consumer products. My client produce many products including car care products, anti-freezes, polishes, oil so experience of working within a packaging or chemical environment is required &lt;br /&gt;
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The Role &lt;br /&gt;
This position reports to the Supply and Demand Manager of Holts Europe for the Consumer Products group. Strong knowledge of production planning, inventory control, operations &amp; capacity planning are key. Familiarity with lean tools and techniques are desired. Solid program management, communication skills are critical for success in this role.&lt;br /&gt;
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•	Direct ownership for planning, ordering and expediting of all finished goods into European Warehouses from internal and external suppliers.&lt;br /&gt;
•	Responsibility for MRP results from ERP system, supplier service levels, availability of goods and inventory for the European warehouses&lt;br /&gt;
•	Work closely with warehouse manager in order to optimize procurement and storage parameters&lt;br /&gt;
•	Update all inventory parameters, optimizing safety stocks and supplier minimum order quantities&lt;br /&gt;
•	Improve customer fill rate defining production priorities with suppliers&lt;br /&gt;
•	Ensure inventory levels reduced and customer fulfillment levels maintained&lt;br /&gt;
•	Collaborate with sales and marketing on promotional activities and new product developments&lt;br /&gt;
•	Teamwork with other supply chain and operations resources on specific projects ? safety stock&lt;br /&gt;
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Skills Required &lt;br /&gt;
•	Exceptional planning and organization skills; ability to proactively prioritize and manage several projects simultaneously.&lt;br /&gt;
•	Strong computer skills in maintaining and updating different ERP software systems&lt;br /&gt;
•	Ability to impact change in processes and culture.&lt;br /&gt;
•	Demonstrated success in building a strong teamwork environment.&lt;br /&gt;
•	Effective facilitator, coach, and leader.&lt;br /&gt;
•	Excellent Communication Skills&lt;br /&gt;
•	Ability to build strong relationships with customers, both internal and external&lt;br /&gt;
•	BS degree in Business and/or Engineering disciplines.&lt;br /&gt;
•	Several years experience in Supply Chain Management/Operations/ Sales/ Customers management&lt;br /&gt;
•	Strong understanding and work experience in logistical/ supply chain processes.&lt;br /&gt;
•	Exceptional planning and organization skills; ability to proactively prioritize and manage several projects simultaneously.&lt;br /&gt;
•	Ability to impact change in processes and culture.&lt;br /&gt;
•	Demonstrated success in building a strong teamwork environment&lt;br /&gt;
•	Effective facilitator, coach, and leader.&lt;br /&gt;
•	Lean Expert of Six Sigma Black Belt Certification is an asset.&lt;br /&gt;
•	Proficiency in French is a vital requirement.&lt;br /&gt;
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      <link>http://www.toplanguagejobs.co.uk/job-200381.html</link>
      <pubDate>2008-12-02 09:06:55</pubDate>
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      <title>Flemish and English Speaking Sales/CSR Agent CS</title>
      <description>Title: Flemish and English Speaking Sales/CSR Agent CS&lt;br&gt;
Salary: 14+ Per Hour&lt;br&gt;
Location: Zuid-Holland - The Netherlands&lt;br&gt;
Languages: English&lt;br&gt;
Posted: 1st Dec 2008&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Company description&lt;br /&gt;
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International Company located in Alphen aan de Rijn&lt;br /&gt;
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Job description&lt;br /&gt;
Do you want to developed yourself in the field of sales and account management?! Weâ€™re looking for people who have excellent Flemish and English linguistics skills.&lt;br /&gt;
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Our client is a leading multinational publisher and information services company. The Company\'s core markets are health, corporate services, financial services, tax, accounting, legal, regulation, and education.&lt;br /&gt;
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Internal Sales Agent (parttime/fulltime)&lt;br /&gt;
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Â Job description:&lt;br /&gt;
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Working as part of an international sales team you are responsible for several internal sales and customer support activities from our office in Alphen. Your focus will mainly be on: helpdesk, account management and sales.&lt;br /&gt;
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Â Purpose of the Job:&lt;br /&gt;
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Deliver a high standard of customer satisfaction by dealing with customer enquiries and requests, sell our products and services over the phone and increase usage of our products through training and support. &lt;br /&gt;
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- Helpdesk: handle inbound customer enquiries and requests by telephone or online &lt;br /&gt;
- Account management: responsible for acquiring and managing a portfolio of your own accounts.&lt;br /&gt;
- Sales: responsible for (internal) sales and following up marketing campaigns by phone &lt;br /&gt;
- Accurately entering and processing of activities in the CRM system&lt;br /&gt;
- Improve the quality of our customer database through acquiring and recording customer information&lt;br /&gt;
- Provide efficient and effective back up to Field and Key Account Sales reps on the road&lt;br /&gt;
- Handle special customer requests&lt;br /&gt;
- Any other tasks as assigned by the Internal Sales Manager &lt;br /&gt;
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Requirements&lt;br /&gt;
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Qualities/experience:&lt;br /&gt;
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- Educated to MBO standard &lt;br /&gt;
- Fluency in the English language&lt;br /&gt;
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Being a native speaker of one of the following languages:&lt;br /&gt;
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- English&lt;br /&gt;
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- French or Flamish with French (BE)&lt;br /&gt;
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- Experience of handling administrative tasks&lt;br /&gt;
- Good IT and Internet skills&lt;br /&gt;
- Pro actively handling (internal) clients&lt;br /&gt;
- Enjoys solving problems and helping customers&lt;br /&gt;
- A good team player, willing to learn and contribute to an international team&lt;br /&gt;
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Preferred quality (not required)&lt;br /&gt;
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- Experience of working in an internal sales team and/or an inbound Customer Contact Center&lt;br /&gt;
- Experience of working with CRM systems&lt;br /&gt;
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Â Location:&lt;br /&gt;
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Alphen aan den Rijn&lt;br /&gt;
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Salary indication&lt;br /&gt;
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Depending on background and experience&lt;br /&gt;
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Selection procedure&lt;br /&gt;
If you are interested in this vacancy, you can apply below. Your application will be sent directly to the recruiter in charge.&lt;br /&gt;
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IMPORTANT: if you are not yet registered with Undutchables we kindly ask you to do so. Please register yourself by filling in your personal details and attaching your CV on http://flexweb.undutchables.nl/.&lt;br /&gt;
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Your information will be handled in the strictest confidence and your CV will not be sent to a company unless you have given prior permission.&lt;br /&gt;
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We will invite you for an extensive interview, as soon as any potential job opportunities arise.Â  We will advise you on issues regarding employment in the Netherlands. Then, if possible, we will introduce you to a prospective company and provide support during the selection procedure.&lt;br /&gt;
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Bezoek http://www.undutchables.nl/?herkomst=toplanguagejobs voor meer informatie over deze vacature.</description>
      <link>http://www.toplanguagejobs.co.uk/job-202841.html</link>
      <pubDate>2008-12-01 11:16:56</pubDate>
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      <title>Facilities and Purchasing Officer</title>
      <description>Title: Facilities and Purchasing Officer&lt;br&gt;
Salary: 33-35k bruto incl 8%&lt;br&gt;
Location: Amsterdam - The Netherlands&lt;br&gt;
Languages: English, Dutch&lt;br&gt;
Posted: 1st Dec 2008&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
As a result of recent global expansion, our client is now looking for a Facilities and Purchasing Officer to support Europe from their Amsterdam office. &lt;br /&gt;
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Job Profile&lt;br /&gt;
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In this role you will be responsible for the facilities management and purchasing activities for Europe. You will advise management on strategic and long-term facilities and purchasing decisions. Major purchasing responsibilities will include supplier management, purchase procedures, set-up and review. Facilities management activities will include ensuring continuous improvement for all our client’s facilities.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ensuring the proper running of all facilities on an ongoing basis, including building maintenance, stock-taking of office supplies, etc.&lt;br /&gt;
Developing and implementing processes and procedures in order to improve the administrative organisation related to purchasing &lt;br /&gt;
Ensuring that purchasing procedures, including Oracle requisitions and procurement modules, are properly adhered to company-wide &lt;br /&gt;
Developing and managing a reliable network of suppliers (security, cleaners, building maintenance) who are willing to work in a long-term partnership &lt;br /&gt;
Making recommendations for facility improvements &lt;br /&gt;
Supporting analysis and making recommendations for long-term facility needs for the company &lt;br /&gt;
Managing facility expansion and improvement projects &lt;br /&gt;
Coordinating the staffing and activities of the reception area &lt;br /&gt;
Managing the lease company car fleet across Europe&lt;br /&gt;
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Candidate Profile &lt;br /&gt;
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Must be fluent (spoken and written) in Dutch and English&lt;br /&gt;
Business or Economics high level of education, ideally with Facilities Management focus &lt;br /&gt;
Approximately 5 years work experience in a comparable function &lt;br /&gt;
Knowledge of, and experience with, facilities management and purchasing activities &lt;br /&gt;
Knowledge of, and experience with Oracle, is preferable &lt;br /&gt;
Good commercial awareness and effective communication skills &lt;br /&gt;
Project management exposure and knowledge &lt;br /&gt;
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Your Career is Our Career&lt;br /&gt;
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Our service is personal and targeted; we listen to what you want. Our ethos of &quot;a good job well done&quot;, means that we work hard to deliver what we promise, each and every time. This focus allows us to provide customers with a total recruitment solution across discipline, level, location &amp; requirement that combines a fresh approach with traditionally founded, tried and tested business principles.&lt;br /&gt;
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Our experienced team of consultants will review your application and your CV in full. Candidates matching all vacancy requirements as specified by our clients will be contacted within five working days. If you have not been contacted, your application has not been successful on this occasion. Your CV will be forwarded to our admissions team who will be in touch with you to start/update your registration. If you are interested, please send your CV in English and in Word format.&lt;br /&gt;
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      <link>http://www.toplanguagejobs.co.uk/job-179081.html</link>
      <pubDate>2008-12-01 10:28:12</pubDate>
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      <title>German Payroll Specialist</title>
      <description>Title: German Payroll Specialist&lt;br&gt;
Salary: &lt;br&gt;
Location: Dublin - Ireland&lt;br&gt;
Languages: English, German&lt;br&gt;
Posted: 1st Dec 2008&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Can you see yourself working for a world-leading company? If you are fluent in English and German with excellent Payroll experience, then this is your chance to prove yourself in the fourth largest independent software company in the world. Our client, a world leading supplier of security software operating in over 40 countries, is currently recruiting a German Payroll Administrator to join their team in Dublin 15 (Blanchardstown). EMEA Payroll processes payroll and delivers accounting and tax reporting for over 4000 employees across over 30 countries. &lt;br /&gt;
In this role you will be responsible for payrolling employees, handling upcoming queries and liaising with other departments and financial institutions as necessary. &lt;br /&gt;
This role is initially a temporary contract but may be extended. &lt;br /&gt;
Excellent competitive salary + training provided!&lt;br /&gt;
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Your tasks&lt;br /&gt;
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•Responsible for payroll processing through 3rd party vendor&lt;br /&gt;
•Resolve payroll related queries from employees in a timely manner&lt;br /&gt;
•Producing month-end journals and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts&lt;br /&gt;
•Assist in providing payroll information for statutory and tax audits&lt;br /&gt;
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Your profile&lt;br /&gt;
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•Fluent German and English&lt;br /&gt;
•Min 1 year experience working in payroll, ideally experience processing payroll through a 3rd party vendor&lt;br /&gt;
•Experience working in a multinational environment an advantage&lt;br /&gt;
•Business studies qualification or equivalent&lt;br /&gt;
•Intermediate Excel skills&lt;br /&gt;
•Ability working to tight deadlines&lt;br /&gt;
•Excellent attention to detail&lt;br /&gt;
•Excellent spoken and written communication skills&lt;br /&gt;
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To apply please send your CV to Heike at Grafton Recruitment Templebar to the email address above or call on 01 648 9815 for more information.&lt;br /&gt;
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Early &amp; late appointments available.&lt;br /&gt;
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Grafton Recruitment- We\'re here to put you first!&lt;br /&gt;
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About Grafton Recruitment&lt;br /&gt;
Grafton Recruitment is Ireland\'s largest recruitment consultancy. We combine over 25 years of experience with our core values of integrity, collaboration, responsiveness and resourcefulness to offer you more than just a job. We offer advice and guidance in all career and employment related areas. We partner with Ireland\'s best local, national and international companies to bring you the best job offers in the country.&lt;br /&gt;
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Grafton Recruitment has a network of 75 offices in 18 countries in Europe, South America, the Middle East and Asia.</description>
      <link>http://www.toplanguagejobs.co.uk/job-204551.html</link>
      <pubDate>2008-12-01 08:53:12</pubDate>
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      <title>Senior Buyer (Engineering/Manufacturing)</title>
      <description>Title: Senior Buyer (Engineering/Manufacturing)&lt;br&gt;
Salary: £40000 per annum + Including Bonus + Excellent Bonus&lt;br&gt;
Location: West Sussex - South East, United Kingdom&lt;br&gt;
Languages: English&lt;br&gt;
Posted: 29th Nov 2008&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Senior Buyer (Engineering/Manufacturing)&lt;br /&gt;
West Sussex&lt;br /&gt;
Up to £40K INCL bonus + excellent benefits &lt;br /&gt;
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Our client, an International technology supplier organisation, is seeking to appoint a Senior Buyer to develop their supplier base, with key suppliers worldwide.&lt;br /&gt;
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You will have worked for a global corporation and will manage purchasing activities related to a variety of commodity groups. &lt;br /&gt;
It is essential that candidates have substantial and strategic purchasing experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment and experience of MRP systems. &lt;br /&gt;
Key negotiation skills and contracts experience is also essential. &lt;br /&gt;
CIPS or a business/engineering degree is an advantage. &lt;br /&gt;
You be leading supply chain related projects as well as managing and developing the organisation supplier base. &lt;br /&gt;
You will ensure supply continuity, quality and compliance with regulatory requirements. &lt;br /&gt;
You will participate in new product development projects, managing any engineering changes with suppliers.  &lt;br /&gt;
You will be a competent user of MS tools, an excellent communicator and a real team player.&lt;br /&gt;
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We thank you for your interest. If you have not heard from us within 48 hours, in this instance, your application has not been successful. However, we do advise you to regularly visit the Kerr Multilingual website – www.kerrmultilingual.com - to review many new job opportunities in which you may be interested.&lt;br /&gt;
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      <link>http://www.toplanguagejobs.co.uk/job-154301.html</link>
      <pubDate>2008-11-29 06:02:13</pubDate>
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      <title>Bilingual Purchasing Manager</title>
      <description>Title: Bilingual Purchasing Manager&lt;br&gt;
Salary: £30000 - £45000&lt;br&gt;
Location: Tyrone - Northern Ireland, United Kingdom&lt;br&gt;
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Other Languages&lt;br&gt;
Posted: 26th Nov 2008&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Applicants will be educated to degree level in a technical field with significant experience in purchasing / procurement at management / supervisory level. &lt;br /&gt;
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Duties will include; &lt;br /&gt;
•Create and implement a plan for building and maintaining a competitive advantage in the assigned commodity and region &lt;br /&gt;
•Identify, develop, and implement effective global supply chain strategy to support the commitment to build a competitive advantage in supply chain &lt;br /&gt;
•Become intimate with the local business arrangements currently in place for purchasing on the commodities &lt;br /&gt;
•Provide regional market information on the commodity, current and projected requirements, and information on current performance &lt;br /&gt;
•Development of a network of relationships with suppliers, line managers, and sector purchasing professionals &lt;br /&gt;
•Coordinate strategic sourcing and product engineering efforts to maximize the development of a robust supply chain with materials, processes and/or components that improve reliability, manufacturability, and cost and product integrity &lt;br /&gt;
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In return you can expect an excellent package including a generous basic salary plus exciting career development opportunities within a leading, international employer. &lt;br /&gt;
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      <link>http://www.toplanguagejobs.co.uk/job-202911.html</link>
      <pubDate>2008-11-26 16:24:05</pubDate>
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