Head of Back Office / Senior Assistant Purchase & Sales - Riwald Recycling Netherlands

Head of Back Office / Senior Assistant Purchase & Sales

Location: Almelo, The Netherlands
Company: Riwald Recycling Netherlands
Employment: Full-time

About the role

For our site in Almelo, we are looking for an experienced Head of Back Office / Senior Assistant Purchase & Sales to coordinate and support purchasing and sales administration for ferrous and non-ferrous scrap activities. 

Main responsibilities

• Support ferrous and non-ferrous scrap transactions, ensuring correct material specifications, quantities, prices and commercial conditions.
• Coordinate the daily activities of the Purchase & Sales Back Office.
• Implement and follow up procedures & process 
• Process and follow up purchase and sales orders, contracts and confirmations.
• Monitor deliveries and contract fulfilment in coordination with Operations and Logistics.
• Prepare and check invoices, credit notes and commercial documentation.
• Follow up on discrepancies related to quantities, prices, material quality or documentation.
• Act as a key interface between internal teams, suppliers and customers.
• Ensure accurate data in the relevant systems and support commercial reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve and standardise back-office processes.
• Support and coordinate other back-office team members where required.

Your profile

• Strong knowledge and experience in the ferrous and non-ferrous scrap business would be a major advantage.
• Several years of experience in commercial administration, purchasing, sales support or back-office operations.
• Good understanding of scrap materials, material flows and market practices is highly valued.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with ERP systems and commercial documentation.
• Proactive, structured and solution-oriented, with strong communication skills.

Languages

• Dutch & English : fluent
• German is a plus

What we offer

A senior and central role within our commercial organization, with the opportunity to contribute to the efficiency and continuous improvement of our back-office activities.