Import & Customer Services Administrator
- Izmir, Turkiye
- Supply Chain
- Permanent
Do you want to play an important part in supporting the Supply Chain activities within a multinational company? Are you organised and able to work independently to ensure customer needs are met? Do you enjoy working in an environment where two days are rarely the same and managing unforeseen events makes your day interesting?
Keep reading to learn more about the Import & Customer Service Administrator position available.
As a member of the Turkish team, you will ensure that our vegetable seeds are ordered on time, import regulations are administered correctly and transport is coordinated to ensure that products are available to our customers when required.
What will you do?
You will work in close collaboration with local and regional colleagues as well as regulatory bodies and various external logistics suppliers in the following key activities:
Import & Transport: coordinating and administering the safe cross-border movement of seeds respecting customs regulations, cost management and deadlines to ensure the quality of our service.
Administration: managing the company assets and the procurement of non-seed items. You will assist in basic inventory control and be responsible for regular reporting on inventory, costing and gross margin.
Commercial relations: interfacing between clients and internal departments, responsible for all activities from the receipt of the order through to invoice and shipping.
Where will you work?
You will be based at our Izmir office, the headquarters of Sakata Tohum Türkiye. As a member of the local team, you will interact daily with the entire EMEA region, working closely with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance and IT teams.
Do you fit this profile ?
You have a Bachelor’s degree in International Trade/Supply Chain with at least 2 years’ prior experience in imports and processing of orders. You know customs legislation, especially the importation of living product into Türkiye.
You are looking for a professional challenge and appreciate the importance of good communication within a team. As an organised person who is proactive, you are comfortable managing unexpected events and adjusting priorities according to the situation.
Joining an international company requiring a lot of inter-company communication, a good level of English is essential, as is a good command of the MS Office packages, especially Excel.
Want to know more about the company?
You will be part of Sakata Vegetables EMEA team, part of the Sakata Group.
What makes Sakata different is that while being a key international player in the seed business, the company has retained a family spirit. This means 3 things:
- it’s a people-oriented company where it is easy to communicate at all levels
- you will work closely with your colleagues and customers and will never be far from the fields
- as a result of its Japanese origins, you'll be working for a stable company with an emphasis on long-term culture.
What are the next steps?
- Apply by clicking below
- First contact with Osman (Finance & Admin team)
- First interview with Ahmet (your future manager) and İsmail (Finance & Admin Manager)
- Second interview with Sophie (International Trade Manager) and Charlotte (HR Business Partner)