Commercial Coordinator (Assist on sourcing projects & management schedule)

Role Purpose:

Our Commercial Coordinator will play a pivotal role in supporting our sourcing activities, ensuring seamless coordination of projects and daily operations for our Sourcing Director of a global sourcing office with a diverse customer portfolios. A small portion of the responsibilities will involve administrative duties to assist the Director and the team.

What you will be handling:

• Project Management: Execute assigned projects on various business-related topics as directed by the management. Coordinate with Department Heads, teams and other company subsidiaries to monitor project status. Handle commercial ad hoc projects and assignments as needed.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation, ensuring accuracy and timely updates. Reporting any discrepancies to the Sourcing Director.
• Administrative Support: Assist Sourcing Director with daily operations and administrative tasks for the divisions.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Analyze data and prepare reports to support business activities.
• Document Preparation: Create PowerPoint presentations, meeting documents, minutes, and regular reports.
• SOP and Guidelines Creation: Develop standard operating procedures (SOP) and guidelines for internal teams, particularly in relation to customer interactions or special projects.
• Assist in the development and implementation of sourcing strategies.
• Meeting and Event Coordination: Organize regular meetings and team-building events for the divisions. Collaborate with internal teams to prepare for meetings, ensuring all necessary information and topics are comprehensively covered.
• Travel Preparation: Aid in the preparation for buying trips, including visa applications, hotel and flight bookings, and budget control.
• Schedule Management: Oversee daily appointments and travel arrangements for Sourcing Director.

Talent that we are looking for:

• Self-Motivated and Analytical: Demonstrates a high level of self-motivation and strong interpersonal skills, coupled with the ability to analyze complex situations effectively.
• Independent and Responsible: Exhibits a strong sense of ownership and the ability to work independently, ensuring tasks are completed with minimal supervision.
• Organized and Detail-Oriented: Maintains excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with a solution-oriented mindset to tackle challenges efficiently.
• Change Agent: Capable of driving and managing change within the organization, fostering a culture of continuous improvement; creative yet practical
• Customer-Focused and Energetic: Brings energy and enthusiasm to drive customer success and deliver exceptional service.
• People-Oriented: Passionate about connecting with people, building strong relationships, and working collaboratively with diverse teams.

Experience, knowledge and skills required:

• Degree holder in Business Administration, International Trade or equivalent
• At least 5-year experience as business assistant or merchandiser
• Experience in international trade and sourcing industry is an advantage
• Good in MS Office (Excel / Word / PowerPoint / Outlook)
• Proficient in both spoken and written English

You can enjoy:

• Diverse and Inclusive work environment
• Flexi Office Space with flexible working hours and home office option
• 5-day work week, 13th month salary & performance bonus
• Professional training and career advancement opportunities
• Training Sponsorship for personal professional development

Join us and apply now!

Please send your full resume with available date, present and expected salary to us.

Resume and personal data collected will be kept strictly confidential and used for recruitment purpose only.

Company Introduction

METRO (https://www.metroag.de/en/) is a leading international food wholesaler which specialises in serving the needs of hotels, restaurants, and caterers (HoReCa) as well as independent merchants (Traders). Around the world, METRO has approx. 17 million customers who benefit from the wholesale company’s unique multichannel mix: customers can purchase their goods in one of the large stores in their area as well as by delivery (Food Service Distribution, FSD) – all digitally supported and connected. In parallel, METRO MARKETS is being developed as an international online marketplace for the needs of professional customers which has been growing and expanding continuously since 2019. Acting sustainably is one of the company principles of METRO which has been listed in various sustainability indices and rankings, including MSCI, Sustainalytics and CDP. METRO operates in more than 30 countries and employs over 89,000 people worldwide. In financial year 2022/23, METRO generated sales of €30.6 billion.

We, METRO Sourcing International Limited (https://www.metro-sourcing.hk/), are the Strategic Buying Organization of METRO. As a professional sourcing organization, METRO Sourcing International provides global sourcing and supply chain solutions of non-food and food to METRO Wholesale as well as third party customers outside METRO.

We now invite the high caliber talents to join and grow with our international team.