International Trader - French market

Van Caem Klerks Group
NL - Amsterdam
February 1, 2025

Van Caem Klerks Group is an international trading company operating within the global market.
Van Caem Klerks Group buys and sells A-branded goods in a variety of categories, namely:
Liquor, Fragrance & Cosmetics, and FMCG (Toiletries, Food, and Professional Haircare).
We are a service-oriented company with over 50 years of experience in the import and export industry.
Our head office is in the heart of Amsterdam, with international office in Curacao.
We have two of our own warehouses strategically placed near the Port of Rotterdam, which helps us provide the best and most efficient service.

Van Caem Klerks Group has a turnover of over 300 million euros.
Despite this, we maintain an informal and flat organizational structure that prioritizes employee growth and progression.
We pride ourselves on maintaining an international focus, with representation from over 30 nationalities among our 150 employees.

Van Caem Klerks Group consists of the following departments:
Trade, Trade Support, Legal, Finance, Treasury, ICT, HR, and the Warehouses.
We are working towards being a data-driven company and therefore are investing in various software and expansion of the teams:
CRM, Cloud, Business Development, Business Intelligence, and E-Commerce.

We are currently expanding our business and are therefore looking for a French-speaking International Trader to join our FMCG team for the European markets.

Key responsibilities

As an International Trader specializing in the European market, your main goal is to find and grow business opportunities.
Your job is to increase sales by finding new suppliers and customers and taking care of the relationships you already have.
Therefore it is essential that you are a keen business-relationship builder.
You will analyze requests from different suppliers, and you will be responsible for sales negotiations.
You will manage the financial and account information of suppliers and customers.
Furthermore, you also manage the purchase and sales orders in collaboration with the colleagues from Trade support.
This role also involves frequent travel to meet with clients and attend trade fairs.

Requirements

Fluency in English and French.
Bachelor's degree in commercial/sales management or a related field.
At least 2 years of experience in active sales roles.
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain long-term relationships.
Proficiency in working independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, multicultural setting.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Proactive, assertive, ambitious, and comfortable with making outbound calls.
Willingness to travel internationally for up to 25% of your working hours.
Possession of a valid "B" category driver's license.
Residing in the Netherlands, preferably in the Amsterdam area.

What do we offer?

We offer an exciting, challenging job in a young and international environment located in an amazing office in Amsterdam.
After a busy week we take a trip through the Amsterdam canals on our own boat, we enjoy drinks in our office bar every Friday, and we organize great parties and team-building events couple of times a year.
Furthermore, our in-house chef prepares complimentary lunch daily.
The position consists of a training period; afterwards you will be responsible for developing further contacts and business expansion.
We have an open organizational structure and own initiatives are highly appreciated.
Good salary & fair bonus scheme based on experience.

Applications from candidates living outside the Netherlands will not be taken into consideration.

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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