Team Lead Buying Assistants

(Full time/Part time, 32-38 hours a week)

Are you a professional with experience in coaching and/or managing a commercial (procurement) team? Do you enjoy the challenge of a dynamic working environment with lots of freedom and room to grow? If so, we could be a perfect match! We are looking for a Team Lead Buying Assistants within our Procurement department. Our Buying Assistants support the buyers in bringing hundreds of new products to the market throughout Europe. As Team Lead Buying Assistants, you are their facilitator, helping to build and coach the team while continually monitoring and optimising the team's work processes.
 

Your daily tasks

As Team Lead Buying Assistants, you will be part of our Procurement team and report to the Commercial Operations & Buying Assistants Manager. Your team will comprise a group of real all-rounders who work with our buyers in 14 product categories, ranging from Household and Toys to DIY and Multimedia. They are involved in everything from administrative procedures to commercial  aspects such as colour choices and packaging. As a Team Lead, you will relish and take on the challenge of optimising work processes as well as managing and motivating your team. You will coordinate and monitor workloads and ensure that the day-to-day operations with buyers run smoothly – and solve challenges as they arise. You will also serve as the internal point of contact for all Buying Assistant and HR-related activities. 
 

Meet your team

Allow us to give you an insight into Buying at Action. You and more than 50 colleagues are the driving force behind Action's success. As a team, we are continuously shaping Action's range and introduce more than 150 new products every week. Together, we are responsible for our sustainable, surprising, cost-effective and well-balanced product range of around 6,000 items. Entrepreneurship and customer focus are at the heart of everything we do. Whether it's planning or buying, your role is crucial for Action's growth across Europe. 
 

What you offer

As a Team Lead, you are comfortable dealing with people and have excellent communication skills. You know how to manage your stakeholders and are a real people manager for your team. You are organised, meticulous and service-oriented. You are proactive and not afraid to make decisions, and you take responsibility. You can hold your own and tackle the challenge of solving bottlenecks head on.

You also have the following:

• Experience in coaching and/or leading a team
• A Bachelor's degree combined with relevant work experience in a commercial environment
• Familiarity with procurement processes
• A good command of English and Dutch (both spoken and written), as you will be working with national and international colleagues at our headquarters
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook

What we offer

Quite a lot, actually! From our bustling headquarters in the Netherlands, you will have an impact across the whole of Europe. We're now up to more than 2,550 stores in 12 countries and millions of smiles from our customers – and we're not stopping there, because we have big growth ambitions, both for Action and you. Our growth means you can always take new steps to develop as a professional, whether that means a different position, an interesting innovation project or new skills. And you can do all that in a culture where we truly embrace our shared values: customer focus, teamwork, simplicity, discipline, cost-consciousness and respect.
 

You can also count on Action for the following:

• A competitive salary based on a 38-hour week
• 24 leave days (based on a 38-hour week) with the option to purchase five additional days
• A 15% staff discount on your purchases at Action 
• A good pension scheme, collective health insurance and travel expenses allowance
   

How we contribute to society

If you only know Action from the stores, a new world will open up for you when you join us. As an example, we're working hard behind the scenes to make a positive impact on society and the environment. Did you know we sponsor more than 2,000 children worldwide who are growing up in an SOS Children's Village? Or that our team reflects the diversity of our customers, representing 124 nationalities? Or that 70% of our wood products and 86% of our cotton already come from sustainable sources? Or that we only use energy-efficient LED lighting in more than half of our stores? Yes, that's Action, too. If you're curious about what other initiatives we're taking, join our team and see for yourself.
 

Interested?

We're proud to be an inclusive employer, and we warmly invite anyone who sees themselves in the vacancy to apply. So take action and respond to this vacancy now!

What happens next:

1. Response to your application within 14 days (and usually earlier)
2. First meeting with the manager and a colleague
3. Online assessment to get to know you better
4. Second interview with your recruiter, among others
5. Welcome to Action

Throughout the process, your recruiter is your permanent point of contact and is available to answer any questions you may have.