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ONLY SEYCHELLOIS CANDIDATES CAN APPLY FOR THIS POST

ISPC Seychelles is the market leader in the Seychelles as a wholesaler of European fresh, frozen, dry, non-food products and beverages for the professionals of the hotel industry. We are currently looking for an honest, respectful, flexible, and trustworthy candidate, fluent inEnglish, French and Dutch and having great interpersonal skills and cultural awareness and sensitivity to apply for the following post:

Purchasing Manager

Job Description

In order to manage and develop the purchasing and logistics process for a catalog of more than 5’500 products.

Main tasks and responsibilities: The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Actively participating to the management team’s meetings and the execution of decisions made
• Sourcing new suppliers and products on basis of identified market needs
• Negotiating purchasing and ordering conditions and closing deals
• Caring for a correct and just in time introduction of supplier’s and product’s data in Mercator and File-maker
• Informing sales people and cash & carry people regarding new products
• Identifying stock needs and preparing orders accordingly
• Managing full ordering and goods handling process
• Optimizing transport conditions for reducing costs
• Monitoring logistics and transport of orders
• Managing and settling claims to suppliers
• Defining pricing of products and producing labels
• Activating stocks, introducing supplier’s invoices in Mercator and transferring documents to finance
• Informing sales people and customer order processing regarding arrival of missing products
• Coaching and developing members of the purchasing team in order to let them grow in terms of skills and knowledge
• Caring for the supplier’s and product’s validation by custom, agriculture and veterinary authorities

Job Requirements

Profile: The ideal candidates should meet the following requirements:

• Education level : BAC + 3 minimum
• At least 5 years working experience in similar position in the food sector
• Must have a strong knowledge and appreciation of European food
• Perfect knowledge written and spoken of French and English, Dutchis a plus
• Must be goal oriented and have excellent knowledge of purchasing and logistics technics
• Must have strong analytical and business skills
• Must be proficient in Excel
• Must be proficient in using an ERP system
• Strong negotiation skills
• Capacity to make decisions
• Accurate sense of details
• Team spirit

How To Apply

Interested candidates should Sign-up or login to apply now or if you are confident that your skills and orientation have prepared you to succeed in the above position, apply with copies of your curriculum vitae and relevant credentials to:

ISPC Seychelles, P.O. Box 410, Victoria or email: [email protected]

Closing Date: 13th June 2026

ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.

Note:

In order to increase your chances of a successful selection, kindly ensure that your application is complete and that all relevant information such as your qualifications have been provided with your application.   Otherwise, the Employer reserves the right not to consider your application for selection.