German Vendor Relations Administrator – Fashion

Our client is a global fashion brand looking for a German Vendor Relations Administrator to join their amazing Vendor Relations Team under the Accounts Payable Department (Finance) managing and resolving vendor queries.

Title: German Vendor Relations Administrator – Fashion
Start date: ASAP
End date: February 2024 (with opportunity to extend)
Location: Watford
Work form: Hybrid – 3x onsite (Tuesday to Thursday), 2x remote (Monday and Friday)
Hours: 9am to 5pm with 30mins break (37.5 hrs per week)
Reporting to: AP Merchandise Supervisor
Pay rate: £14.14/hr – £16/hr or £29,120 – £33,280 per annum

Job Summary

To ensure all Merchandise vendor queries are dealt with in an accurate & timely manner and to manage the day to day AP merchandise queries.

Responsibilities

* To deal with all incoming vendor queries.
* To build on excellent working relationships with both our external and internal customers.
* To ensure all queries are dealt with in an accurate, timely and professional manner.
* To reconcile vendor statements and obtain copies of any outstanding invoices and correct any anomalies between our system and vendor’s statement.
* To ensure expected targets are consistently met
* Any bad debts are prioritised and resolved in a timely fashion

Key Skills, Knowledge & Experience

* Fluent in German and English
* Experience of working in a high volume Accounts Payable Department
* Self-motivated and works on own initiative
* Ability to make decisions based on information available
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate and influence internal and external stakeholders
* Experience of handling vendor queries within a finance setting