Administrative clerk

Function

Our client is a a growing family-run business in the steel industry in the Koekelare region. We are looking for a all-round administrative, commercial and logistics assistant.

In this varied role, you will be the first point of contact for customers and suppliers and you’ll work closely with production, the warehouse and sales.

What’s on your to-do list?

• You process and monitor customer orders meticulously on
• You make quotations and ensures that it is followed up properly
• You will assist customers by telephone and in writing and answer their questions
• You provide customers with information about products, orders and deliveries
• You will support various commercial activities and client-focused projects
• You hold the customer details up to date
• You will be responsible for the administrative processing of incoming goods
• You follow deliveries and stock data at
• You liaise daily with production, the warehouse and sales to ensure everything runs smoothly
• You’ll also get to apply both commercial and creative skills in your role: you’ll help with the designing and sending out newsletters and commercial mailings

Profile

For this versatile role, we are primarily looking for someone who enjoys getting stuck in, keeps a clear overview and thrives on customer contact. You don’t need to be a technical expert: with the right curiosity and a willingness to learn, you’ll naturally build up the necessary product knowledge.

• You are administratively strong and works accurately
• You are customer-oriented and communicative and is happy to help people
• You have a business acumen and enjoys contributing ideas to find solutions
• You can either independent work well and collaborate effectively with colleagues
• You have a good knowledge of MS Office (you’ve got Excel, in particular, down to a fine art)
• You’re interested in a technical environment and are keen to further develop your product knowledge
• You speak fluently Dutch and English; knowledge of French and/or German is nice

Organisation

Our client is a company based in West Flanders that processes steel sections (whether cut to size or not). Their steel is of prime quality, but other grades of steel are also available on request.

Offer

As well as a varied role within a growing family-run business, you can look forward to an attractive and comprehensive range of benefits:

• A permanent contract of indefinite duration
• An attractive salary package, tailored to your experience and profile
• A lovely selection of extra-legal benefits, including eco-vouchers, a mobile phone with a contract, DKV insurance and group insurance
• From next year, there will also be a cafeteria plan provided
• A 39-hour week, from Monday to Friday
• 6 ADV days in addition to your statutory holiday entitlement
• Sliding working hours: you can start between 7am and 9am
• No obligation to construction leave to be followed – so your holiday plans will be considered flexibly
• A clear and straightforward structure, showing care and respect for every member of staff
• And perhaps most importantly: a a friendly working environment with lovely colleagues where you’ll soon feel at home