Responsibilities The Purchasing Assistant provides clerical and administrative office work such as data processing, document processing, and record and file maintenance, supporting the purchasing/procurement department. The role focuses on the execution of operational processes of a purchasing/procurement department, and may also support a Purchasing/Procurement Manager or Director. The Purchasing Assistant is responsible for ensuring that all formula requests and item and ingredient needs are fulfilled accurately and timely. This role reports to the team manager. Purchasing tasks Reviews, processes, and executes weekly mill and warehouse order requests, ensuring supply and following through until delivery to ensure timeliness and accuracy. Creates and administers contract purchase orders from bookings made by the buyer. Reviews, processes, and executes daily formulation requests, ensuring accuracy, legality, and the ability to manufacture as formulated. Handles inbound trucking and ingredient issues as needed. Data, document and information processing Receives, classifies, consolidates, or summarizes documents and information. Processes data and information in various systems or databases according to relevant work instructions. Processes invoices, expense statements and other financial documents. Maintains records or documents and data processed. Communications Occasionally contacts customers, suppliers or organization employees outside the immediate work area to exchange information. Secretarial duties and other tasks Receive and refer visitors and telephone callers. Open and distribute office mail, responding with form letter to routine requests. Produce routine emails/documents from specific instructions. Maintain appointment calendars, manage appointments and schedules, make travel arrangements. Set up meetings. Perform special project duties as assigned. Company Overview Trouw Nutrition is the global leader in innovative feed specialties, premixes and nutritional services for the animal nutrition industry. Trouw Nutrition provides species‑specific nutritional solutions consisting of feed concepts, products and nutritional know‑how. The unique combination of products, models and services Trouw Nutrition offers boosts productivity and supports animal health through all life stages, contributing to our customers' peace of mind. Trouw Nutrition's nutrition solutions have met the need of farmers and home‑mixers, feed producers, integrators and distributors. Trouw Nutrition has locations in 25 countries and around 5,000 employees. Our mission is Feeding the Future. Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed. Our advanced nutritional solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide. Its two global company brands Skretting (aqua feed) and Trouw Nutrition (animal nutrition) have sales in over 90 countries. Our purpose Feeding the Future captures a big challenge: feeding 9 billion people in 2050. Our responsibility is twofold: we need to make a significant contribution to meeting the rapid increase in worldwide demand for food; on the other hand, we need to find the right balance so that we can realize growth while making also responsible choices for people and planet. Equal Opportunity Employer Trouw Nutrition is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Trouw Nutrition is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities. To know more about us, please visit our website #J-18808-Ljbffr