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Needed: PURCHASING AGENTS from Different Countries

Brief Background:

Our client is an American company operating in several countries in the
educational field. We are currently searching for new purchasing agents
in your market to partner with us in developing new sources of supply.
Due to the peculiarity of the job we prepare every agent to perform the
required tasks through specific training sessions where we'll be
giving a more extensive background on the business and will be coaching
negotiations techniques for the optimal performance of the tasks.

Minimum Requirements:

Knowledge of English Language (comfortable to communicate in English)
Fluency in the local language
Negotiation skills
Access to phones, computers and internet
Knowledge of the local market (how to negotiate in the local culture)
Computer literate and familiar with office routines (mail, email,
files, Microsoft tools)
Effective Negotiation Skills

Workload - Time

An average of 10 hours per week performing activities such as: phone
calls, emails, file, and eventual visits to distributors, bookstores
and book fairs.
2 or 3 days of full time training to be held in a country to be
defined.
Obs: 1) The first weeks of the business set up, it might be necessary a
few more hours per week. 2) Considering that many of the routine tasks
can be performed after or before regular business hours, the agent can
be involved in other activities or jobs.

Remuneration

Remuneration is always discussed personally by our Client Team
Managers, however the following statements apply:
The agents will be hourly remunerated for the time invested in
performing the tasks.
If there is a company involved in the negotiation (either if the
company belongs or not to the agent), the goods traded through this
company will receive a mark up to cover the operational costs.

FOR INQUIRIES & APPLICATION SUBMISSION, Please send email addressed to
our Recruitment Division at james@philippinemanpower.com or talk to us
at Yahoo Messnger: worldwidebookbusiness@yahoo.com