At Vanden, we’re passionate about transforming waste into a valuable commodity. Our mission: Vanden make recycling part of the supply chain, to optimise the use of plastics. We add value and educate our team and customers as we go.
And since we started on our journey, back in 2005, we’ve developed a worldwide presence, serving hundreds of customers in over 20 countries. And we’ve grown a strong, capable team of colleagues who are dedicated and loyal.
We are headquartered in Hong Kong with operations and representation in Australia, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Turkey amp; UK. We operate a recycling facility based in UK in Whittlesey (PE7 2EX), which opened in March 2017, specialises in the collection and recycling of a variety of plastic waste from the manufacturing, packing and warehousing industries across the UK.
Our ideal candidate
Experience in plastics or recycling is not required. This is a highly skilled commodity trading role, suited to a candidate with exceptional commercial skills, a knack for deal making and the ability to take the bull by the horns when challenges arise.
Goal-orientated, not afraid to get their hands dirty and love to close deals constantly. They turn challenges into opportunities and quickly solve problems. When things are tough, take perspective, step back and remain objective to ensure the desired outcome is achieved. In this way, we stay flexible, seek to pinpoint what really matters and find workable actions, quickly. Our people are eager to stay up-to-date by reading, attending training and take ownership of personal development.
Our Values:
Living the Vanden Values is a key part of our culture. Our Values were created by our people in early 2018. We brought all our teams together to determine what it meant to be part of Vanden. Through a combination of telling stories of colleagues in action and establishing the type of environment we want to create, our 6x core values were born!
These are an important part of understanding if Vanden is right for you! Please take a look on the last page for a full description.
Job Summary
Executing deals that secure diverse, stable supplies of scrap plastic commodities generated from the Waste Management amp; Recycling industry. You will bring those commodities to market through Vanden’s global sales teams.
This is a purchasing side role, but it is not a simple sourcing position. It is a sophisticated commodity trading role that requires a talented salesperson who can collaborate internally and externally.
With ownership of a market territory, you will build deep relationships with all possible suppliers, control material quality and close deals constantly.
Communicating with colleagues across the world every day in the deal making process, a highly collaborative and entrepreneurial mindset are key to being a top performer.
Success is achieved through a disciplined and consistent approach to servicing existing and new suppliers. Visiting regularly to build relationships, inspect quality and gather market intelligence. Working to targets, you can balance the desire to do deals with the need to proactively manage risk.
Skilled at research and time management, our ideal candidate has a natural drive to achieve and a flexible mindset. You will thrive in a fast-moving environment, respond to dynamic market conditions (exchange rates, material prices amp; shipping rates) and react quickly to changing priorities without being flustered.
An excellent communicator, you are always open to giving and receiving feedback on performance. Not willing to settle for second best, challenges are seen as an opportunity to learn.
A typical day involves issuing multiple material offers to our global sales teams. Quality checking materials in person and assessing commercial viability prior to offering to market. Negotiating and liaising with sales, logistics teams and suppliers in order to close a profitable deal. Often under tight deadlines.
This role is suited to an A-Player who is motivated, goal driven and wants to be part of a Values driven organisation in a growth industry.
Essential Duties amp; Responsibilities
Business Development amp; Delivery:
Secure regular supply of plastic scrap material according to market demands
Enhance relationships with existing suppliers to increase volumes amp; margins
Develop new suppliers to diversify business, increase volumes and margin
Identify all prospective suppliers within your region
Systematically work through all prospects to establish relationships that result in regular, profitable deals
Actively seek out new opportunities through conducting market research, cold calling, networking, social media, attending conferences and trade fairs.
Pre-qualify visits and manage supplier expectations us