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Commercial Buying Assistant

  • On-site
    • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
  • €2,700 - €3,300 per month
  • Buying

Job description

32 - 40 hours per week 


Do you want to combine your love for purchasing, multitasking, creative products, and retail in an international work environment? You can do that with us!
In this challenging job, you will help develop creative hobby products and offer support to the buyer in every area.


The Commercial Buying Assistant manages and coordinates all incoming work for the team of the category Hobby products. This team plays a supporting role to the Category Buyer and works directly with colleagues from Buying, Project Management, Graphic Design, Copywriting, and Suppliers.


  • Manage development projects for new products within the category. From product idea to packaging design, you support the involved stakeholders in their daily tasks and make sure it runs smoothly.
  • Coordinate and plan all requests and tasks for the team. The hobby team exists of Creative Products Specialists and a Designer - Developer.
  • Information hub: gather updates from the team and serve as a key link between the team, buyer, design, marketing, quality, and suppliers.
  • Project management: oversee the entire development process, from initial idea to final prototype and sample testing.


Are you curious about our hobby products? Take a look on https://craftsandco.eu/ for a first impression!


Job requirements

Your talents: 

  • At least 2 years of relevant work experience and a willingness to learn. 
  • Completed MBO or HBO education in purchasing and/or administration. 
  • Good command of the Dutch and English language, spoken and written. 
  • Excellent knowledge and command of Microsoft Office; advanced in the use of Excel. 
  • Reliable, accurate and good administrative skills. 
  • You have an affinity with retail. 


Who we are? 

Karsten International develops a wide range of products for daily use, from the latest gadgets to sustainable beauty products. You name it, we make it. In addition to working hard and delivering quality, enjoyment and collegiality are our top priorities. The team consists of driven product developers, sales experts, logistics talents, online marketing specialists and graphic designers. Thanks to a broad international network and more than ten years of experience, we are winning the hearts of consumers all over the world with our products. You will be given every opportunity to contribute to this. 


To ensure that you stay in top condition, we offer you: 

  • Space for personal growth and professional development 
  • An excellent pension scheme 
  • Travel allowance 
  • 13th month 
  • 8% holiday pay 
  • An extensive lunch 
  • Fresh fruit 
  • Freshly ground coffee 
  • Boot camp 
  • Yoga 
  • Lease a bike option 
  • OpenUp for mental health 
  • Karsten football team 
  • Massage in the workplace 
  • Discount on cool products 
  • Fun company outings 
  • An Instagram-worthy and easily accessible office in Amsterdam 
  • A great team of colleagues 
  • Support on HSM visa and 30% ruling application if applicable  


Here you can already view your new workplace:


Questions? Ask our Recruiter Fanisha: 


Mobile: +31 6 27 46 47 74 | Landline: +31 20 261 4883  



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