TECHNICAL PURCHASER

For our international client, a specialised chemical ship owning and chartering company, we are exclusively looking for a TECHNICAL PURCHASER to reinforce the team.

Are you the versatile Technical Purchaser with an edge and do you want to develop yourself at an integrated shipping owner focusing on a sustainable future? Apply now and join the Company as its Technical Purchaser!

Working at the Company means operating in a world where sustainability is important. They are always looking for new ways to challenge the status quo, developing technological and logical solutions to help their clients reach their goals.

At the Company, they work in a culture full of trust, openness, and creativity, always keeping an eye on the long term.

What to expect
As Technical Purchaser you are responsible for executing tactical procurement activities, including supplier (relationship) management, contract management, to support and improve the company’s operational efficiency.

To give you an indication what will be the focus of this position, please see the core Tasks & Responsibilities below:

According to the SHEQ Management System he/she shall:
- implement Company Policy and Procedures as related to the procurement and supply on board, ensure that vessels are supplied with the required material and in the due times and by ensuring that optimum conditions are obtained with regards to quality, industry requirements, costs and expediting performances
- follow-up the requisitions received from vessels and/or issued and as approved by the Superintendents; send enquires, evaluate offers and place orders in co-operation with involved Superintendents.
- Assist and provide feed-back to the Superintendents on purchasing and forwarding issues.
- Obtain the authorization from the Director Shipmanagement to purchase spare parts from a secondary (non-original) supplier in case original spare parts are not available
- Compare status of orders with assigned budgets
- Plan, optimize, arrange and monitor forwarding of purchased equipment to vessels, in the most cost efficient way and according to the known vessel’s schedule, in any case ensuring that priority is given in the forwarding of any material ordered as urgent and in case of supply of critical items.
- Actively control forwarding cost compared with assigned budgets
- Check and approve invoices in line with purchase order and agreement
- Negotiate agreements and contracts with the suppliers, as per SMS procedures
- Monitor suppliers performances; Issue non-conformity to the supplier , whenever necessary, maintaining statistics related to the suppliers performances ; suppliers performances statistics shall be used and presented to the management at any Management Review
- Actively follow-up trends and development related to purchasing
- Assist the Managing director with claims administration and keep the claims and P&I administration up to date and create quarterly overviews on claims and P&I issues.
- Shall duly maintain up-to-date and properly filed purchasing and supplying SMS documentation and records
- Assist with company presentations in co-operation with the SHEQ Manager.

Accountability:
The Technical Purchaser operates under direction of the Director Shipmanagement and reports to him for assigned budgets

What we are looking for:

• A bachelor’s in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or similar;
• Roughly 4 years of experience in purchasing office, preferable in a Shipping Company (f.e. tactical buyer, project buyer, contract engineer, etc);
• Demonstrable experience with project procurement (i.e. full scope EPCIC/CAPEX projects) in a heavy, high demand industry such as the maritime sector;
• Demonstrable experience with applying contract law (drafting and reviewing contracts);
• Proactive mindset with the ability to identify problems, propose solutions, and drive continuous improvement, analytical skills and proficiency in data-driven decision-making;
• Negotiation skills and ability to build and maintain strategic relationships with suppliers and vendors;
• Knowledge of procurement best practices, contract management, and risk mitigation strategies;
• Communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills;
• Good in written and spoken English.
  

Offer

• A competitive salary;
• 28 vacation days; with the option to buy more days;
• An employer-financed pension scheme;
• Bonus scheme depending on knowledge and experience;
• A dynamic and challenging role in an entrepreneurial organization;
• Working from the office in the city centre of Rotterdam with the opportunity to combine this with occasionally working from home;
• Travel allowance in the form of an NS Business Card; and 0,23ct per k/m from home to the office.

Do you have questions or if you would like to find out more about this vacancy?

Reach out and/or apply, and who knows when you will be on board of this great Company!