- To Develop Company purchase and supply chain strategy in compliance with Group Code of Conduct
- To manage the purchasing team and team activities to support company operations
- Delivering materials and services for operating fleet and base at the right time and at the right cost with the best value for money
- Monitor and improve purchasing performance in country for its fleet and onshore activities
- To manage the development of supplier database
- Ensure purchase requests are achieved by an efficient supply chain management
Job Duties:
To manage the dedicated Purchasing and Supply chain team as per Company policies including but not limited:
- To support, train, motivate, involve, retain and develop the team members
- Oversees supply chain management
- To monitor performance of team and to optimize the workload between the teams
- To review and revise purchase standards and procedures according Group guidelines to ensure continuous improvement of Performance
- To manage the team performance and ensure the skills development
- To negotiate price and product specification
- To ensure a good communication between the company and local suppliers on all technical and commercial matters
- To keep monitoring purchase flow and approval chains for PR/PO
- To carry out day to day purchasers according to vessels and base requirements
- To manage PO and invoicing: PO and invoice control and approval for payment
- To produce the relevant reporting (KPI, PI, etc.) to the management with analysis for improvement and optimisation using Company IT Soft tools
- To Manage Suppliers relationship, to review and ensure a relevant data registration in the purchasing system, To undertake audits and evaluation on subcontractors according to Quality Plan, To evaluate suppliers and renew supplier agreements
- To follow up of the weekly review with Ship Manager about outstanding PR/PO and deliveries
- To follow up vessel and onshore complains about supply process
- Organize operational supply chain support and optimize local delivery with Logistic Department
- To manage regular surveys on the market and its changes
- Follow the purchasing status for all the fleet with analysis for open PR/PO, leading time etc.
- Coordinates with people in different company locations to see if a better price is available somewhere else or if suppliers in a certain area are not living up to expectations
- Communicates with executives and gains approval for purchasing contracts with new vendors or on new supplies
- Communicates with suppliers and to make sure supplies get where they need to be when they need to be, even when a deadline is tight
- To maintains network of professional contacts for discovering new opportunities for good deals on orders
- Forecasts demand for certain products and makes orders accordingly
- Checks inventory, tracks how inventory is used, and adjusts purchasing habits in accord with apparent trends
- Keeps a well-organized collection of contracts for easy reference when needed
- Attends meetings to stay up to date on the company's objectives
- Attends conferences to meet potential new suppliers and glean insight from other professionals in the purchasing field
