Category Buyer

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Role Summary:

This is a niche procurement role focused on the provisions category within the shipping industry. The position requires strong expertise in sourcing and vendor management for catering and provisions, ensuring cost efficiency and compliance with maritime standards.

Experience : 7–10 years

Mandatory Requirements

• Industry Background: Shipping industry experience is mandatory .
• Category Expertise: Provisions or catering category experience.

Key responsibilities

• You will have an end-to-end responsibility, accountability and handling entire demand to delivery process for allocated set of Maersk Line vessels and ensure the 4R Principle – Right price, Right Place, Right Time and Right Quantity.
• Running the RFQ process with non-contracted suppliers for optimal deliveries.
• Follow Procure to Pay process (PTP) for timely payments to all vendors and handle invoices with discrepancies
• Drive Stakeholder Management with technical organizations and addressing their concerns in a timely manner under Procurement Framework. Proposing solutions in case of complex situations. Actively involved in driving SC Excellence and efficiencies with the key stakeholders.
• To be well-versed with IT platform / system operation with good knowledge to gain maximum output of offered tools and can use insights from the use of a process to improve and optimize the process and ensure compliance.
• Responsible for Driving & Monitoring Operational Performance of the team. Assist Team Lead with Operational Reporting Tasks.
• Demonstrate Leadership skills and fill in for the Deputy responsibilities in the absence of the Team lead.
• Accountable for Training & mentoring of junior staff on a day-to-day basis. Monitor and share feedback on the performance of the junior Buyers and work on the improvement plan to improve on performance.
• Lead & drive assigned Initiatives within the Teams around Category Strategies
• Take lead in driving & implementation of Automation as a part of Digital Agenda
• Represent the Team in Key & Strategic Forums and provide constructive feedback.
• You will be involved Supplier Performance Management tasks and Price Negotiations. Can actively participate in running or supporting with contract Management for smaller agreements.
• Should be able to use data points to analyse & measure performance, opportunities for optimization of performance.
• Should be able to understand relevant commercial terms in the Frame Agreements to validate offers.
• Optimizing sourcing decisions by proposing alternatives in complex situations to solve vessel urgencies at the lowest cost and without excessive risk.
• Work closely with Master data teams to optimize back-end data quality and share proposal around changes.
• Challenge Status Quo - Involve in developing/suggesting new supplier's basis delivery experience at respective ports to expand our global coverage
• In line with market dynamics (Supply/Demand) give feedback on pricing with the preferred suppliers to improve offers and work with Category Managers for their involvement.
• Always follow the Maersk's carbon neutral initiative to minimize the carbon emission in our supply chains.

Category Specific responsibilities

• Check & analyze the Provision, Bonded stores and PPE requisitions based on the requirement of stakeholders.
• Ensure that supplier issues Order confirmation
• Coordinates with vessel, agents and local ship chandlers for the smooth delivery of orders.
• Resolves issues regarding supply as raised directly by the vessel.

• Provides feedback to Captain regarding local ship chandler for budget control.

• You will be involved in key negotiations and supplier performance measurement tasks.

• Work closely with Master data teams to avoid free text buying by the vessels
• Close association with Master Data Teams to ensure we have 100% catalogue coverage at key ports

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