As Marine Purchaser you are part of our procurement team, which is responsible for the timely supply of provisions, stores, consumables and spare parts to our managed vessels.

Monitoring and processing of all requisitions made by the vessels, which are assigned to you, in our fleet management software “BASSnet”

Requesting and comparing different offers and placing orders accordingly with suppliers, after approval and in coordination with the superintendent in charge

Organizing the safe and timely delivery of the purchased items to the vessels, worldwide. As the case may be, all the way from the suppliers, via our worldwide warehouses, to the final delivery on board via barge or truck

Guaranteeing smooth handling of all processes, by maintaining pro-active and transparent communication with all stakeholders involved (e.g. captains and engineers on our vessels, superintendents, suppliers, forwarding- and shipping agents)

Checking of incoming invoices prior to processing

Assisting with the quality- and efficiency evaluation of our suppliers

Supervision and maintenance of existing contracts

Ideally you gained 3 or more years of similar work experience in one of your previous job

Very good command of English (spoken and written)

You are well structured and work pro-actively on upcoming tasks

A high level of diligence, strong organizational skills and a team-player attitude are needed for an effective performance

You are an experienced user of Microsoft Office applications

As the ideal candidate, you support a good team spirit and describe yourself as a self-driven, communicative and open-minded person, bringing new ideas and continuous improvement in processes, negotiations, the use of our BASSnet system etc.