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Procurement Officer

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Join our global team for a career filled with opportunities to solve challenges both small and large, local and global, simple and complex.
Main Responsibilities
Leadership.
  • Mentor team members to ensure the best possible service in accordance with the SLA.
  • Coach and train new staff equip them with knowledge that is required to conduct their day to day activities.
  • Actively engage, contribute and support existing team initiatives supporting the GPS Strategy.


Operational Performance & KPI's.
  • Ensure that all requisitions, quotes, purchase orders and invoices are processed in accordance with SLA provisions for GPS.
  • Follow up and co-ordinate with all stakeholders to ensure that goods and services are provided as required.
  • Comply with the 5 R's (Right product, Right quantity, Right place, Right time and Right price.)
  • Ensure that clear audit trails and records are available to justify and back up all procurement decisions.
  • Maintain BASSnet data to ensure that accurate KPI's can be produced.


Supply Chain Management / Logistics.
  • Ensure goods and services are delivered according to the vessel schedules.
  • Report any deviations and take action to re-route goods / services, if necessary, whilst minimizing any cost impact.
  • Clear understanding of Incoterms.
  • Look for supply chain efficiencies and opportunities to consolidate cargo to reduce costs.


Procurement Strategy.
  • Support GPS Strategy.


Project Management.
  • Work with colleagues, customers and suppliers to improve total cost performance and quality.
  • Identify opportunities to optimize processes and procedures and present to senior managers for approval.
  • Support sourcing projects.


Sourcing and Pricing.
  • Identify and evaluate potential suppliers to ensure availability of items and ensure smooth operation onboard the vessel / rigs.
  • Evaluate offers in accordance with GPS procurement procedures taking account of the urgency of the requirements, whilst always ensuring that WSM's standards of governance and audit trails are always maintained.

E-sourcing.
  • Identify opportunities for e-sourcing and forward to Procurement Manager.

Supplier Relationship Management.
  • Develop and share knowledge of WSM's global supplier base, establish relationships and maintain contacts with key suppliers worldwide.

Negotiation.
  • Develop lowest landed cost mindset.
  • Constantly refine negotiation skills with emphasis on achieving a 'win -win' for both parties.
  • Continuously challenge suppliers on their existing prices to generate tangible savings.
  • Constantly challenge prices within the Procurement Teams and ensure that offers are based on the lowest landed cost.
  • Identify possible areas for improvement to reduce cost (e.g. payment terms, incoterms, delivery cost etc.)


Contract Management.
  • Ensure compliance with GPS frame agreements, where applicable.


Responsible Procurement.
  • When possible, ensure vendors comply with the standards set out in IMPA ACT


Financial Analysis.
  • Ensure that all new vendors provide financial data and that this is reviewed prior to opening an account.
  • Highlight any vendors who may be in financial difficulty to senior management.


Risk Management.
  • Take steps to avoid delivery delays and monitor deliveries from vendors closely.
  • Prioritize and take special measures to avoid off hire of vessels.


Data Analysis.
  • Review vendor delivery performance monthly, identify and address any concerns.


Procurement Systems.
  • Purchasing System expert user (Bassnet, Salesforce, MYMPS, Procurement GIMS Guidelines.)
  • Shipserv, ShipServ Pages & Reports, Ariba - Sourcing & CM, DOCMap.


Industry Knowledge.
  • Detailed awareness of marine industry and key drivers that effect the business.
  • Excellent working knowledge of marine suppliers, their markets and their competitors.
  • Good working knowledge of technical / functional specifications.


Process Improvement (Kaizen Process Improvement - Process Waste Reduction Ideas.)
  • Proactively suggest ways to improve service offered.
  • Identify inefficiencies in processes and suggest improvements.

Qualifications
  • 3 – 5 years Maritime Purchasing Experience from the maritime industry with significant procurement / logistics exposure.
  • Or Degree / Diploma / FE Qualification / CIPS.
  • Result Oriented, Sense of Initiative, Assertive, Solution Driven, Process Improvement Mind-set.
  • Customer focused and excellent command of English.
  • Strong Stakeholder Management.
  • High Level of Drive and Determination.
  • Solution first approach.
  • Strong interpersonal skills - ability to get along with diverse personalities and cultures.
  • Flexible, out-of-the box thinker who is comfortable working under pressure.
  • Pro-active attitude with strong sense of ownership.
Process Involvement
  • Requisition processing.
  • Initiating registration of new suppliers.
  • GPS KPI Reporting.
  • Order goods and services.
  • Order and follow up catering arrangements.
  • Shipment/ delivery.
  • Processing of invoice.
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