Procurement Executive (Vessel)

1. AUTHORITY

• In charge of the operational procurement process for ship’s requirements.

2. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY / TASK DESCRIPTION

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▪ Negotiate / communicate with suppliers specifying quality, quantity, and delivery schedules

▪ Schedule, arrange, and follow-up on logistics to ensure cost effective and timely delivery of

items on board

▪ Monitor schedules of the assigned group of vessels to optimize deliveries on board

▪ Proactively participate in department meetings and other activities

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3. EXECUTION

▪ Processing ship’s requisitions via the defined in Company Procurement procedures

▪ Evaluate bids and make recommendations based on commercial and technical factors

▪ Create and send purchase orders after approval

▪ Prepare items for shipment, arrange for transportation of product and coordinate shipments of

supplies to ships

▪ Update good receipt for each order

▪ Processing of invoices belonging to the orders she/he has created and/or are related to her/his

group of vessels

▪ Liaise between suppliers, relevant internal departments and vessels

▪ Other procurement tasks as delegated by the Procurement Manager

▪ Interacts with ships to identify and meet requirements / problem resolution and to accommodate

short lead-time orders

▪ Request and process vessel feedback on quality and timing of deliveries of goods and services

▪ Provide information to the Procurement Manager on various monthly / weekly reports as

relevant

▪ Coordinate with appointed freight forwarder and monitor stock list at regular intervals

▪ Ensure that Procurement policies and standard procedures are adhered to at all times

4. REPORTING LINE (FUNCTION REPORTS TO)

• The Procurement Executive reports to the Procurement Manager.  

5. QUALIFICATIONS

▪ Demonstrate strong analytical, problem solving, time management, decision making and leadership

skills

▪ Highly flexible and stress resistant

▪ Demonstrates teamwork, interpersonal and communication skills

▪ Ability to respond positively to external bodies in an effective manner

▪ Ability to work well within a diverse team environment

▪ Ability to work with different individuals in a diverse team, enhance a sense of belonging, high morale

and cohesive spirit among the various group members.

6. QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree, Diploma or equivalent education with at least 2 years relevant experience
• Experienced in general ship operations and the use of all machinery found onboard
• Knowledge of applicable rules and regualtions relevant to ship operations
• Experienced in intercultured environments and good understanding of Asian and western business practices and protocol
• Experience in accounting AP, handling vendor's SOA
• IT skill - Procurment operating system skill