Job Title: Purchase Specialist – Marine
Role Overview:
The Purchase Specialist – Marine is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and procuring marine-specific materials, equipment, spare parts, and services. This role ensures timely availability of critical supplies to support vessel operations, maintenance, and marine engineering requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Source marine equipment, ship spare parts, deck/engine stores, safety equipment, lubricants, etc.
- Coordinate procurement for dry-docking, maintenance schedules, and emergency requirements.
- Evaluate supplier quotations and negotiate pricing, warranties, and delivery terms.
- Maintain approved vendor lists and develop new marine-industry supplier relationships.
- Work closely with technical teams, vessel managers, and marine engineers to understand requirements.
- Prepare Purchase Orders and manage the full procurement cycle.
- Track deliveries, shipping documentation, customs clearance, and logistics coordination.
- Monitor inventory levels and reorder cycles for critical vessel items.
- Ensure compliance with marine regulations, safety standards, and classification society requirements.
- Maintain accurate procurement and cost records for budgeting and auditing.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Marine Engineering, Business, or related field.
- Experience in marine procurement, ship supply, or maritime logistics preferred.
- Strong negotiation and vendor-management skills.
- Knowledge of vessel spare parts, technical marine equipment, and IMO/ISM requirements is an advantage.
- Familiarity with ERP procurement systems.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with time-critical demands.
Preferred Experience:
- Working with ship owners, ship management companies, or marine service providers.
- Handling RFQs, tenders, and long-term supply contracts.
- Understanding of HS codes, import/export compliance, and marine-specific logistics.
