Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Up to AED5,000.00 per month
Job Overview:
The Marine Purchase Officer is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and procuring marine-related materials, spare parts, equipment, and services to support ongoing marine operations, vessel maintenance, and port services. This role plays a key part in ensuring the timely and cost-effective supply of quality materials while maintaining strong relationships with vendors and service providers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Receive and review purchase requisitions for marine spare parts, equipment, tools, and services.
- Source qualified marine suppliers and service providers locally.
- Request, analyze, and compare quotations to ensure best value for cost, quality, and delivery time.
- Negotiate prices, payment terms, delivery schedules, and warranty conditions with vendors.
- Issue purchase orders and follow up on timely delivery of goods and services.
- Coordinate with the technical, operations, and logistics teams to ensure items meet specifications and deadlines.
- Maintain accurate records of purchases, price history, supplier performance, and delivery documentation.
- Ensure compliance with company procurement policies and marine industry standards.
- Track and manage inventory levels of critical marine parts and consumables.
- Handle urgent purchase requests.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers.
Qualifications:
- 2–4 years of experience in procurement, preferably in the marine, shipping, or offshore services industry.
- Strong knowledge of marine spare parts, equipment, and vendor networks.
- Familiarity with Incoterms, marine logistics, and import/export procedures.
- Proficient in MS Office; experience with ERP or purchasing software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, AMOS) is a plus.
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and time management skills.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to handle multiple procurement requests simultaneously.
- Fluent in English; knowledge of additional languages is an asset.
Preferred Attributes:
- Knowledge of classification society requirements and marine technical standards.
- Ability to work under pressure, especially during vessel emergencies or urgent dockings.
- Proactive, reliable, and capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong sense of ethics and confidentiality in handling procurement and supplier information.