Job Description

At Maersk we value the diversity of our talent and will always strive to recruit the best person for the job we value diversity in all its forms,including but not limited to: gender,age, nationality, race, sexual orientation, disability or religious beliefs. We are proud of our diversity and see it as a genuine source of strength for building high performing teams. We are looking for an experienced Buyer to join our team of professionals in Marine Supply Chain &
Category Management in Mumbai & Coordinate the supply of various commodities to the Group´s operational assets.
Key responsibilities

• You will have an end to end responsibility,accountability and handling entire demand to delivery process for Maersk Line vessels.
• Running the RFQ process with non-contracted suppliers for optimal deliveries.
• Follow Procure to Pay process (PTP) for timely payments to all vendors and handle invoices with discrepancies.
• Perform Stakeholder Management with technical organizations through daily interactions and addressing their concerns in a timely manner.
• Ensure optimum utilization of vessel budgets.
• You will be involved in key negotiations and Supplier Performance Management tasks.
• Demand forecasting and volume allocation basis annual spend data
• Follow the 4R Principle – Right price, Right Place, Right Time and Right Quantity
• Always follow the Maersk’s carbon neutral initiative to minimize the carbon emission in our
• supply chains.
• Work closely with Master data teams to optimize back end data quality.
• Close association with Master Data Teams to ensure we have 100% catalogue coverage at key ports.
• Involved in developing new supplier’s basis delivery experience at respective ports to expand our global coverage
• Must have the sense of urgency to address all pressing matters with key stakeholders.

• Holds a bachelor’s degree at minimum with a procurement background.
• Experience from Shipping/O&G would be an added plus
• Relevant work experience ranging between 3 – 4 years from a reputed organization focused towards SupplyChain
• Understands stakeholder management and can build rapport even in challenging situations
• Excellent communication skills
• Customer focus and service mind set
• Preferred a broad knowledge on nonpurchasing and logistics subjects, e.g.
• technical insight, vessel operations,customs rules and regulations in the countries which our vessels trade
• Agile behaviour while handling numerous tasks within limited timeframes in a structured manner with an eye for the detail level necessary