Senior Category Buyer
Core
Develop and implement category strategies for Marine Machinery and Equipment to ensure cost-efficient, reliable, and high-quality supply chains for fleet, equipment, and project-supporting activities.
Role type
Senior Category Buyer (Marine Machinery)
Builds
Sustainable supplier networks and optimized procurement solutions for technical components, workshop equipment, and project-critical consumables.
Domain
Maritime industry / Industrial procurement
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Category strategy development, supplier relationship management, contract negotiation, root cause analysis, TCO optimization, stakeholder collaboration, compliance management
Preferred skills
Technical affinity with marine equipment, ERP or analytics tools knowledge, Dutch language proficiency
Technologies
MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint), ERP systems
Responsibilities
Develop category strategies focusing on cost efficiency, availability, quality, and risk control; Identify optimization and standardization opportunities across the supply chain; Build and manage a network of technically capable and financially solid suppliers; Lead high-level negotiations and establish contracts, framework agreements, SLAs, and price lists; Collaborate with projects, vessel management, technical departments, QHSE, and warehousing to define requirements; Conduct root cause analyses on recurring supply issues and drive structural corrective actions; Report to the Category Manager and contribute to category plans and KPI reviews.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
