Senior Buyer

Working at Boskalis is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, an increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to make your mark in finding innovative and relevant solutions for complex infrastructural and marine projects.

Boskalis has one of the largest global fleets of specialized offshore vessels, allowing us to carry out a broad range of offshore activities. We provide innovative and sustainable all-round solutions to tackle major worldwide maritime challenges. Our Offshore Energy division supports sustainable energy solutions such as wind energy as well as traditional fossil facilities. We’re involved in the entire journey from developing and transporting to maintaining and decommissioning these facilities.

Do you want to make a difference in the maritime and offshore world? Are you driven by curiosity and find it challenging to manage complex procurement processes? We are looking for an experienced Senior Buyer who excels in stakeholder management and project procurement and is also familiar with the maritime and/or offshore sector.

As a senior buyer, you play a crucial role in the success of our offshore projects. You go beyond just negotiating contracts; you have complete procurement management of a project under control and ensure you are always prepared, even if the planning changes at the last minute. You report on procurement activities to the responsible Project Manager and are accountable for other matters to the manager of the project procurement department.

Your responsibilities as a senior buyer

• Coordinate the entire procurement process within tenders and projects, including the selection, pre-qualification, and request for quotations from suppliers.
• Advise and guide project teams on procurement matters, preparing necessary procurement plans and sharing knowledge and expertise with team members.
• Compare quotations, conduct negotiations, develop contracts cross-functionally, and advise project teams on supplier selection.
• Monitor contracts and delivery agreements, manage contracts, and evaluate suppliers, implementing improvement plans as needed.
• Contribute to the optimization of procurement processes within projects and the department, and manage and update the list of preferred suppliers.

Your qualities 

You can make your mark as a senior buyer if you will have:

• At least 8 years of relevant experience in offshore procurement.
• Completed bachelor’s degree in a technical or logistics field, preferably supplemented with a procurement qualification.
• In-depth knowledge of complex procurement processes and contracts.
• Excellent command of the English language.
• Willingness to travel regularly for project work, when needed.

What you can expect 

• Career opportunities: We challenge you every day to get better. Together we realize your full personal and professional career by creating development opportunities.
• Warm welcome: We warmly welcome our new colleagues, so they feel at home as soon as possible. During your online onboarding program, we give you all the ins and outs of Boskalis!
• Career development: Plenty of opportunities to realize your full potential. Challenge yourself with (online) courses in our Boskalis academy.

Extra information 

• Your team:  You will be part of procurement team. You will be located in our Abu Dhabi office while your direct colleagues are working on our projects.
• Full/part-time job: The function of senior buyer is a fulltime position.
• Procedure: All you need to do to apply for a job is to complete the online application form and send it to us along with your CV and cover letter. As soon as you have sent your application, you will receive a confirmation email. Depending on the job, we will invite you for two or more interviews via Microsoft Teams or at our office. If both sides are happy to proceed after interviews, we will make you an offer to join Boskalis. After successfully completing all the steps in the procedure, we warmly welcome you to our organization. 

We’ll be happy to answer your questions about the position of senior buyer. Please contact Catherine Buenaagua, corporate recruiter via our careers page.

Interested? Please apply by filling in your details and by uploading your cover letter and CV on our careers site. 

Disclaimer for recruitment and selection agencies

We don’t accept any unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment and selection agencies. In general, we don’t appreciate acquisition and this also applies to Boskalis colleagues or associated Boskalis companies.

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