Marine Survey Commodity Buyer H/F ABYSS ENERGY

CONTEXT
Supporting the delivery of complex offshore infrastructure projects worldwide, Abyss Energy, engineering consulting & recruitment firm, is seeking a Marine Survey Commodity Buyer.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing procurement activities related to marine survey services, ensuring the optimization of cost, quality and delivery performance while supporting major offshore and subsea projects. The position requires close collaboration with project teams, marine operations, commercial stakeholders, technical specialists and key suppliers operating in the offshore survey market.

RESPONSIBILITIES
To support the successful execution of procurement activities, your duties will include:

• Optimizing cost, quality and lead times associated with outsourced marine survey services.
• Supporting commercial and bidding teams in the preparation of cost estimates for marine survey scopes.
• Identifying project requirements and contributing to the development of sourcing strategies.
• Managing the full procurement cycle, including market analysis, RFQs, tendering processes, bid evaluations and supplier selection.
• Preparing commercial analyses, bid tabulations and procurement recommendations for internal stakeholders.
• Coordinating technical evaluations with engineering and marine survey specialists.
• Leading commercial and contractual negotiations with selected suppliers.
• Managing purchase order and contract implementation activities in accordance with internal procurement processes.
• Monitoring contract execution, handling variations and resolving commercial issues throughout project delivery.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with key marine survey contractors and service providers.
• Developing and maintaining market intelligence, benchmarking data and historical cost databases.
• Monitoring supplier performance, competitiveness, quality and HSE indicators.
• Identifying and qualifying new suppliers to ensure market coverage and competitive sourcing.
• Supporting the implementation of long-term sourcing agreements when appropriate.
• Tracking contractual costs against project budgets and highlighting commercial risks or deviations.
• Providing regular reporting and procurement performance updates to management.
• Contributing to the development and mentoring of junior procurement resources.

PROFILE

• Minimum 5 years of experience in offshore, marine, subsea or maritime construction procurement, ideally within marine survey, offshore services or subsea cable projects.
• Master's degree or equivalent (Bachelor +5 years education) in Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or a related discipline.
• Proven experience managing international tenders, supplier negotiations and contract administration.
• Strong knowledge of offshore project environments and marine services procurement.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Demonstrated experience in supplier relationship management and sourcing strategy development.
• Excellent analytical, commercial and negotiation skills.
• Familiarity with procurement systems and ERP environments such as SAP.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Fluent English required, both written and spoken.

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