Global Purchase Manager

Lead the Central procurement strategy for marine fuel testing laboratoriessecuring consumables, equipment, analytical services, contracts, and laboratory quality infrastructure in support of compliant, standardized testing at all locations.

Core Responsibilities

• Global Procurement Strategy & Execution

• Develop and manage sourcing strategies for materials, reagents, consumables (incl. ISO 17025 certified supplies), analytical instruments, and testing services across marine fuel testing labs worldwide.
• Lead RFPs, RFQs, contract negotiations, pricing, supplier selection, and vendor management ensuring cost-effectiveness, quality, and service reliability.
• Coordinate longterm contracts and spot purchases for fuel testing needs, aligning with shipping and fuel operations.

• Laboratory Quality & Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure procurement supports compliance with ISO 17025 (testing standards), ISO 9001, and marine fuel regulations such as IMO 2020, EU Sulphur, etc.
• Partner with laboratory quality assurance teams to maintain accreditation, documentation, and SOPs for testing and materials usage.

• Supplier & Laboratory Service Oversight

• Engage and manage relationships with fuel testing labs, third-party service providers, surveyors, and certification agencies globally.
• Monitor supplier performance through KPIs (on-time delivery, material purity, cost variance, service reliability).

• CrossFunctional Coordination

• Liaise with central marine operations, vessel technical teams, fuel procurement operations, and sustainability functions to ensure fuel testing support aligns with broader procurement and decarbonization strategies.
• Provide regular updates, forecasting, analytics and spend reports to senior leadership and finance stakeholders.

• Risk, Quality & Cost Management

• Proactively identify and mitigate supply chain risks (e.g. reagent shortages, equipment service delays, fuel spec changes, regulatory shifts).
• Negotiate service level agreements (SLAs), optimize procurement cycles, and align strategic initiatives like biofuel or alternative fuel testing where applicable.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education

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• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Procurement, Chemistry, Marine Science, or related field; Master’s/MBA preferred.

• Experience

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• 8–12+ years of procurement experience with 3–5 years managing global lab procurement, preferably in regulated (ISO 17025) testing environments supporting marine fuels.
• Demonstrable experience in marine fuel procurement or fuel testing ecosystem is a strong advantage.

• Technical & Analytical Competence

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• Knowledge of lab instrumentation, chemical consumables, marine fuel properties (e.g. sulphur content, viscosity specs), and quality control systems.
• Familiarity with best procurement systems like Inflow etc

• Regulatory & Quality Systems KnowHow

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• Understanding of ISO 17025 accreditation, fuel quality norms, audit processes and lab compliance frameworks.

• Skills

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• Strong negotiation, vendor management, analytical, communication, and crosscultural stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to travel across regions, manage remote lab networks, and collaborate globally.