Europe Supply Chain Senior Buyer

Posting Date: 1 Apr 2025

City: Gdansk

Location:

Gdansk, PL, 80-309

Contract Type: Permanent

Division: International Supply Chain

Level of experience:

RINA is currently recruiting for a Europe Supply Chain Senior Buyer to join its office in Poland within the International Supply Chain Division.

Mission

The Senior Buyer will play a pivotal role in optimizing Supply Chain strategies. This role involves conducting in-depth supplier research, negotiating contracts, evaluating supplier orders from Business Units, supporting business processes from bid preparation to project execution ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
This role is vital in ensuring that our Supply Chain strategies are robust, cost-effective, and aligned with the company’s strategic objectives.

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Key Accountabilities

Supply Chain Strategy Development & Implementation:
- Lead the development and implementation of Supply Chain strategies, ensuring full compliance with guidelines, policies, and regulatory requirements.
Advanced Vendor Management:
- Oversee the scouting and segmentation of suppliers, maintaining a comprehensive Vendor List.
Robust Performance Management:
- Implement and manage performance scorecards and risk passports, ensuring supplier compliance and risk mitigation.
Comprehensive Risk Assessment:
- Conduct detailed risk assessments and manage the risk passport process.
In-depth Supplier Evaluation:
- Evaluate supplier performance across all dimensions, ensuring high standards of compliance and quality.
RFQ & Bid Management:
- Issue RFQs, manage bid receipts, conduct thorough evaluations, and compare bids.
Advanced Data Analysis & Reporting:
- Provide detailed analysis and reporting on Supply Chain performance and make strategic recommendations.
Strategic Supplier Relationship Management:
- Conduct in-depth assessments of supplier capabilities and maintain long-term, strategic relationships to drive innovation.
Technical Collaboration & Tender Support:
- Lead collaboration with Business for technical evaluations and actively participate in Tender Clarification Meetings.
Target Setting & Negotiation:
- Define target prices, communicate with vendors for Best and Final Offers, and negotiate contracts.
Final Bid Comparison & Contract Management
Conduct final bid comparisons, evaluate commercial conditions, and finalize contracts with vendors.
Internal Approval & Reporting
Provide internal approval on recommended vendors and generate regular Supply Chain performance reports.
International Vendor Management
Manage both foreign and local aspects of Vendor Inspection management and international Supply Chain planning.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or Business Administration Finance Management

Qualifications

- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in Supply Chain, Supply Chain management, or a related field.
- Extensive experience in supplier evaluation, negotiation, and contract management.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Supply Chain software and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.

- Advanced level of English and Polish
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and lead a team.
- Basic knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance in Supply Chain activities.

Competencies

ADDRESS THE WAY - Have a big picture of different situations and reinterpret it in a perspective way
BUILD NETWORK - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organization
CLIENT INTIMACY - Embrace internal and external client needs, expectations, and requirements to ensure maximum satisfaction
EARN TRUST - Take everyone's opinion into account and remain open to diversity
MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources and constraint
MANAGE EMOTIONS - Recognise one's and other's emotions and express and regulate one's reactions
PIONEER CHANGE - Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstances
PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Promote commitment by keeping promises as a Role Model
THINK FORWARD - Capitalise on experiences and translate them into action plans for the future

With over 5,800 employees and 200 offices in 70 countries worldwide, RINA is a multinational player which provides certification, marine classification, product testing, site supervision and vendor inspection, training and engineering consultancy services across a wide range of sectors. Our business model covers the full process of project development, from concept to completion. The aim is to guarantee a project’s technical, environmental and safety - and sometimes also economic and financial - sustainability.

At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind. It is the policy of RINA to provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy) national origin, age, disabilities, marital status, sexual orientation, genetics, military status, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans (veterans who served during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a badge has been authorized), and Armed Forces service medal veteran, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. We are strongly committed to this policy and believe in the concept and spirit of the law.

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