Purchaser

MacGregor – Let's shape the future together

Are you looking for an opportunity to contribute to the growth and development of an organization’s structure? Looking no further, MacGregor is looking to hire a Purchaser to join our team. 

The Purchaser will be responsible for managing the entire purchasing process, including placing and tracking purchase orders in SAP, verifying automated orders, and ensuring timely delivery in alignment with company policies. The role involves obtaining supplier offers to support the RFQ process, collaborating with the Sales and Quotation teams, and monitoring supplier performance. The Purchaser will also provide guidance to junior team members, generate required reports, and ensure purchasing activities meet the company’s cost/quality standards. Additionally, the position requires proactively addressing any issues related to pricing, delivery dates, or supplier performance.

You will evaluate supplier offers to ensure competitiveness and suitability, monitor the progress of purchase orders and ensure timely delivery and confirm realization of purchase orders and track delivery dates. In addition, you will alert relevant teams if there are any issues with prices or project deadlines.

More tasks and responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of best practices within the purchasing team

• Generate and deliver purchasing reports on request

• Work to optimize the purchasing process to achieve the best cost-to-quality ratio

• Review and verify invoices from vendors in the Basware tool, ensuring accuracy and compliance with purchase orders and contract terms

• Proactively identify, resolve, and manage any claims with suppliers related to pricing, delivery schedules, or product quality

• Work with suppliers to resolve disputes and ensure satisfactory outcomes

• Act as a point of contact for resolving any challenges during the purchasing process

Reporting directly to the Purchasing Team Leader. The position will be based in MacGregor’s office in Gdansk, Poland or Piraeus, Greece.

What you’ll need to succeed

The ideal candidate for this role is a team player, with the ability to collaborate across departments. We are looking for a person who has strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with suppliers and internal teams. The suitable person is an effective communicator who has the ability to present information clearly, self-motivated and able to work independently with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Ideally you have

• Commercial or technical Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (2 years)

• Proven track record in a similar purchasing or procurement role, ideally in the maritime or spare parts industry

• Strong computer skills, including experience with SAP, Google Workspace (G Suite), and advanced Excel

• Accountable and responsible for meeting deadlines and maintaining high-quality standards

• Efficient with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities

• A go-to person who provides support and mentorship to junior team members

• Fluent in both written and spoken English

Why MacGregor?

Our people are behind every success. People create the technology and product lifecycle solutions that make us great, our people are the ones who innovate, and people drive our business forward. With us you will be part of an international collaborative working culture with challenges and opportunities to further develop yourself professionally. We enable sustainable global maritime operations by maximizing efficiency in cargo and load handling. 

Values guide our work

• Integrity steers all our thinking, behaviour and the relationships with our customers and other stakeholders

• Quality is valued in our processes, products and services and helps to improve our customers’ performance and our own competences

• Safety is essential in everything we do

MacGregor is an equal opportunity employer. We recognise that diversity is key to our continued success, and strive to maintain a fair and equitable recruitment process for all applicants.

Additional information

Do you have questions regarding the role? Please contact Magdalena Lichtarska, Team Leader at Magdalena.Lichtarska@macgregor.com. 

Kindly note that we will only review CVs and applications submitted in English through our recruitment portal. Unfortunately we do not consider CVs sent per email.

If you are ready to step into an exciting new role where you can make a significant impact and contribute to the success of MacGregor, feel free to apply!

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