Remote Marine Survey Procurement Lead

AVENTA; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AVENTA, a major international subsea contractor, is seeking a Marine Survey Commodity Buyer to source marine survey services globally for submarine cable projects. You will work with project managers, marine operations, survey specialists, bid teams and legal/QHSE functions from Paris area with possible remote work and travel.

In this role you will lead tender processes, negotiate contracts with marine contractors and manage supplier performance across multiple projects while maintaining cost

Qualifications

• 5+ years of procurement experience in offshore construction or marine contracting.
• Experience buying marine survey, geophysical/geotechnical or vessel-based services.
• Experience running tenders, negotiating and managing contracts with marine contractors.
• Able to manage several projects in parallel.
• Fluent English; SAP purchasing experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support bid teams with cost estimates for outsourced survey activities based on cost history and benchmarks.
• Identify survey needs early with project marine managers and define sourcing strategy.
• Run RFQs and tenders, evaluate offers, and present purchasing recommendations.
• Negotiate and sign contracts with survey contractors; ensure SAP approvals before start.
• Manage contract execution, variations and commercial issues till close-out and track costs against budgets.
• Manage the survey supplier panel and drive category strategy, onboarding, audits and risk assessments.
• Coach junior buyers contributing to the category.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Stakeholder management

Tender management

Contract negotiation

Project multitasking

English fluent

Tools

SAP

Job description

AVENTA, a major international subsea contractor, is seeking a Marine Survey Commodity Buyer to source marine survey services globally for submarine cable projects. You will work with project managers, marine operations, survey specialists, bid teams and legal/QHSE functions from Paris area with possible remote work and travel.

In this role you will lead tender processes, negotiate contracts with marine contractors and manage supplier performance across multiple projects while maintaining cost