PROCUREMENT/PURCHASER

The recruitment requirements for the procurement position in a ship supply company usually involve aspects such as professional knowledge, work experience, skills, and personal qualities.

The specific details are as follows:

Professional Knowledge and Education

1. Preferred Majors: Candidates with a background in relevant majors such as Navigation Technology, Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Logistics Management, and Supply Chain Management are preferred. Professionals in these fields have a deeper understanding of ship equipment, materials, and the ship operation process, enabling them to better understand the needs and characteristics of ship supply.
2. Education Requirement: A bachelor's degree or above is generally required. However, in some small-scale ship supply companies, a junior college degree may also be acceptable. A higher education level usually indicates that the candidate has more systematic professional knowledge and strong learning ability.

Work Experience

1. Industry Experience: Candidates with work experience in ship supply, shipping logistics, or related industries are preferred. They should be familiar with the ship supply market, understand the supply channels and market conditions of various ship materials, be able to quickly and accurately find qualified suppliers, and conduct effective procurement negotiations.
2. Related Experience Duration: Usually, 2 - 5 years of procurement work experience is required. With a certain number of years of work experience, candidates can more skillfully apply various procurement skills and methods to solve practical problems when facing complex procurement tasks.

Skill Requirements

1. Procurement Skills: Proficient in the procurement process, including supplier development, evaluation, and selection, as well as the drafting, negotiation, and signing of procurement contracts. Able to apply professional procurement tools and methods such as cost analysis, bidding procurement, and negotiation skills to optimize procurement and control costs.
2. Supply Chain Management Ability: Understand the basic principles of supply chain management and be able to effectively plan, organize, coordinate, and control the procurement process to ensure the timely supply of materials while reducing inventory and logistics costs.
3. Data Analysis Ability: Able to collect, organize, and analyze procurement-related data such as market price trends and supplier performance data to provide data support for procurement decisions. Proficient in using data analysis tools such as Excel to create various procurement reports and data analysis reports.
4. Language Ability: Since the business of ship supply companies usually involves the international market and requires communication with domestic and foreign suppliers and customers, good English listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills are required. Candidates should be able to fluently conduct business negotiations with foreign suppliers and read and write English business documents such as procurement contracts and emails.
5. Computer Operation Ability: Proficient in using office software such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as professional procurement management software or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Able to use these software for procurement order management, inventory management, supplier information management, etc., to improve work efficiency and accuracy.

Personal Qualities

1. Sense of Responsibility: The procurement job involves the company's material supply and cost control. Candidates are required to have a high sense of responsibility to ensure the quality, reasonable price, and timely supply of the purchased materials and be responsible for the company's interests.
2. Communication Skills: Good communication skills are one of the key qualities for the procurement position. Candidates need to communicate and coordinate with internal departments such as the demand department, warehouse management department, and finance department to understand material requirements and inventory situations. At the same time, they need to conduct business negotiations and cooperation communication with external suppliers, so they are required to have strong oral and written communication skills.
3. Teamwork Spirit: Able to work closely with colleagues from different departments to jointly complete the company's procurement tasks. In cross-departmental projects, they can actively cooperate with the work of other departments, coordinate various resources, and achieve the team's goals.
4. Stress-Resistance Ability: The procurement job is faced with various pressures such as urgent procurement tasks, supplier delivery delays, and price fluctuations. Candidates are required to have strong stress-resistance ability. When facing pressure, they can remain calm and actively respond to various emergencies to ensure the smooth progress of the procurement work.
5. Integrity and Self-Discipline: The procurement position involves business contacts and interest relationships with suppliers. Candidates are required to have the quality of integrity and self-discipline, abide by the company's procurement policies and professional ethics, and avoid accepting kickbacks, bribes, and other improper behaviors to safeguard the company's interests and reputation.