Merchandise Buyer jobs in Irvington, NJ

We offer

Knowledge beyond borders: In Maersk Procurement, which currently operates out of 6 locations globally, we believe in an environment that focuses on individual talent, skills and interests. We strive to be best in class by utilizing our access to knowledge accumulated in 100 Maersk countries.

International exposure: It will be an opportunity to have a career as a global procurement professional in a Fortune 500 company. You shall be interacting with several global level stakeholders and suppliers.

On-the-job learning: You will be given responsibilities right from the start as we promote a steep learning curve across different functions, practices and domains. Maersk being one of the first movers in Digital Buying, you will get an opportunity to work in an AI/Robotics set up which is in line with the latest industry practices.

We are a dynamic, performance-oriented organization with a downto-earth attitude and approachable management culture. We live our values and build strong teams of people passionate for their job and dedicated to always change for the better.

Key responsibilities :

* You will have an end to end responsibility, accountability and handling entire demand to delivery process for Maersk Line vessels.

* Running the RFQ process with non-contracted suppliers for optimal deliveries

* Follow Procure to Pay process (PTP) for timely payments to all vendors and handle invoices with discrepancies

* Perform Stakeholder Management with technical organizations through daily interactions and addressing their concerns in a timely manner

* Ensure optimum utilization of vessel budgets. * You will be involved in key negotiations and Supplier Performance Management tasks.

* Demand forecasting and volume allocation basis annual spend data

* Follow the 4R Principle - Right price, Right Place, Right Time and Right Quantity

* Always follow the Maersk's carbon neutral initiative to minimize the carbon emission in our supply chains

* Work closely with Master data teams to optimize back end data quality

* Close association with Master Data Teams to ensure we have 100% catalogue coverage at key ports

* Involved in developing new supplier's basis delivery experience at respective ports to expand our global coverage

* Must have the sense of urgency to address all pressing matters with key stakeholders.

Who are we looking for

* At Maersk we value the diversity of our talent and will always strive to recruit the best person for the job - we value diversity in all its forms, including but not limited to: gender, age, nationality, race, sexual orientation, disability or religious beliefs. We are proud of our diversity and see it as a genuine source of strength for building high performing teams.

* Our employees represent a wide range of educational backgrounds, work experience and nationalities - most important to us is your personal skills. You must thrive in a fast paced, fast changing and dynamic environment and be a true team player with strong analytical abilities and interpersonal, and communication skills. The ideal candidate would look like the below:

* Holds a bachelor's degree at minimum with a procurement background. Experience from Shipping/O&G would be an added plus

* Relevant work experience ranging between 3 - 5 years from a reputed organization focused towards Supply Chain

* Understands stakeholder management and can build rapport even in challenging situations

* Excellent communication skills

* Customer focus and service mind set

* Preferred a broad knowledge on non purchasing and logistics subjects, e.g. technical insight, vessel operations, customs rules and regulations in the countries which our vessels trade

* Agile behaviour while handling numerous tasks within limited timeframes in a structured manner with an eye for the detail level necessary