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Title:  Purchasing Specialist

Location: 

Aberdeen (Westhill), GB

Job Closing Date:  25 Mar 2026

Subsea7 are delighted to offer an exciting staff opportunity to join our Supply Chain Management team at our office in Westhill, Aberdeenshire as a Purchasing Specialist.  In this role, you will play a key part in supporting our global operations.  As part of our Offshore Delivery division, the SCM function supports OPEX & CAPEX to provide the Fleet & Equipment group with the necessary services, equipment and consumables required to operate of fleet of vessels, ROVs and operational bases worldwide.

 

The SCM team is responsible for the effective management of all third-party procurement & services. This includes sourcing, supplier management, procurement of goods & services, expediting, logistics, inventory management & warehousing.  The Purchasing Specialist will be responsible for a particular, defined aspect of the Supply Chain process. This will involve the purchase of goods, services and facilities or other SCM functions.

What will you be doing?

 

  • Manage & action the procurement of goods & services for allocated vessel, asset or operational base
  • Plan and execute Forwarding & Expediting strategies to ensure timely arrival of goods services without undue delay or penalty with clearance
  • Operate within standardised SCM policies, processes and systems and leverage the systems side to support the provision of relevant and quality metrics
  • Liaise with cross-functional teams to work with vendors on cost improvement and to create better value delivery
  • Contribute to the selection, management and monitoring of vendors
  • Support internal clients such as Vessel Teams, ROV, project teams with performance of the assigned SCM activities
  • Maintain contact with Vendors, including appropriate sites visits, during the entire process ensuring adherence to quality and deadlines
  • Maintain and produce appropriate reports and logs for all relevant internal parties, ensuring issues are identified ahead of time and managed appropriately

What experience would we like you to have?

 

Please note, if you don’t tick all the boxes below but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience, we’re looking for, please do consider applying.  We would encourage you to apply with a CV that highlights your transferable skills and experience. 

 

  • Experience in a similar position within a Procurement or Commercial function
  • Marine/Vessel industry experience with exposure to procurement processes and familiar with RFQ/tendering
  • Experience using SAP & SAP Ariba or similar systems
  • Knowledge of market/industry suppliers and service providers
  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to influence and negotiate
  • Collaborative and comfortable building effective relationships across all levels of a diverse global business
  • Effective planning and organising skills, able to identify and effectively prioritise workload and reliably meet multiple, often competing deadlines
  • Demonstrate initiative and ownership to deliver workload unsupervised while flexible to support wider team activities

 

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We encourage new ways of thinking and celebrate our wide range of skills that help us continually challenge the status quo and inspire innovation. An inclusive and diverse environment fosters creativity, improves decision-making and introduces new ways of thinking. 

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Subsea7 and we are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive. Fair employment practices, fair treatment for all individuals and equal opportunity on the basis of merit are the foundation of how we work and develop together. 

What happens next? 
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Here are 3 top tips to help you submit a successful application: 

•    Make sure your CV is up-to-date and highlights the transferable skills and experience you can bring to this role. 
•    We would encourage you to include a cover letter as part of your application. It’s your chance to tell us why you would be a brilliant addition to our team. 
•    Take your time with your application and check there are no errors before final submission  
 
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