Senior Category Manager – Vessels

Overview

In this role you will shape procurement strategies for global offshore projects and manage RFIs/RFQs for EPCI, transport, installation, and decommissioning. You will lead commercial negotiations, assess risks, and build strong supplier relations to secure robust, value-focused solutions. You will also coach junior team members and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align sourcing with project goals and corporate strategy. This is a high-impact role at the forefront of offshore wind development and vessel procurement.

Responsibilities

• Develop procurement strategies for global offshore projects
• Coordinate RFI/RFQ documentation for EPCI, transport and installation, and decommissioning requirements
• Evaluate RFQ responses on total cost of ownership considering interfaces and portfolio synergies
• Lead commercial and legal negotiations with support from the legal team
• Monitor market developments to inform corporate-wide strategies
• Build and maintain relationships with key supplier contacts
• Coach junior vessel procurement team members to support their development and enable best-in-class performance

Key requirements

• Significant experience in procurement, commercial management or contract management
• Comprehensive experience in sourcing and negotiating high-value, high-risk contracts
• Proven ability to assess commercial risks and minimise impacts on projects and the wider portfolio
• Highly proficient written and spoken English communication skills
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally in line with business needs
• Experience advantageous in offshore wind or offshore construction and knowledge of BIMCO, FIDIC and LOGIC contracting forms (advantageous)

• strong communication skills
• leadership and coaching
• stakeholder management
• RFQ/RFI process management
• EPCI procurement
• total cost of ownership analysis

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