Commercial Marine Specialist (Energy, Aarhus or Copenhagen)

Job summary

This role involves managing procurement activities for jack-up vessels in the offshore wind and oil & gas sectors. The position requires developing commodity strategies, conducting sourcing and tender activities, and negotiating contracts while maintaining strong supplier relationships.

Qualifications

• Relevant academic degree in maritime studies or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience in negotiating marine contracts, particularly in the wind or oil & gas industries.
• Significant experience with vessel chartering, especially jack-up vessels.
• Operational knowledge of the offshore industry with a commercial mindset.
• Proven ability to manage commodities in complex global environments.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the commodity strategy for turbine installation and service jack-up vessels.
• Manage sourcing and tender activities for jack-up vessels.
• Collaborate with negotiation teams to develop sourcing strategies and prepare RFI/RFQ documents.
• Conduct contract negotiations and guide commercial evaluations of incoming bids.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships and conduct business reviews.
• Provide market intelligence and commodity analysis to internal stakeholders.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Solid analytical skills with a deep commercial interest.
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior management.
• Engaged and positive attitude towards challenges.

Education

• Preferred academic background in maritime studies or equivalent.

Tools

• Familiarity with marine contract frameworks such as Bimco Supplytime and ASVTIME charter parties.