Marine Procurement Category Officer

Location: Doha, Qatar
Employment Type: Temporary
Potential Extension: Subject to business requirements

About Aria Holding

Aria Holding is a diversified group of companies operating across multiple industries in Qatar. Through its subsidiaries and business units, the Group provides professional services, technology, outsourcing, engineering, and workforce solutions to leading organizations.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Marine Procurement Category Officer to lead procurement and category-management activities for assigned marine goods and services. The role will focus on strategic sourcing, contract lifecycle management, supplier performance, commercial optimization, and procurement governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end sourcing, procurement, and contract lifecycle activities for assigned marine categories.
• Develop category and sourcing strategies aligned with operational and commercial objectives.
• Lead supplier identification, prequalification, evaluation, performance management, and relationship development.
• Negotiate pricing, contractual terms, service levels, renewals, and amendments.
• Conduct market analysis, supplier benchmarking, and spend reviews to identify savings and value-improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure the timely procurement of marine goods and services.
• Monitor supplier KPIs, contractual obligations, procurement risks, and corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement across assigned categories and procurement processes.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, ethical standards, contractual requirements, and applicable regulations.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement and Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Law, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of marine procurement experience, including experience in a comparable role within a recognized maritime or shipping organization.
• Demonstrated capability in strategic sourcing, contract management, vendor management, and category management.
• Knowledge of marine procurement markets, vendors, regulations, and maritime operations.
• Experience within the LPG, LNG, shipping, offshore, or vessel-management sector is preferred.
• CIPS or an equivalent professional procurement qualification is an advantage.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong commercial negotiation and contract-management capabilities.
• Proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Office, and procurement platforms; AMOS knowledge is an advantage.
• Sound analytical, market-research, benchmarking, and cost-optimization skills.
• Strong supplier-performance and procurement-risk management capabilities.
• Effective communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding of procurement governance, ethics, and regulatory compliance.

READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?

If you have proven expertise in marine procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, and contract administration, we would love to hear from you.

Apply through Indeed or email your updated CV to careers@ariaholding.com