Olga Gorobets

Purchasing Manager Expeditions @HX Expeditions

Hamburg, DE

Sourcing, purchasing and supply to Expedition Team.• Work with stakeholders to identify and close sourcing gaps, including development of specifications, locating vendors, negotiate contracts and maintaining local supplier relations.• Conduct demand prognosis and Supply planning for all ships and locations.• Analyze market and delivery systems to assess present and future material availability.• Purchasing of qualified products and services at beneficial terms and conditions.• Manage the purchasing backlog and ensure that purchases are prioritized.• Drive efficiency and automation in purchase-to-pay process through MSD being managed by Accounting team.• Ensure that HX dedicated ERP/PMS system are updated with the correct content and settings.• Daily end-to-end management of orders and deliveries, including supplier contact, logistics and warehousing.• Drive transparency and control of equipment inventories.• Assist other personnel engaged in buying, distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies.• Champion compliance with HX Procurement Policy and contractual terms.• Recording and closing of deviations in the supply chain.• Facilitate equipment recycling and ESG reporting.Project work:• Building up purchasing department/process for expedition team from zero point.• Building up and filling out PMS, later ERP with respective content and settings.• Providing purchasing trainings for Expedition team onboard and ashore.• Presentations for different conferences within the company.• Re-branding of the goods and equipment.• Verification of present contracts and suppliers.