Supply Executive(Marine Fuel, Dubai)

At World Kinect, our employees are the key to our global success. We are industry leaders due to the innumerable talents of our approximately 5000 strong professional team. Our people thrive in an entrepreneurial and culturally-diverse environment, where innovative thinking, collaboration and efficient execution are highly valued. Our high-performance culture is what allows us to drive sustained growth. Stronger together, we promote an environment where individuals can thrive.

World Kinect Corporation (NYSE: WKC) is a Fortune 100 company providing aviation, marine and land energy, logistics, and technology solutions to customers and suppliers around the world. Our global team of local professionals delivers innovative products and services at more than 8,000 global locations.

With revenues in excess of $40 billion and over 4,000 employees worldwide, World Kinect Corporation offers its customers a value-added outsource service for supply, quality control, logistical support and price risk management. https://www.world-kinect.com/

Job Summary:

The Supply Executive will be responsible for purchasing Marine fuel from various suppliers for sale to World Kinect customers. This position will be responsible for the management of supplier relationships, and for developing new supply opportunities with existing and new suppliers.

https://marine.wfscorp.com/

Core duties and responsibilities include:

• Actively negotiate daily requirements in designated supply area
• Proactively develop new business opportunities from existing suppliers
• Work with suppliers to secure contracts with terms beneficial to WFS
• Proactively prospect for new business opportunities from new suppliers
• Analyse and disseminate appropriate market and demand information to identify new business opportunities
• Frequently visit existing and new suppliers
• Maintain a database of active customer targets and prospects
• Be a reliable point of contact for customer requests and transactions
• Maintain the Port Demand Profile for certain ports
• Assist in operational/logistic support where needed. These activities include supplier service, fuel delivery coordination, claims resolution and ensure optimal customer satisfaction.
• Understand, analyse and interpret market conditions, identify counterparty needs, provide product and price information, negotiate deals and prepare and process orders, handle administration and general queries.
• Understanding the role of credit (and risk) when conducting the types of transactions this segment is doing.
• The ability to work closely within a team. Communicating ideas, strategies and business objectives together.
• Develop existing supplier relationships but also looking to expand the current business portfolio working with new suppliers who enter the designated supply regions. The ability to identify supply opportunities and maximising these.
• Communicating clearly with both suppliers and also internal colleagues who are working on the Sales side when an enquiry for a customer has been sent.

Key Requirements:

• Degree level or possess an equivalent level qualification, the successful candidate is likely to have in excess of three years experience in shipping or marine fuel.
• An understanding of commodity market dynamics.
• A resilient and tenacious character.
• Strong numerical ability and analytical skills are needed in order to interpret market information and competitively price products.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

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