Are you keen on the maritime space and looking for your next challenge?
Do you want a role where you’re not just filling a seat, but actually shaping it?
Faststream are working with a fast-growing, tech-driven maritime organisation that’s leading the way in environmentally friendly vessel performance solutions. Using cutting-edge robotic systems, they help shipowners cut fuel use, reduce emissions, and stay compliant, all without taking vessels out of the water.
Now, they’re looking for a supply chain maestro, someone who can bring clarity, control, and consistency to a complex global operation. If you're someone who thrives on process improvement, thrives in technical environments, and knows your way around spare parts, logistics, and supplier wrangling, let’s talk.
The Role:
You’ll be leading the global spare parts and logistics strategy for a high-tech marine service company. Reporting to the CTO, you’ll work closely with global engineering teams, logistics providers, and manufacturing partners to ensure that the right parts are in the right place, at the right time, and without overspending.
This is a strategic and operational role, offering real autonomy and the chance to make a measurable impact across multiple international hubs.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Planning
- Develop and implement global supply chain strategies in collaboration with the CTO
- Own the full lifecycle: planning, sourcing, procurement, inventory, logistics, and disposal
- Drive cost-efficiency without sacrificing operational reliability
- Manage spare parts levels across global hubs – keeping stock lean but available
- Oversee global shipments, customs clearance, and compliance requirements
- Visit hubs to assess stock accuracy and ensure operational readiness
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with key vendors and logistics partners
- Negotiate service contracts and manage supplier performance
- Collaborate cross-functionally with technical teams and senior stakeholders
- Analyze data to predict demand and prevent supply chain bottlenecks
- Build performance dashboards and deliver clear reports to senior leadership
- Present insights that support smarter decision-making
- Identify areas to streamline and enhance supply chain performance
- Implement best practices in inventory and logistics management
- Standardize coordination between global hubs
- Highly experienced in supply chain or logistics (ideally with global scope)
- A background in the technical or maritime sectors is a big plus
- Proven ability to work independently in a fast-moving, scale-up environment
- Strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and supplier performance skills
- Data-savvy with experience using supply chain and inventory tools
- Fluent in English; additional languages are a bonus
- Join a business that’s genuinely disrupting maritime operations with sustainability at its core
- Be part of a smart, close-knit team who cares about what they’re building
- Real ownership, no red tape, and a CTO who’s open to new ideas
- Flexible working, global exposure, and the chance to make your mark