Senior Director, Technical Procurement & Supplier Strategy

Carnival Corporation & plc; England; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private medical and dental insurance

Employee discounts on cruises

Job summary

Carnival UK is seeking a senior leader for Technical Procurement to shape the guest experience across P&O Cruises and Cunard ships. You will drive end-to-end sourcing strategies, own supplier relationships, and lead a team delivering capital projects, refits and major technical programmes while ensuring on-time, on-spec delivery.

The role emphasizes strategic thinking, data-led decisions, and building a capable procurement function within a large, asset-intensive maritime environment.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in technical procurement or sourcing within a large, complex environment.
• Proven experience delivering technical sourcing strategies across capital projects, refits and operational categories.
• Deep expertise in strategic supplier management, contract governance, negotiations, delivery and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead end-to-end technical sourcing strategies across capital projects, refits, facilities, spare parts and fixed-fee categories.
• Own strategic technical supplier relationships, including contract governance, commercial negotiations, delivery performance and risk mitigation.
• Lead procurement for refits, new builds and major technical programmes, ensuring on-time, on-specification and on-budget delivery.
• Build and develop a high-performing Technical Procurement function with data-led decision-making.

Skills

Senior leadership

Technical procurement strategy

Strategic supplier management

People leadership

Job description

Carnival UK is seeking a senior leader for Technical Procurement to shape the guest experience across P&O Cruises and Cunard ships. You will drive end-to-end sourcing strategies, own supplier relationships, and lead a team delivering capital projects, refits and major technical programmes while ensuring on-time, on-spec delivery.

The role emphasizes strategic thinking, data-led decisions, and building a capable procurement function within a large, asset-intensive maritime environment.