Supply Chain Administrator - 12mths FTC

Carnival UK (P&O Cruises & Cunard); Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading holiday travel company in Southampton is looking for a Supply Chain Administrator to manage the purchase to pay process. This entry-level position offers hands-on experience and the opportunity to contribute to strategic goals. Candidates should have strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills. The role includes hybrid working and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Employee Discounted Cruising

Recognition scheme with prizes

Extensive learning opportunities

Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes

Contributory Pension scheme

Minimum 25 days leave

Health Cash Plan

Qualifications

• High attention to detail with a high level of data input accuracy.
• Pro-active with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Able to correspond effectively with suppliers and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of order management systems desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase orders in the order management system.
• Ensure fulfillment by suppliers is timely and of quality.
• Implement solutions for improving efficiency in the P2P process.
• Provide a service desk functionality to the fleet inventory teams.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving skills

Data input accuracy

Clear communication

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Oracle

MXP

Job description

Job Description

Set your sights on a future in Supply Chain with a role designed for aspiring professionals. This position offers a unique blend of learning, growth, and hands-on experience at the heart of our Supply Chain department. It's your chance to start building a solid foundation in this field, contributing to our strategic goals while honing your key skills.

The Role

The Supply Chain Administrator (Supply Specialist) at Carnival UK is an exciting and varied role that will take on the challenge of managing Carnival UK’s purchase to pay process (P2P) to ensure timely supply of goods and services, and subsequent payment to supplier.

The successful job-holder will:

• Ensure that purchase orders are executed correctly in our order management system
• Manage the orders to ensure fulfilment by the supplier is on time, at the right quality level, and in full. This includes leading the resolution of supply issues on a case by case basis as well as understanding the key drivers behind supply failures
• Implement solutions to reduce the number of failures and improve the efficiency of our P2P process
• Liaise and provide a service desk functionality to the fleet inventory teams. Respond to queries by phone/email and provide updates in a timely manner. Provide an exceptional customer service environment
  
  

Our role categories range from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President) so you can clearly see internal development opportunities. This role is a CUK12 and is offered on a full time 12months FTC basis. We offer hybrid working including up to two days from home.

About You

Fresh ideas and different perspectives are what excite us most and help us to succeed. Alongside bringing these to the role, you’ll also need:

• High attention to detail, high level of data input accuracy with a knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Pro-active, with excellent problem solving skills
• Able to correspond clearly and effectively with suppliers, your team and other stakeholders
• Knowledge of order management systems (eg. Oracle, MXP) desirable
  
  

Being part of our team has its advantages…

We’re a holiday company so we know there’s more to life than work. Our comprehensive range of benefits are designed to help your personal and financial health and wellbeing.

• Home and office-based hybrid working (two days at home)
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Employee-led networks
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
• Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment
• In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
• Life Assurance
• Parental and adoption leave
• Employee Shares Plan
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
• Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
• Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• A friendly welcome with help settling in
  
  

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#Job Functions: Accounting / Auditing; Finance; Supply Chain

About Us

Holidays are one of life’s greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise.

No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world’s largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi-million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people.

Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion.

It’s through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel’s Employer of Choice.