HF&B Procurement Manager — Strategic Sourcing Leader

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Caribbean Group’s Supply Chain Group is seeking a full-time Manager, Procurement based onsite in Miami. The role leads procurement activities for HF&B categories, developing strategy, sourcing, negotiation, and contracting with suppliers and subcontractors to meet brand standards and cost objectives.

The incumbent will manage staff, coordinate with brand operations, and ensure timely procurement, quality control, and vehicle of supplier relations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field (or the international equivalent) and/or relevant work experience preferred.
• 3-5 Years Managerial experience in a cruise line, supply chain, or procurement related function.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and priorities.
• Ability to manage the financial aspects of the assigned procurement function, including the successful identification of expense reduction through cost efficiencies.
• Leads development of procurement and negotiation strategy based on multiple and often complex variables.
• Understanding of contract terms and conditions and skilled in uniform commercial code.
• Strong in analysis, forecasting, problem solving and quality improvement in the execution of strategies.
• High degree of skill in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and be able to work effectively with all senior levels of operational personnel.

Responsibilities

• Develops and manages an efficient total cost of ownership model which considers many complex variables including price, freight, holding cost, currency, and supply volatility.
• Negotiates or supervises the negotiation of complex requests for equipment, supplies, and services from suppliers and subcontractors.
• Plans, organizes, and controls the activities related to the assigned procurement function.
• Organizes, manages, and directs the work of the employees in the assigned procurement function, overseeing the assignment of duties, responsibilities, and workstations to employees.
• Manages the sourcing, quality control and supplier management for all products in the assigned categories. Manages the negotiation of all components of cost including price, freight, payment terms, and delivery terms.
• Lead value creation initiatives in the assigned categories. Collaborate with RC G Brand Ops to identify and implement sourcing opportunities on new and existing products.
• Evaluate and measure new and existing suppliers, ensuring on-time delivery performance, inventory level, and invoicing policies are maintained.
• Develops a system to evaluate vendor quotations that utilizes appropriate negotiation and procurement techniques to ensure quality, price, delivery, and service.
• Manage supplier invoicing and statement reconciliation, including resolution of invoices in dispute. Follow up with suppliers with recurring invoices in dispute to conduct root cause analysis and establish plans for improvement.
• Prepares and issues Purchase Orders and Change Notices as needed.
• Prepares and reviews contracts, bids, proposals, and vendor agreements for legal correctness, price, and acceptability of items to specifications.
• Assigns procurement requests to the appropriate personnel.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Negotiation

Sourcing

Contracting

Data analysis

MS Excel

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

MS Outlook

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration (or related field)

3–5 years managerial experience in cruise line / supply chain / procurement

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Royal Caribbean Group’s Supply Chain Group is seeking a full-time Manager, Procurement based onsite in Miami. The role leads procurement activities for HF&B categories, developing strategy, sourcing, negotiation, and contracting with suppliers and subcontractors to meet brand standards and cost objectives.

The incumbent will manage staff, coordinate with brand operations, and ensure timely procurement, quality control, and vehicle of supplier relations.