Lead, Indirect Procurement

Royal Caribbean Group; Florida; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Caribbean Group in Miramar, FL, is seeking a Lead, Indirect Procurement to drive strategic sourcing across Technology, Facilities, Professional Services and more. This full-time onsite role reports to the Director, Indirect Procurement and requires a seasoned procurement expert familiar with category management and supplier negotiations.

You will analyze complex markets, develop strategies, negotiate terms, and lead supplier relationships as part of a dynamic global supply chain.

Qualifications

• 8+ years related procurement experience, category management or specialized technical experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in related field.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and priorities.
• Negotiation and analytical skills required.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate in a multicultural environment with all levels of employees and management.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products, specifically Excel.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from suppliers and all levels of staff and management, both shipboard and shoreside.

Responsibilities

• Performs complex price analysis of multiple variables.
• Develops a procurement and negotiation strategy based on multiple and often complex variables.
• Negotiates price, availability, quality, service and delivery schedule.
• Makes negotiation decisions often in high volatility situations based on multiple market variables with limited guidelines for price and availability.
• Analyzes and incorporates specific market data into negotiations, strategies and plans that correlate to the indirect procurement categories procured.
• Communicates and presents clear strategies, plans and cost impacts to upper management.
• Attends industry trade shows and conferences.
• Measures and evaluates suppliers under a Supplier Relationship management program.
• Contributor to the company's supply chain and procurement policies.
• Responsible for implementing and driving change.
• Category management under the strategic sourcing process developing category strategies, stakeholder management.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Category management

Negotiation

Excel

Communication

Multicultural collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Lead, Indirect Procurement

Journey with us! Combine your career goals and sense of adventure by joining our exciting team of employees. Royal Caribbean Group is pleased to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, and excellent career development opportunities, each offering unique ways to explore the world.

We are proud to be the vacation-industry leader with global brands — including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises — the most innovative fleet and private destinations, and the best people. Together, we are dedicated to turning the vacation of a lifetime into a lifetime of vacations for our guests.

The Royal Caribbean Group’s Supply Chain Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Lead, Indirect Procurement reporting to the Director, Indirect Procurement .

This position is onsite and based in Miramar Location.

This position is also not eligible for work authorization sponsorship.

Position Summary / Job Purpose:

Subject matter procurement expert for the assigned to the Indirect Procurement Categories. Research suppliers from a variety of usual and unusual sources. Confers with suppliers to obtain product or service information such as price,availabilityand delivery scheduleina total cost of ownership perspective. Responsible for short- and long-term planning and strategizing for assignedindirect procurement categoriessuch asTechnology, Facilities, Professional Business Services,Private Destination, Product Development,Consulting, Legal, Financial Services, HR, Marketing, External Staffing,among others.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Performs complex price analysis of multiple variables. Expert use of analysis, forecasting, problemsolvingand quality improvement to develop strategies for dynamic market conditions.

Develops a procurement and negotiation strategy based on multiple and often complex variables. Negotiates price, availability,quality,serviceand delivery schedule.

Makes negotiation decisions often in high volatility situations based on multiple market variables with limited guidelines for price and availability.

Analyzes and incorporates specific market dataintonegotiations, strategies and plans that correlate to theindirect procurement categoriesprocured.

Communicates and presents clear strategies,plansand cost impacts to upper management

Attends industry trade shows and conferences

Measures and evaluates suppliersunder a Supplier Relationship management program

Contributor to the company'ssupply chain and procurementpolicies.

Responsible for implementing and driving change.

Category management under the strategic sourcing process developing category strategies, stakeholder management (in someinstancesexposure to Senior Executives), and value creation targets.

Performs other duties asrequired. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees willbe requiredto perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or management.

Education, Experience, Knowledge & Skills:

8 + years related procurement experience, categorymanagementor specialized technical experience.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalentrequired in related field.

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and priorities.

Negotiation and analytical skillsrequired.

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate in a multicultural environment with all levels of employees and management.

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products, specifically Excel.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions,proportionsand percentages.

Ability towritereports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from suppliers and all levels of staff and management, both shipboard and shoreside.

Physical requirements and Work Environment

FinancialResponsibilities(For Management Roles Only)

Oversees a multimillion-dollar commodity spend. ($5-150 million)

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee isfrequentlyrequired to sit and talk or hear. The employeeis occasionally required tostand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision and color vision.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Up to 25% domestic and international travel, as necessary.

It is the policy of the Company to ensure equal employment and promotion opportunity to qualified candidates without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, sexuality, gender identity or expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Royal Caribbean Groupand each of its subsidiaries prohibit and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment.