Manager, Technical Procurement

Royal Caribbean Group; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Caribbean Group is seeking a Manager, Project Procurement to lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of procurement for Newbuild and Fleet Solutions in a dynamic, multi-site environment. This onsite role requires guiding a procurement team and coordinating with cross-functional partners to optimize cost and schedule while maintaining supplier relationships.

The position emphasizes strong negotiation, leadership, and strategic sourcing skills, with travel up to 20% and collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or equivalent.
• 10+ years’ experience in Procurement, Technical, Engineering, Commercial or Project Environment.
• 5+ years’ supervisory experience with coaching and talent development.
• Large Capex project experience.
• Shipyard or contractor contracts experience.
• Accreditation from CPSM or CPIM preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally.
• Strong negotiation and commercial awareness with stakeholder impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement of materials, equipment, services and subcontracts for Newbuild and Fleet Solutions.
• Direct a procurement task force and manage supplier relationships for project alignment.
• Develop procurement and negotiation strategies to meet project goals.
• Coach and develop the procurement team; monitor performance and workload.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Newbuild, Finance and Project Controls.
• Analyze material status, communicate risks, and resolve complex supplier issues.

Skills

Sourcing

Contract negotiation

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Team development

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management

CPSM/CPIM accreditation preferred

Tools

Oracle

Microsoft Office

MS Project

Databases

Job description

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 Manager, Project Procurement reporting to the Senior Manager, Procurement.

This position is onsite and based in 100 Biscayne Blvd, Florida.

This position is also not eligible for work authorization sponsorship.

Position Summary / Job Purpose

This position is responsible for leading the planning, execution and monitoring phases of procurement projects as well as the procurement of materials, equipment, services, and subcontracting activities for Newbuild, Fleet Modernization, or Private Destinations projects. This position will liaise with multi-site teams and engage in large scale, multi-year, complex contracting for large capital projects. This position directly supervises a procurement team, including coaching, development, performance management, and day-to-day leadership to ensure team effectiveness and alignment with business priorities. This position challenges technical specifications, commercial practices, and business processes with a focus on driving cost-effective operations. Strong sourcing, contractual writing and negotiating skills are required. The incumbent will work closely with most areas of Supply Chain, Newbuild organization, Brand Operations, Finance, and Project Controls teams.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Leading the procurement of materials, equipment, services, and subcontracts for Newbuild and Fleet Solutions.
• Position leads a procurement task force team assigned to the project responsible for supplier relationships to ensure alignment with project strategy and goals.
• Manage, coach, and develop assigned procurement team members to strengthen capabilities, support career growth, and drive high performance.
• Set team objectives, monitor progress, conduct performance reviews, and provide timely feedback aligned with departmental goals.
• Allocate workload, prioritize assignments, and ensure appropriate coverage across project procurement activities and deliverables.
• Mentor team members on procurement strategy, supplier management, negotiation approach, stakeholder engagement, and project execution best practices.
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, and training activities to build and maintain a capable, engaged procurement team.
• Role challenges technical specifications, commercial practices, operating practices, and business processes with a focus on management, cost control, sourcing, communication, and negotiating.
• Charged with the efficient and effective material control of the project procurement requirements from planning through sourcing, expediting, transport, and receipt.
• This role is the single point of contact between the Supply Chain Team and the project team for assigned project(s).
• Lead timely resolution of sophisticated supplier issues.
• Collaborate closely and frequently with Project Buyers, Category Managers, Fulfillment, and Logistics.
• Run and analyze material status reports and communicate risks and problem areas to project teams regularly.
• Must be capable of building and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Leads development of procurement and negotiation strategy based on multiple and often complex variables and lead contract negotiations.
• Work closely with supported business areas and functional organizations to ensure stability and cost efficiency of supply.
• Conduct, communicate, and respond to changing market conditions and business drivers on a global basis to improve supply position and minimize risk.
• Performs other duties as required. 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 will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or management.

Education, Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or equivalent job experience
• Large Capex project experience
• Shipyard or contractor contracts experience
• 10+ years’ experience in Procurement, Technical, Engineering, Commercial or Project Environment
• 5+ years’ supervisory experience, including demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and retain talent in a team-based environment.
• Accreditation from Supply Chain Industry organization preferred (i.e. CPSM, CPIM)
• Learn/work in multiple systems/tools such as Oracle, Databases, Microsoft Office, MS Project, etc.
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiating skills
• Self-starter, strong influencing, communication, and facilitative skills
• Flexibility/adaptability to changing priorities, multiple internal customers
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively in a multicultural environment with all levels of internal and external customers
• Ability to bring teams together to resolve issues and achieve targets and goals
• Knowledge of strategic sourcing and procurement work processes and solutions
• Sense of ownership and urgency
• Ability to travel domestic and international, up to 20% of the time

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.