Strategic Food & Beverage Procurement Lead

Royal Caribbean Group; Miami (FL); Vor Ort; USD 130.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Royal Caribbean Group is seeking a Senior Lead, Food and Beverage Procurement for an on-site role in Miami. You will manage procurement activities, develop strategy, and lead supplier negotiations to optimize total cost of ownership across F&B categories.

The role requires 5–7 years in procurement with strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across the organization. International travel may be required.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field.
• 5–7 years of progressive experience in procurement, supply chain, strategic sourcing, category management, or a 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 expense reduction.
• Leads development of procurement and negotiation strategy based on multiple variables.

Aufgaben

• 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 complex requests for equipment, supplies, and services from suppliers and subcontractors.
• Plans, organizes, and controls the activities related to the assigned procurement function.
• 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 cost savings initiative in the assigned categories. Collaborate with RCG Brand Operations 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 (IID’s).
• 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.

Kenntnisse

Supplier negotiations

Cost reduction

Forecasting

Data analysis

Communication

Microsoft Office

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Jobbeschreibung

Royal Caribbean Group is seeking a Senior Lead, Food and Beverage Procurement for an on-site role in Miami. You will manage procurement activities, develop strategy, and lead supplier negotiations to optimize total cost of ownership across F&B categories.

The role requires 5–7 years in procurement with strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across the organization. International travel may be required.