Strategic Indirect Procurement Lead — Category Management

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

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.