Strategic Sourcing Category Lead - Food & Beverage (Hybrid)

Carnival Corporation & plc; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Carnival Corporation & plc is seeking a high‑impact Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Food & Beverage in South Florida to lead global category strategies across brands. The role is the commercial owner for assigned categories, driving cost optimization, supplier performance, and supply continuity.

You will partner with culinary, operations, finance, and supply chain teams to develop data‑driven sourcing plans that improve guest experience and enterprise procurement outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Finance, or related field; MBA preferred.
• Strong negotiation and commercial contract management skills; ability to structure complex supplier agreements.
• Advanced analytical capability including spend analysis, cost modeling, and market intelligence interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Develop a long-term strategic sourcing plan for complex categories and projects, creating value, continuity, and innovation.
• Apply category management best practices to develop and implement integrated sourcing strategies.
• Forecast impacts with Finance and model scenarios to inform category decisions.
• Lead supplier qualification, segmentation, and certification programs; manage supplier relationships and scorecards.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Contract management

Sourcing strategies

Spend analysis

Market intelligence

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain/Business

MBA

CPSM

CPM

APICS

Tools

Coupa

Ariba

Job description

Carnival Corporation & plc is seeking a high‑impact Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Food & Beverage in South Florida to lead global category strategies across brands. The role is the commercial owner for assigned categories, driving cost optimization, supplier performance, and supply continuity.

You will partner with culinary, operations, finance, and supply chain teams to develop data‑driven sourcing plans that improve guest experience and enterprise procurement outcomes.