Analyst, F&B Operations Excellence

This position is on – site in our Royal Caribbean Headquarters 1050–Miami

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Position Summary:

Analyst F&B Waste, will be responsible for supporting all analysis as it relates for food and beverage waste for the fleet and finding ways to prevent waste from happening, including developing periodic food waste targets. Will participate in ship visits to look for ways to reduce food waste, implement pilot projects keeping track of progress, and collaborate with others to find best desired outcomes. Will include setting KPI’s for each project and work closely with the Manager of Waste to determine go no/go decision. Will also evaluate results from shipboard waste analysis and determining KPIs and developing corrective actions and guidelines. Requires great written and verbal communication skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supports Manager of Operational Excellence to reduce food waste fleetwide and develop prevention plans.
• Works on FPMS (Food Production Management System), a custom software, to manage daily tasks and support implementation.
• Maintains communication with POS team.
• Gathering data and analysis, identifying cost savings opportunities around F&B waste.
• Ad hoc analysis to determine the priority of an idea and other analysis as needed.
• Assists in maintaining department calendar of activities through Microsoft Project.
• Monitors F&B food waste and department KPIs to identify trends and recommend improvements.
• Analyze special projects, defining KPIs and measuring results.
• Responsible for ad hoc analysis for projects impacting food and beverage cost and waste.
• Summarizes results and trends through presentations, databases, graphs, and schedules as needed.
• Collaborate with IT, Shipboard, Shoreside, and other employees to achieve goals.

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

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Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree (BA) of four-year college or university; or equivalent work experience is required.
• 3 to 5 years related experience in financial / business analysis or related field with other cruise lines.
• Cruise or Travel Industry experience strongly preferred.
• Advance Microsoft ® Excel, Power BI, Word, PowerPoint, Smartsheet.
• Project Management experience strongly preferred.
• Advanced analytical skills should include data management, statistical analysis, and broad exposure to operations research.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication, presentation and writing skills, including the ability to adjust and effectively interact with external customers, internal staff, food and beverage corporate and ships leadership, and executive management.
• Bold thinker with ability to generate creative and actionable recommendations to increase revenue, reduce costs and improve operational performance, efficiency, and excellence.
• Ability to analyze complex data, draw conclusions, develop, and execute appropriate action plan.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills to identify & interpret trends and provide achievable recommendations.
• Ability to solve complex problems with a variety of components in situations where no standardization exists.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Highly organized and meticulous.
• Familiar with IT implementation Projects highly desirable.

Financial Responsibilities:

• Responsible for modeling and monitoring waste, analyzing, and reporting variances in a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those requirements employees must meet to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodations.  While performing job functions the employee is regularly required to sit, and stand, write, review and type reports, compile data, operate a pc, communicate, listen, and assess information. The employee may move about the office complex, may travel to other office locations, and may lift, push, pull or move 10-15 pounds. This position may regularly travel domestically or internationally. Visual requirements include distant, close and color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations. The environment includes office location, and /or moving inside/outside the office. Responsibilities include traveling between numerous offices.  A high noise level is possible if visiting shipboard or offsite locations.

We know there's a lot to consider. As you go through the application process, our recruiters will be glad to provide guidance, and more relevant details to answer any additional questions. Thank you again for your interest in Royal Caribbean Group. We'll hope to see you onboard soon!

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 Group and each of its subsidiaries prohibit and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment.

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