Buyer II

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 & benefits package, and excellent career development opportunities, each offering unique ways to explore the world.

This position is on site in Miami, Florida.

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.

Royal Caribbean Group’s Supply Chain has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Buyer ll reporting to the Lead, Buyer

Position Summary:

The Technical/Projects Buyer sources and procures goods/services for technical marine and/or projects. Receives requests from content owners/shipboard or shoreside customers and validates specifications/requirements. Seeks and offers alternatives for cost savings and timely delivery of goods/services. The incumbent is responsible for processing high volume of orders (up to approx. 2,000 per year) depending on scope assigned

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Receives requisitions for goods/services and clarifies needs with requestor.
• Sources and negotiates specified requirements or seeks alternatives from a variety of usual and unusual sources to resolve issues.
• Makes procurement decision and recommendations based on price, availability, transportation and delivery schedule.
• Provides recommendations and analysis of proposed cost savings solutions for customer and management selection.
• Liaises with shipboard and/or shoreside personnel, suppliers and logistics to ensure proper ordering and timely delivery of good and services to operational vessels or projects without interruption.
• Monitors supplier performance to ensure consistent service, high quality and low costs of goods/services, and addresses deviations with management.
• Processes emergency orders for goods/services required for compliance with USPH and USCG.
• Obtains all necessary approvals and completes required transportation forms in a timely manner to meet the operational/project needs.
• Processes contract orders in accordance to established terms and conditions.
• Responsible for researching and resolving issues including delivery failures, delivery discrepancies and invoices in disputes. JD_Buyer II, Technical Projects Revised 4-1-2010 updated Page 2 of 2 3/27/2017
• Responsible for meeting with customers regularly to provide status updates on open orders.
• May travel to visit ships, suppliers or project site for loadings, audits, etc. 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

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent preferred.
• 3-5+ year’s procurement experience or technical knowledge required.

Knowledge and Skills:

• 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.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products, specifically Excel.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions and percentages.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients

Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and speak or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five pounds.

We know there is 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 will 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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