NB Strategic Initiatives Procurement Manager

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This position will work on-site in Miami, Florida. 

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Royal Caribbean Group’s Supply Chain Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full time New Build Strategic Initiatives Procurement Manager reporting to the Sr Director, Fleet Modernizations.

Position Summary:

This position is essential toward the completion of New Build projects on time and on budget, all scope related to this position is strictly tied toward a specific project and must be reviewed at a portfolio level to leverage volume using simple and complex sourcing strategies. They will be responsible for the development, implementation, and execution of sourcing strategies for the assigned category spends, on a project portfolio basis, with the objective of yielding optimal service, quality, and cost to the company.

This position will also serve as the single point of contact for all project related needs, issues, and initiatives for the overall portfolio. This will include working with other category manager or owners to ensure New Build Volume is being considered in their overarching strategy or price agreements. As well as work with the Shipyards and Site Offices to understand pain points and come up with the best sourcing strategies to help mitigate risk and create value for the organization.

This position will be responsible for providing leadership, guidance, and support on strategic sourcing decisions to facilitate efficient and cost-effective procurement execution. Develop sourcing strategies and manage continuous improvement KPI's for all procurement activities related to New Build purchases. Develop, manage, and analyses performance improvements while ensuring procurement targets updates are tracked, and reported on a weekly/monthly basis

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understanding of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning and ability to apply organizational acumen to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for the organization
• Ability to develop the client’s annual category strategic procurement vision; develop and manage the Procurement strategy (aligned with the businesses) including maintaining historical data, setting targets and monitoring supplier performance
• Develop end to end strategic procurement process to effectively build an effective category sourcing strategy.
• Proficient in the use of a broad set of analytical tools to evaluate cost profile and cost reduction opportunities within assigned categories.
• Become the Subject Matter Expert within assigned category, with ability to influence and drive timely decisions.
• Develop and own the process for cost savings and spend management of assigned category.
• Work collaboratively and efficiently with all internal partners and stakeholders, to ensure alignment and prioritization of goals. Inclusive of  SLAs & KPIs for suppliers, in order to measure appropriate criteria such as cost reduction, quality, and timeliness.
• Knowledge of strategic sourcing methods, technologies and processes; ability to analyze, improve and re-evaluate organizational procurement process continuously.
• Understand forecasting, demand planning, material/supply/inventory planning, and manufacturing processes/capacity to verify supply commitments
• Drive supplier improvement initiatives to continually lower risk and reduce lead times.
• Owner of Supplier relationship deliver general category management reporting on business and supplier performance.
• Influence suppliers' manufacturing processes, technology decisions, and policies in ways that are mutually beneficial and sustainable for both organizations
• Responsible for the successful execution of strategic sourcing initiatives and provide regular updates. Provide strategic direction and leadership. Identifying global sourcing opportunities to maximize operational efficiencies and develop solutions to attain optimal service levels.  Provide guidance to execute purchase requests in an effective and efficient manner to support the critical business needs.
• Drive initiatives to identify cost savings opportunities and support the organization’s cost reduction objections while maintaining customer satisfaction with quality and delivery performance.
• Facilitate resolution of product warranty claims and order/delivery discrepancies.
• Contributes to ongoing review, improvement, and enhancement of processes/tools/systems to facilitate procurement execution.
• Evaluate and analyses potential risks to the project portfolio from a supply chain aspect. Develops risk mitigation plans and execution to ensure reduced risk to overall portfolio. Compile and present status and progress updates to Leadership to ensure risk mitigation plans are aligned and on track.
• 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, Knowledge & Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field or CPM Certification preferred
• Ability to manage the financial aspects of the assigned procurement function, including the successful identification of expense reduction through cost efficiencies
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal service including needs assessment techniques, quality service standards, alternative delivery systems, and customer satisfaction evaluation techniques
• Ability to read and write English in order to understand and interpret written procedures.  This includes the ability to give and receive instructions in written and verbal forms and to effectively present information and respond to questions from, management, co-workers, shipboard employees, and vendors
• 5+ Purchasing Management experience, 8+ years sourcing and contracting experience
• Experience in a cruise line or maritime shipping environment related to purchasing
• Working knowledge of computers, Internet access, and the ability to navigate within a variety of Microsoft software packages such as Excel and Word.  Knowledge of automated accounting systems preferred

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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