Senior Manager, Procurement

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This position works on site in Biscayne Blv, Florida.

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Royal Caribbean Group’s Supply Chain Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Senior Manager, Procurement reporting to the AVP, Fuel Supply Chain 

Position Summary: 

Cruise Industry procurement leader for marine fuel products, lubricant oils and chemicals. Provides strategic guidance and day-to-day management to the team of Procurement Managers and buyers to establish compliant, cost-effective and uninterrupted processes to secure fuel, lube oils, caustic soda and urea for RCG’s global fleet. Proactively engages suppliers, ports, government authorities to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, delivery schedule, maritime safety/security requirements. This position monitor’s global markets, maintains short term and long-range plans, provides frequent updates to the vessels, Global Marine Operations, Newbuild, Deployment and Corporate Finance Leaders on day-to-day fuel ops, opportunities, value creation and supplier performance. Additionally, the Sr. Procurement Manager should possess strong financial and analytical expertise to establish themselves as a subject-matter expert (SME) in the Fuel and Supply Chain Management organization. This includes expertise in gathering business requirements, collecting, storing relevant data and providing the data-driven solution in an easy-to-understand format to our stakeholders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for executing the Fuel, Lube oil, Chemicals sourcing and delivery operations for RCI, CEL, SSC and TUI which results in over in over 1.7 million tons of annual fuel consumption, 35 million liters of annual lubes, chemical consumption and >$1 Billion in direct fuel expense.
• Direct the fuel sourcing strategy for >40% of global bunker ports & regions including, U.S. PNW 100%, U.S. West Coast 100%, U.S. Gulf 100%, Alaska 100 %, U.S. Caribbean 100%.
• Own the strategic development of long term off take agreements for Lube Oil and Chemical sourcing strategy for 100% of global ports and regions which results in >$50 million in direct annual expenditure.
• Develops strategic supply chain for future lower-carbon lubricant technologies including the use renewable resources, synthetic based bio and recycled oils to meet RCG’s carbon reduction goals and emerging carbon reduction mandates in EU, Canada, U.S. and Australia.
• Proactively collaborates with emerging fuel and lube providers, central and local governments, port authorities to establish alternative fuel production and supply chain with particular focus on second generation biofuels, Bio-LNG and Green methanol.
• Develop system integration of Project Catalyst and Oracle upgrades into day-to-day procure to pay functions for Fuel, Lubes & Chemicals.
• Own the Global Fuel Procurement reconciliation and transaction strategy including analyzing, researching, and correcting, pricing, quantity, and delivery discrepancies of more then 5k orders per year.
• Formulate highly sophisticated procurement and negotiation strategy based on multiple and very volatile variables that drive petroleum and chemical markets. Negotiates contractual premiums, transportation and delivery schedule based on advanced economic order quantity concepts as well as compatibility of specific bunker products.
• Leads continuous oversight of the order process, communications with suppliers and the vessels to ensure 99.9% delivery and specification accuracy given the extraordinary importance of timely fuel supply for our ability to deliver the cruise to the guests.
• Work with shipbuilding companies and transportation operations to develop logistical infrastructure, land and marine vehicles to transport and deliver alternative fuels to our fleet in key global ports.
• Planning & coordinating the yearly and long term, Fuel, Lube oil and Chemical procurement program with all external/internal stakeholders, including cost avoidance saving targets aimed to generate multi-million-dollar annual savings >$50 million.
• Manages and issues purchase orders and change notices; directly negotiates or supervises the negotiation of complex requests for equipment, supplies, and services from suppliers and subcontractors.
• Responsible for quick and accurate data, analysis and reconciliation of fuel inventories, fuel, lube and chemical invoices, and vendor management.
• Manages, designs and leads integration of systems including Oracle JDE upgrade, Fuel IT tool, Fuel Pricing verification tool, Apex, Coupa.
• Engage with Environmental, Safety & Energy Management departments so that the fuel team is educated and aware of all the relevant regulations, specifications and technology developments.
• Continuously develop supply points to mitigate operational disruptions caused by saturated fueling markets.
• Prepares and reviews contracts, bids, proposals, and vendor agreements for legal correctness, price, and acceptability of items to specifications.
• Perform supplier vetting, barge compatibility and ensure business coverage across the fleet
• Leads supplier performance to ensure consistent service, high quality and low costs of goods/services.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining highly complex lube oil and chemicals financial forecast modelling.
• Reviews Purchase Order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• Responsible for sourcing and negotiating fuel contracts with various suppliers upwards of $200M spend.
• Assists with the work of the procurement team, assigning duties and providing guidance or support to ensure optimal team performance and project execution.
• Perform complex price analysis of multiple parameters, such as regional fuel price differentials, freight, fuel energy content, Sulphur.
• Responsible for content and implementation of Environmentally Compliant Fuel Sourcing Operating Procedures for entire fleet.
• Responsible for content and implementation of Fuel Purchasing Standard Operating Procedures for entire fleet.
• Performs frequent sourcing and operations reviews on assigned vessels to ensure correct sourcing decision has been made based on chemical fuel content and consumption.
• Leads fuel operational reviews in cooperation with Energy management, Fleet operations, and Environmental Stewardship.
• Works closely with Marine Operations to meet monthly and quarterly financial and environmental objectives.
• Manages departmental KPIs such as arbitrage savings, on-time delivery, industry benchmarking.
• 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.

Financial Responsibilities:

• Oversees a billion dollar+ commodity spend. Responsible for providing business users with analytical insight in order to properly manage and forecast the annual fuel expense.
• Provide Bunker expense reporting and any variance analysis explanation to Accounting, GMO, Finance & Corporate Planning.
• Lead Bunker Expense reporting for 10k, quarterly earnings call and other financial disclosures.
• Perform sensitivity analysis based on forward looking speculation and scenarios.

Qualifications: 

• 12 + years procurement experience with proven track record of successfully negotiating $100M+ global supply contracts.
• A minimum of 10 years petroleum industry experience in refining, downstream operation, or marketing
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required in related field; Master’s degree preferred

Knowledge and Skills: 

• Strong knowledge of global oils, chemicals and bunkers supply
• Ability to manage professional teams in highly dynamic environment
• Working knowledge of Platts, Argus, and ICIS oil, lubes and additives pricing services
• Fuel blending and freight economics, global refining markets
• Petroleum Derivatives and related material
• High degree of knowledge is sustainable fuel markets and supply options
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and priorities
• Negotiation and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate in a multicultural environment with all levels of employees and management. 
• 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

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!

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