Senior Manager, Procurement

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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 Director, F&B Procurement.

Position Summary:

The Senior Procurement Manager is responsible for global strategic planning and sourcing across RCG, in collaboration with internal stakeholders. This responsibility includes overseeing all contract negotiations, managing and coordinating the activities of the staff engaged in fulfilling the goals and objectives of the Procurement function.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of export regulations to all markets in which RCG operates and executes accordingly.
• Leads Integrated Business Plan (IBP) across all disciplines, ensuring annual KPI targets are met.
• Collaborates with internal partner as it relates to organization’s Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) making certain Procurement is compliant and meets Company’s commitment.
• Organizes, manages, and directs the work of the employees in the assigned procurement function; overseeing the assignment of duties, responsibilities, and workstations to employees; approves personnel actions such as new hire requests and discharges, to ensure proper staffing.
• Analyzes market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability and prepares market analysis reports.
• Ensures that total costs are identified, and optimal savings are realized throughout the entire purchasing process
• Designs, implements, manages, and monitors procurement reporting systems to meet company requirements.
• Recruits and maintains suppliers that provides Innovative ideas, high-quality products and service at a better price while maintaining the highest code of ethics and conduct.
• Prepares and reviews contracts, bids, proposals, and vendor agreements for legal correctness, price, and acceptability of items to specifications.
• Negotiates or supervises the negotiation of complex requests for equipment, supplies, and services from suppliers and subcontractors.
• 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.

Education, Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field (or the international equivalent) and/or relevant work experience preferred.
• 5+ Years Managerial experience in a cruise line, supply chain, or procurement related function.
• Ability to manage the financial aspects of the assigned procurement function, including the successful identification of expense reduction through cost efficiencies.
• Ability to manage headcount within area.
• 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 manage a staff in a positive and productive manner by motivating, developing and managing employees as they work.
• Ability to utilize and administer the disciplinary action process through coaching and counseling to improve performance or terminate employment.
• 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.
• High degree of skill in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Ability to travel internationally and domestically

Financial Responsibilities

• Responsible for Purchase Order approval - limit $50K
• Responsible for invoice signing - limit is $50K

Physical Demands

• 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. 
• The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, write, review and type reports, compile data, and operate a pc.
• The employee communicates, listens, compares variables, and assesses information.
• The employee regularly moves about the office complex, and may climb, descend, lift, or move 10 pounds.

Work Environment

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. A high noise level is possible if visiting shipboard or offsite locations.

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.