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Royal Caribbean Group’s Supply Chain Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Category Manager Indirect Procurement reporting to the Director Indirect Procurement

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

8 + years related procurement experience category management or specialized technical experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required in related field
• 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
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products specifically Excel
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts interest commissions proportions and percentages
• 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

• • Physical requirements and Work Environment

Performs complex price analysis of multiple variables Expert use of analysis forecasting problem solving and quality improvement to develop strategies for dynamic market conditions

• Develops a procurement and negotiation strategy based on multiple and often complex variables Negotiates price availability quality
• service and delivery scheduleMakes negotiation decisions often in high volatility situations based on multiple market variables with limited guidelines for price and availability
• Analyzes and incorporates specific market data into negotiations
• strategies and plans that correlate to the indirect procurement categories procuredCommunicates and presents clear strategies
• plans and cost impacts to upper management
• Attends industry trade shows and conferences
• Measures and evaluates suppliers under a Supplier Relationship management program
• Contributor to the company’s supply chain and procurement policies
• Responsible for implementing and driving changeCategory management under the strategic sourcing process developing category strategies stakeholder management (in some instances exposure to Senior Executives)
• and value creation targetsPerforms 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 managemen

POSITION SUMMARY / JOB PURPOSE:

Subject matter procurement expert for the assigned to the Indirect Procurement Categories Research suppliers from a variety of usual and unusual sources Confers with suppliers to obtain product or service information such as price availability and delivery schedule in a total cost of ownership perspective Responsible for short- and long-term planning and strategizing for assigned indirect procurement categories such as Technology Facilities Professional Business Services Private Destination Product Development Consulting Legal Financial Services HR Marketing External Staffing among others

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Performs complex price analysis of multiple variables Expert use of analysis forecasting problem solving and quality improvement to develop strategies for dynamic market conditions

• Develops a procurement and negotiation strategy based on multiple and often complex variables Negotiates price availability quality
• service and delivery scheduleMakes negotiation decisions often in high volatility situations based on multiple market variables with limited guidelines for price and availability
• Analyzes and incorporates specific market data into negotiations
• strategies and plans that correlate to the indirect procurement categories procuredCommunicates and presents clear strategies
• plans and cost impacts to upper management
• Attends industry trade shows and conferences
• Measures and evaluates suppliers under a Supplier Relationship management program
• Contributor to the company’s supply chain and procurement policies
• Responsible for implementing and driving changeCategory management under the strategic sourcing process developing category strategies stakeholder management (in some instances exposure to Senior Executives)
• and value creation targetsPerforms 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 (FOR MANAGEMENT ROLES ONLY)

$100000 expenditure limit

• Oversees a multimillion-dollar commodity spend
• ($5-150 million)