Manager, Commodity

Manager, Commodity

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.

About Us

Royal Caribbean Group is the world’s largest cruise line, having a record-breaking year and launching not one but TWO brand new ships in 2024, including a brand-new class of ship in Icon of the Seas! It couldn’t be a more exciting time to join a global business that is blazing a trail in the travel industry right now.

With our 3 brands Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises & Silversea we have ships in South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and several North American markets beyond our headquarters in Miami, FL. We cover the globe. No matter where our guests want to go, Royal Caribbean Group has a ship that can deliver a world-class vacation.

At Royal Caribbean Group we never rest on our laurels; we constantly strive to improve our work and be at the forefront of the industry. The work that we do is exciting, challenging, and innovative. You get to work both independently and as part of a collaborative and dynamic international team. We are passionate, we are innovative, and we are unstoppable.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Subject matter procurement expert for the assigned goods and/or services. Researches 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. Responsible for short and long term planning and strategizing for assigned goods and/or services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Performs complex price analysis of multiple variables. Expert use of analysis, forecasting, problem solving and quality improvement to develop strategies for dynamic market conditions.
2. Develops a procurement and negotiation strategy based on multiple and often complex variables. Negotiates price, availability, transportation and delivery schedule.
3. Makes negotiation decisions often in high volatility situations based on multiple market variables with limited guidelines for price and availability.
4. Analyzes and incorporates specific market data to negotiations, strategies and plans that correlate to the goods and/or services procured.
5. Communicates and presents clear strategies, plans and cost impacts to upper management.
6. Attends industry trade shows and conferences.
7. Measures and evaluates suppliers’ on-time delivery performance.
8. Contributor to the company’s delivery and invoicing policies.
9. Responsible for implementing and driving change.
10. Up to 25% domestic and international travel as necessary.
11. 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

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