Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Indirect

The Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Indirect (e.g., Retail, Entertainment, Professional Services, Marketing, HR) will lead and manage efforts to secure optimal sourcing opportunities with local and regional impacts. This role aims to deliver value, drive savings, increase efficiency, assure supply, and mitigate supply chain risks. The Manager will act as a strategic partner who listens to understand business needs, plan and implement sourcing initiatives, and ensure project timelines and deliverables are met. The Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Indirect is responsible for ensuring integration of the procurement/sourcing policy and utilizing a strategic sourcing process that includes but is not limited to a rigorous market/region analysis, supplier risk analysis, and baseline spend analysis, to generate options and document a strategic sourcing plan that may include RFP execution, negotiations with suppliers, contract execution and implementation, and monitoring of source recommendations. They will work closely with various functional stakeholder groups at the VP and SVP level, providing expertise in effective strategy development, spend management, analysis, and negotiation. This role requires someone with leadership experience, business savvy, and the ability to influence spend decisions. Essential Functions Lead, develop, and implement an integrated strategic process across brands. This role will work with brand stakeholders and Corporate to identify strategic sourcing opportunities that effectively leverage our size and scale to deliver a competitive economic advantage while maintaining or improving quality and service levels. As needed, this role will develop a deep spend analysis by commodity, vendor and/or SKU to develop opportunities including an overall sourcing strategy. Manages Strategic Sourcing Initiatives utilizing a strategic sourcing process (including but not limited to a market/region analysis, supplier risk analysis, baseline spend analysis, RFP execution, formal negotiation strategy and plan, contracting and implementation and monitoring of source recommendation). They negotiate multi-million-dollar contracts on behalf of Carnival engaging with suppliers at the COO and CEO level. Manages Contracts and Key Supplier Relationships. Engages and collaborates with brand stakeholders and corporate teams. This position will be responsible for managing the category portfolio and have significant spend oversight in Opex/CapEx. This involves a) Developing and implementing multi-year growth plans for their category or “business units”; b) Commercial awareness and continuously managing trends and gaps in the market that impact their category and in turn the companies supply chain; and c) Managing suppliers to ensure flow of products/services to company is unhindered. Delivers Results to Performance Goals and Measurement including but not limited to hard savings, cost avoidance, supplier diversity and sustainability. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Scope: The Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Indirect will lead and manage efforts across the four NA brands to secure optimal sourcing opportunities with local and regional impacts. This role aims to deliver value, drive savings, increase efficiencies, assure supply, and mitigate supply chain risks. The Manager will act as a strategic partner. They will understand business needs, plan and implement sourcing initiatives, and ensure project timelines and deliverables are met. They will work closely with various functional stakeholder groups at the VP and SVP level, providing expertise in effective strategy development, spend management, analysis, and negotiation. Problem solving: They will partner with stakeholders across Carnival’s North America brands (CCL, HAL, PCL, and SBN) to ensure alignment with goals and objectives. The Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Indirect will utilize a strategic sourcing process that includes but is not limited to a rigorous market/region analysis, supplier risk analysis, and baseline spend analysis, to generate options and document a strategic sourcing plan that may include RFP execution, negotiations with suppliers, contract execution and implementation, and monitoring of source recommendations. Impact: They will be responsible for managing the category portfolio and have significant spend oversight of multi-million-dollar contracts in Opex/CapEx. Leadership: While not having direct reports, they will demonstrate leadership abilities by strategically partnering and collaborating with product developers and key suppliers. They will be responsible for persuading, influencing and negotiating category strategy development, spend decisions and providing overall experience to a diverse range of stakeholders. Knowledge: Understanding of workplace policies and procedures / Familiarity with team collaboration tools and techniques. Skills: Strong time management and organizational skills. Abilities: Ability to maintain reliable and consistent attendance / Capacity to be punctual and meet deadlines / Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and work as part of a team / Demonstrated professionalism in all interactions and tasks. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Travel & Hospitality, Retail, Supply Chain or other applicable disciplines. CPSM or travel certifications preferred but NOT REQUIRED. Advanced spreadsheet and numerical analysis skills including financial cost analysis; should cost and total cost of ownership; Working knowledge of spend analytics and eRFX tools. Strong Negotiation Skills, Strong business ethics, strong problem-solving ability, Strong multi-tasking capability in complex situations. Demonstrated ability to think strategically and problem solve. Demonstrated ability to influence others and interact with all levels of the organization – can interface independently and effectively with peers in other departments / brands with an emphasis on being results oriented. Demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize changing workload requests. Strong, proven analytical skills (data analysis fundamentals). Strong negotiation skills developed through sourcing / procurement environment experience. Strong knowledge of contracting (negotiating business terms and scope writing). Aggressive “go getter”, driven, capable of working with little supervision. Strong communication and interpersonal skills; champion of change management; strong planning/project management skills. Uses quality management skills to ensure all procedures and work activities conform to work specifications and standards. Ability to work in a fast-paced business environment. 5+ years’ relevant experience in the travel and service industry leading strategic sourcing initiatives utilizing best practices category management methodology (“six- “or “seven-step process”) with expertise in influencing business strategy and supplier relations. Relevant experience leading strategic sourcing initiatives within areas of indirect spend. Travel: Less than 25% with shipboard travel likely. Work Conditions: Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential. Physical Demands: Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time. This position is classified as “in-office.” As an in-office role, it requires employees to work from a designated Carnival office in South Florida Monday through Thursday each week. Employees may work from their homes on Fridays. Candidates must be located in (or willing to relocate to) the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area. Offers to selected candidates will be made on a fair and equitable basis, taking into account specific job-related skills and experience. Benefits Health Benefits: Cost-effective medical, dental and vision plans Employee Assistance Program and other mental health resources Additional programs include company paid term life insurance and disability coverage Financial Benefits: 401(k) plan that includes a company match Employee Stock Purchase plan Paid Time Off Holidays – All full-time and part-time with benefits employees receive days off for 8 company-wide holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays to be taken at the employee’s discretion. Vacation Time – All full-time employees at the manager and below level start with 14 days/year; director and above level start with 19 days/year. Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 84 hours/year. All employees gain additional vacation time with further tenure. Sick Time – All full-time employees receive 80 hours of sick time each year. Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 60 hours each year. Other Benefits: Complementary stand‑by cruises, employee discounts on confirmed cruises, plus special rates for family and friends Personal and professional learning and development resources including tuition reimbursement On‑site Fitness center at our Miami campus About Us Carnival Corporation & plc is the world’s largest leisure travel company, our mission to deliver unforgettable happiness to our guest through our diverse portfolio of leading cruise brands and island destinations, including Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn in North America and Australia; P&O Cruises and Cunard Line in the United Kingdom; AIDA in Germany; Costa Cruises in Southern Europe. Join us and embark on a career that offers not only the chance to grow professionally but also the opportunity to be part of a global community that makes a difference. In addition to other duties/functions, this position requires full commitment and support for promoting ethical and compliant culture. More specifically, this position requires integrity, honesty, and respectful treatment of others, as well as a willingness to speak up when they see misconduct or have concerns. Carnival Corporation & plc and Carnival Cruise Line is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. In this regard, it does not discriminate against any qualified individual on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, mental, physical or sensory disability, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, federal, and/or international law. #J-18808-Ljbffr Carnival Cruise Line