Buyer, Technical Projects

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Buyer, Technical Projects 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. This position is on site in 100 Biscayne Blvd, Florida. We are proud to be the vacation-industry leader with global brands — including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises — the most innovative fleet and private destinations, and the best people. Together, we are dedicated to turning the vacation of a lifetime into a lifetime of vacations for our guests. Royal Caribbean Group’s Human Resources Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Senior Analyst, Security Operations reporting to the Senior Director, Shipboard Compensation Position Summary / Job Purpose: This position sources and procures goods/services for projects and our technical/marine. Receives requests from content owners/shipboard or shoreside customers and validates specifications/requirements. Seeks and offers alternatives for cost savings and timely delivery of goods/services. The incumbent is responsible for processing high volume of orders depending on scope assigned. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Receives requisitions for goods/services and clarifies needs with requestor. Sources and negotiates specified requirements or seeks alternatives from a variety of usual and unusual sources to resolve issues. Makes procurement decisions and recommendations based on price, availability, transportation and delivery schedule. Provides recommendations and analysis of proposed cost savings solutions for customer and management selection. Liaises with shipboard and/or shoreside personnel, suppliers and logistics to ensure proper ordering and timely delivery of good and services to operational vessels or projects without interruption. Monitors supplier performance to ensure consistent service, high quality and low costs of goods/services, and addresses deviations with management. Processes emergency orders for goods/services required for compliance with USPH and USCG. Obtains all necessary approvals and completes required transportation forms in a timely manner to meet the operational/project needs. Processes contract orders in accordance to established terms and conditions. Responsible for researching and resolving issues including delivery failures, delivery discrepancies and invoices in disputes. Responsible for meeting with customers regularly to provide status updates on open orders. May travel to visit ships, suppliers or project site for loadings, audits, etc. 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 or equivalent preferred 3-5 yrs. of procurement experience Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and priorities Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate in a multicultural environment with all levels of employees and management Proficient with Microsoft Office products, especially Excel Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions and percentages. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and general public Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations Demonstrate common sense and sense of urgency in all required business transactions Ability to travel domestic and international, up to 20% of the time 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 Groupand each of its subsidiaries prohibit and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment #J-18808-Ljbffr