Assistant Category Manager – Marine Technical Procurement
This role is hybrid, based in Weybridge, UK.
Journey with us!
Combine your career goals and sense of adventure by joining our exciting team of Category Managers. 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. It couldn’t be a more exciting time to join a global business that is blazing a trail in the travel industry right now.
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. We are passionate, we are innovative, and we are unstoppable.
Job Summary
As an Assistant Category Manager in Marine Technical Procurement, you will work closely with our technical, New-building, operational teams and suppliers to define and deliver cost-competitive, differentiated solutions to the Royal Caribbean fleet of Cruise vessels.
You will be a key contributor to the continued development and implementation of the category strategies with a strong focus on optimising the operations. You will build a broad network and collaborative relationships with internal as well as external stakeholders, implementing our category strategies and support various stakeholders as well as being involved in innovation and retrofit projects.
Key responsibilities
1. Support new-building projects and ongoing maintenance with innovative procurement solutions
2. Contribute to building and executing on our global category strategies to ensure best in class safe, reliable and cost optimal operation
3. Engage with suppliers to negotiate contracts, manage relationships, and ensure supply chain reliability
4. Collaborate closely with technical and operational teams to understand project requirements and technical specifications, and support sourcing projects within the team
5. Support the team in establishing and applying cost modelling concepts, spend & demand analysis, and evaluation of quotations
6. Addressing day to day operational queries within your area of responsibility
Work Environment
7. Up to 25% domestic and international travel as necessary
What we’d love you to have:
8. Minimum 2 – 3 years’ experience in procurement or technical sales & marketing within the maritime, transport or other relevant industry
9. Good understanding of technical procurement
10. Excellent communication, stakeholder management and negotiation skills
11. Ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
12. Strong commercial mindset and a keen problem solver with a strong personal drive
13. Beneficial: BSc or MSc in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, or similar
We have high ambitions for this role and what it can deliver, so if you see your yourself as a match, we’d love to hear from you!
We guarantee excitement, challenges, great colleagues, a unique global opportunity in one of the world’s largest operators in the cruise industry.
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, colour, 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.
Thank you again for your interest in Royal Caribbean Group. We'll hope to see you onboard soon!
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