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Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Indirect
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Carnival Corporation .
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 is responsible for ensuring integration of the procurement/sourcing policy and utilizing a strategic sourcing process that includes rigorous market/region analysis, supplier risk analysis, baseline spend analysis, and RFP execution. They will negotiate multi‑million‑dollar contracts with suppliers at COO and CEO levels, contract execution, implementation, and monitoring of source recommendations.
They will work closely with functional stakeholder groups at the VP and SVP level, providing expertise in strategy development, spend management, analysis, and negotiation. This role requires leadership experience, business savvy, and the ability to influence spend decisions.
The ideal candidate will interpret and operationalize sourcing strategies developed by senior leadership, ensuring consistent execution and measurable value delivery.
Job Functions
Lead, develop, and implement an integrated strategic sourcing process across brands. Work with brand stakeholders and corporate to identify opportunities that leverage company size and scale to deliver a competitive advantage while maintaining or improving quality and service levels. Develop deep spend analysis by commodity, vendor, and/or SKU to identify opportunities and overall sourcing strategy.
Manage strategic sourcing initiatives using market/region analysis, supplier risk analysis, baseline spend analysis, RFP execution, formal negotiation strategy and plan, contracting, implementation, and monitoring of source recommendations. Negotiate multi‑million‑dollar contracts on behalf of Carnival engaging with suppliers at the COO and CEO level.
Manage contracts and key supplier relationships.
Engage and collaborate with brand stakeholders and corporate teams. Manage the category portfolio with significant spend oversight in OPEX/ CAPEX. Develop and implement multi‑year growth plans for the category or business units, maintain commercial awareness, and manage suppliers to ensure flow of products/services.
Deliver results to performance goals and measurement, including hard savings, cost avoidance, supplier diversity, and sustainability.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Lead and manage efforts across the four NA brands to secure optimal sourcing opportunities with local and regional impacts, delivering value, savings, and risk mitigation.
Partner with stakeholders across Carnival’s North America brands (CCL, HAL, PCL, SBN) to align goals and objectives, utilizing rigorous market/region analysis, supplier risk analysis, baseline spend analysis, and a strategic sourcing plan that may include RFP execution, negotiations, contracting, and monitoring.
Manage category portfolio with significant spend oversight in multi‑million‑dollar OPEX/ CAPEX contracts.
Demonstrate leadership through strategic partnership, collaboration with product developers and key suppliers, and by persuading, influencing and negotiating category strategy and spend decisions.
Interact with all levels of the organization, providing overall experience to diverse stakeholders and prioritizing changing workload requests.
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, total cost of ownership; working knowledge of spend analytics and eRFX tools.
Strong negotiation, business ethics, problem‑solving, and multi‑tasking capability in complex situations.
Strategic thinking and problem‑solving ability.
Ability to influence others and interact with all levels of the organization, independent and effective with peers in other departments/brands.
Ability to multitask and prioritize changing workload requests.
Strong analytical skills (data analysis fundamentals).
Strong negotiation skills developed in sourcing/procurement environment.
Strong knowledge of contracting (negotiating business terms and scope).
Aggressive “go‑getter,” driven, capable of working with little supervision.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, champion of change management, strong planning/project management skills.
Quality management skills ensuring procedures and work activities conform to 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‑step” or “seven‑step” process) with expertise in influencing business strategy and supplier relations.
Relevant experience leading strategic sourcing initiatives within areas of indirect spend.
Physical Demands Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time.
Travel Less than 25% with shipboard travel likely.
Work Conditions Work primarily in a climate‑controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.
This position is classified as “in‑office.” Employees work from a designated Carnival office in South Florida Tuesday through Thursday each week, with optional home work on Mondays and Fridays. Candidates must be located in or willing to relocate to the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area.
Benefits
Health Benefits:
Cost‑effective medical, dental and vision plans.
Employee Assistance Program and other mental health resources.
Company‑paid term life insurance and disability coverage.
Financial Benefits:
401(k) plan with company match.
Employee Stock Purchase plan.
Paid Time Off:
Holidays – Full‑time and part‑time with benefits receive days off for 8 company‑wide holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays.
Vacation Time – Managers and below start with 14 days/year; directors and above start with 19 days/year. Part‑time with benefits receive time off based on hours worked, minimum 84 hours/year. Additional vacation time gained with further tenure.
Sick Time – Full‑time employees receive 80 hours per year; part‑time with benefits receive time off based on hours worked, minimum 60 hours/year.
Other Benefits:
Complementary stand‑by cruises, employee discounts on confirmed cruises, and 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, with a mission to deliver unforgettable happiness to guests through diverse cruise brands and island destinations in North America, Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, and Southern Europe.
Carnival Corporation & plc 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.
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Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Indirect
role at
Carnival Corporation .
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 is responsible for ensuring integration of the procurement/sourcing policy and utilizing a strategic sourcing process that includes rigorous market/region analysis, supplier risk analysis, baseline spend analysis, and RFP execution. They will negotiate multi‑million‑dollar contracts with suppliers at COO and CEO levels, contract execution, implementation, and monitoring of source recommendations.
They will work closely with functional stakeholder groups at the VP and SVP level, providing expertise in strategy development, spend management, analysis, and negotiation. This role requires leadership experience, business savvy, and the ability to influence spend decisions.
The ideal candidate will interpret and operationalize sourcing strategies developed by senior leadership, ensuring consistent execution and measurable value delivery.
Job Functions
Lead, develop, and implement an integrated strategic sourcing process across brands. Work with brand stakeholders and corporate to identify opportunities that leverage company size and scale to deliver a competitive advantage while maintaining or improving quality and service levels. Develop deep spend analysis by commodity, vendor, and/or SKU to identify opportunities and overall sourcing strategy.
Manage strategic sourcing initiatives using market/region analysis, supplier risk analysis, baseline spend analysis, RFP execution, formal negotiation strategy and plan, contracting, implementation, and monitoring of source recommendations. Negotiate multi‑million‑dollar contracts on behalf of Carnival engaging with suppliers at the COO and CEO level.
Manage contracts and key supplier relationships.
Engage and collaborate with brand stakeholders and corporate teams. Manage the category portfolio with significant spend oversight in OPEX/ CAPEX. Develop and implement multi‑year growth plans for the category or business units, maintain commercial awareness, and manage suppliers to ensure flow of products/services.
Deliver results to performance goals and measurement, including hard savings, cost avoidance, supplier diversity, and sustainability.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Lead and manage efforts across the four NA brands to secure optimal sourcing opportunities with local and regional impacts, delivering value, savings, and risk mitigation.
Partner with stakeholders across Carnival’s North America brands (CCL, HAL, PCL, SBN) to align goals and objectives, utilizing rigorous market/region analysis, supplier risk analysis, baseline spend analysis, and a strategic sourcing plan that may include RFP execution, negotiations, contracting, and monitoring.
Manage category portfolio with significant spend oversight in multi‑million‑dollar OPEX/ CAPEX contracts.
Demonstrate leadership through strategic partnership, collaboration with product developers and key suppliers, and by persuading, influencing and negotiating category strategy and spend decisions.
Interact with all levels of the organization, providing overall experience to diverse stakeholders and prioritizing changing workload requests.
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, total cost of ownership; working knowledge of spend analytics and eRFX tools.
Strong negotiation, business ethics, problem‑solving, and multi‑tasking capability in complex situations.
Strategic thinking and problem‑solving ability.
Ability to influence others and interact with all levels of the organization, independent and effective with peers in other departments/brands.
Ability to multitask and prioritize changing workload requests.
Strong analytical skills (data analysis fundamentals).
Strong negotiation skills developed in sourcing/procurement environment.
Strong knowledge of contracting (negotiating business terms and scope).
Aggressive “go‑getter,” driven, capable of working with little supervision.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, champion of change management, strong planning/project management skills.
Quality management skills ensuring procedures and work activities conform to 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‑step” or “seven‑step” process) with expertise in influencing business strategy and supplier relations.
Relevant experience leading strategic sourcing initiatives within areas of indirect spend.
Physical Demands Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time.
Travel Less than 25% with shipboard travel likely.
Work Conditions Work primarily in a climate‑controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.
This position is classified as “in‑office.” Employees work from a designated Carnival office in South Florida Tuesday through Thursday each week, with optional home work on Mondays and Fridays. Candidates must be located in or willing to relocate to the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area.
Benefits
Health Benefits:
Cost‑effective medical, dental and vision plans.
Employee Assistance Program and other mental health resources.
Company‑paid term life insurance and disability coverage.
Financial Benefits:
401(k) plan with company match.
Employee Stock Purchase plan.
Paid Time Off:
Holidays – Full‑time and part‑time with benefits receive days off for 8 company‑wide holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays.
Vacation Time – Managers and below start with 14 days/year; directors and above start with 19 days/year. Part‑time with benefits receive time off based on hours worked, minimum 84 hours/year. Additional vacation time gained with further tenure.
Sick Time – Full‑time employees receive 80 hours per year; part‑time with benefits receive time off based on hours worked, minimum 60 hours/year.
Other Benefits:
Complementary stand‑by cruises, employee discounts on confirmed cruises, and 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, with a mission to deliver unforgettable happiness to guests through diverse cruise brands and island destinations in North America, Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, and Southern Europe.
Carnival Corporation & plc 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.
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