Commodity Manager

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 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 Supply Chain Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Commodity Manager reporting to the Hotel Procurement Director

Subject matter procurement expert for the assigned goods and/or services. Research suppliers from a variety of usual and unusual sources. Confer 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.

• Performs a complex price analysis of multiple variables. Expert use of analysis, forecasting, problem solving and quality improvement to develop strategies for dynamic market conditions.
• Develops a procurement and negotiation strategy based on multiple and often complex variables. Negotiates price, availability, transportation, and delivery schedule.
• Makes negotiation decisions often in high volatility situations based on multiple market variables with limited guidelines for price and availability.
• Analyzes and incorporates specific market data into negotiations, strategies and plans that correlate to the goods and/or services procured.
• Communicates and presents clear strategies, plans and cost impacts to upper management.
• Attends industry trade shows and conferences.
• Measures and evaluates suppliers
  ¿ on‑time delivery performance.
• Contributor to the company’s delivery and invoicing policies.
• Responsible for implementing and driving change.
• 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.

• 8 + years related procurement experience or specialized technical experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required in related field.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment with multiple projects and priorities.
• Negotiation and analytical skills required.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate in a multicultural environment with all levels of employees and management.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products, specifically Excel.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions and percentages.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from suppliers and all levels of staff and management, both shipboard and shoreside.

• Collaborates Effectively
• Communicates Effectively
• Develops Talent
• Manages Conflict
• Plans and Aligns

• Responsible for Purchase Order approval - limit $50K
• Responsible for invoice signing - limit is $50K

• The physical demands described here are representative of those requirements employees must meet to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.
• The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, write, review and type reports, compile data, and operate a PC.
• The employee communicates, listens, compares variables, and assesses information.
• The employee regularly moves about the office complex, and may climb, descend, lift, or move 10 pounds.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those…