Category Mgr
Core
Develop category strategy and manage supplier relationships to achieve cost savings and improve service levels for NCLH's required products and services.
Role type
Senior Category Manager (Strategic Sourcing)
Builds
Strategic sourcing programs, supplier consolidation plans, and category improvement initiatives for cruise line operations.
Domain
Cruise industry / Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
strategic sourcing methodology, contract negotiation, category management, supplier relationship management, spend analysis, project management, change management, market research, demand management, cross-functional team leadership, data analysis, Microsoft Office suite, Procure-to-Pay systems (Ariba), SAP/MXP knowledge.
Preferred skills
cruise line and Duty-Free knowledge, technical knowledge and expertise.
Responsibilities
Develop category strategy to achieve cost savings and improve quality; oversee all spend activity and purchase requests; solicit price bids and proposals; conduct comparison analysis of bids; administer contracted and non-contracted services; monitor actual usage of contracted services; evaluate and confirm usage estimates; provide subject matter expertise; work with functional groups to determine product specifications and projected demand; develop Strategic Supplier Relationship Management programs; collaborate on category improvement opportunities; support cross-functional teams in strategic sourcing projects; ensure good supply market understanding; proactively identify improvement opportunities for Beverage related products; conduct testing per standard operating process; monitor supplier performance.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership