Technical Stores Manager

Carnival UK is the operating company for P&O Cruises & Cunard. We provide world class cruise holidays and take enormous pride from bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage. That legacy of elegance and style, of beautiful ships, inspiring leadership and guest-obsessed service excellence lives on today, as we evolve ourselves for tomorrow.

Working at Carnival UK means being part of a tight-knit but truly global team made up of friendly, happy, caring people. Parts of our business are incredibly diverse, but we work hard every day to promote even greater inclusion, fresh ideas and different perspectives. Whatever our role or background, we share high standards, heartfelt values and a sense of belonging. We’re focused on wellbeing every day, as well as being supportive and compassionate when we need it most.

As a growing business we have a big focus on developing skills and continuous learning. From formal qualification to the life lessons of worldwide travel, we offer our people a broad range of personal and professional development opportunities. All of our roles give people the chance to stretch themselves and learn from colleagues with a wealth of experience. As our business grows, we want our people to grow too. So we’re determined to create opportunities for everyone to drive their development and define their own career path.

To apply for the Technical Stores Manager role you will need:

• A strong background in logistics and/or inventory management preferably within a large, complex environment;
• Knowledge of working with technical stores parts would be advantageous;
• Experience of managing a small team;
• Excellent communication skills, with experience of negotiating with external suppliers;
• Knowledge of working with technical stores parts would be advantageous.

Experience at sea is desirable, but not essential. We believe in hiring people with the right attitudes and strengths over their competencies.

In addition to a strong logistics/inventory management background, you will have maintained appropriate stock levels and managed stock order planning and asset management. You will be comfortable liaising with supply chain regarding ordering parts and deliveries as well as senior management in order to manager your team effectively, whilst maintaining and monitoring your respective budgets.

You will be self-motivated and dependable, and always keen to take on more work whilst helping those around you. You will be a strong communicator, keen to ask questions and sharing knowledge, and able to easily adapt your style to suit the situation.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Join us now, and become part of the family of a world-leading cruise company.

We are currently sourcing candidates for our Talent Pool, to fill anticipated roles in 2027.

With our fleet ever changing we are planning for the future, this means that the role you are applying for is for our Talent Pool. During the recruitment and onboarding process we may not be able to offer an exact start date, but as soon as we do, we will let you know and make sure you have plenty of notice and support to get ready for your adventure with us.

Please note that throughout the Recruitment & Onboarding process we are unable to advise on a start date.

If you are successful, sufficient notice will be provided when we have a ship and start date for you., allowing you sufficient time to work any notice peroid you might have

Equality

We are working hard to build a flexible and inclusive culture. As part of our culture difference is valued and our people can be themselves. We welcome applications from everyone because inclusivity is at the heart of everything we do. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership and pregnancy & maternity.