Category Manager in Weybridge

This role is 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: We are looking for a procurement expert with technical or maritime industry experience to help shape category strategies, support major projects, and drive operational success across our fleet. As a 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 strategy 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:

• Support new-building projects and ongoing maintenance with innovative procurement solutions
• Building and executing on the global category strategy to ensure best in class safe, reliable and cost optimal operation
• Manage internal and external stakeholders to create partnerships that support our strategies
• Engage with suppliers to negotiate contracts, manage relationships, and ensure supply chain reliability
• Collaborate closely with technical and operational teams to understand project requirements and technical specifications
• Drive cross functional projects to deliver on our ambitious year-on-year cost and value generating targets
• Establishing and applying cost modelling concepts, spend & demand analysis, and evaluations
• Addressing day to day operational queries within your area of responsibility
• Up to 25% domestic and international travel as necessary

What we’d love you to have:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in procurement or technical sales & marketing within the maritime, transport or other relevant industry
• Good understanding of maritime industry, industry standards and technical procurement
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
• Proven track record of delivering cost-competitive, differentiated solutions at scale
• Strong commercial mindset and a keen problem solver with a strong personal drive
• 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 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!