Senior Lead, Indirect Procurement

Frontier International GmbH Vacant since : 12.10.2026 Number of jobs : 1 4052 Basel (BS) 100% Immediately Permanent

The Royal Caribbean Group’s Supply Chain Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Senior Lead, Indirect Procurement reporting to the Manager, Indirect Procurement.
This position is onsite and based in Basel Switzerland.

Celebrity River is a new and highly strategic growth platform within Celebrity Cruises, created to redefine the premium river cruise experience through innovation, design excellence and the unparalleled service synonymous with the Celebrity brand. As the business stands up its European footprint, Celebrity River requires a Basel-based Senior Lead, Indirect Procurement to serve as the on-the-ground extension of the Miami Procurement department across Europe.

Based in Basel, Switzerland and working in close partnership with the Miami headquarters, this leader will be the primary facilitator for identifying, screening, contracting, and onboarding the suppliers and vendors that will support Celebrity River’s European operations. The role sits at the intersection of Product Development, Basel Operations & Execution, Procurement, and Legal. The individual will act as a cultural and operational mediator between US and European business practices, ensuring that vendor selection and onboarding processes designed in Miami translate effectively to the realities of the European – and specifically the river cruising – supplier landscape.

The ideal candidate combines a purchasing/procurement background with strong negotiating capability, deep familiarity with European geography and the waterways of Europe, and working knowledge of the river cruising industry and its stakeholder landscape. This is a Senior Lead-level position embedded in the Basel office infrastructure and working closely with European colleagues day to day, while reporting functionally into the Miami Procurement organization – offering meaningful career growth as Celebrity River scales.

This role requires 50% international travel and time onboard vessels.

• Facilitate the end-to-end onboarding and contracting of European suppliers and vendors for Celebrity River, from initial identification through final contract execution including procure to pay management
• Prepare and manage vendor screening, information gathering, and the selection process for prospective suppliers as well as onboarding process in our systems.
• Build and maintain stakeholder mapping, evaluation criteria sets, and vendor profiling to support consistent, well-documented selection decisions.
• Design and continuously refine the onboarding process so it can scale efficiently as the vendor base grows tracking cycle times.
• Support end-to-end source-to-pay execution, including supplier onboarding, system setup, requisition and purchase order coordination, invoice/payment issue escalation, and adherence to procurement system requirement

• Serve as the mediator between US & European business cultures, translating Miami-based procurement processes, expectations, and timelines into approaches that work effectively with European suppliers and colleagues.
• Work closely with Product Development, Basel Operations/Execution, Procurement, and Legal to ensure vendor and contracting activity aligns with brand, operational, and compliance requirements as well as with applicable European regulations
• Act as a key point of contact for future suppliers and vendors, as well as the supporting teams in both Miami and Basel, ensuring smooth communication across time zones and business practices.
• Partner with internal stakeholders on…