Category Manager; Port Services

GROW YOUR CAREER WITH US At Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), we know our future success depends on our ability to attract and retain the very best talent. Our brands deliver vacations of a lifetime with innovative product offerings, a high level of service and unique guest experiences aboard each vessel and we’re continually seeking applicants who are passionate about hospitality and committed to being their personal best.

As you learn more about our company, we think you will agree that there is no better time than now to become a member of the NCLH family!

GROW YOUR CAREER WITH US At Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), we know our future success depends on our ability to attract and retain the very best talent. Our brands deliver vacations of a lifetime with innovative product offerings, a high level of service and unique guest experiences aboard each vessel and we’re continually seeking applicants who are passionate about hospitality and committed to being their personal best.

As you learn more about our company, we think you will agree that there is no better time than now to become a member of the NCLH family!

• Identify adequate and qualified international sources of supply for NCLH's required products and/or services.
• Recommend alternative products of same or better quality at a more favorable cost, in collaboration with Suppliers, Operations and sourcing specialists..

• Develop a category strategy to achieve cost savings and improve quality and service levels by identifying opportunity areas such as product standardization and supplier consolidation.
• Oversee all spend activity and purchase requests for category and determine proper action plan for all purchases that meet the Supply Chain involvement threshold.
• Solicit price bids and proposals from qualified registered suppliers.
• Conduct comparison analysis of all bids against provided scope of work for contracted and non-contracted services.
• Administer/manage contracted and non-contracted services to ensure that all contractual requirements are met by both the supplier and the organization.
• Ensure prices and expiration dates are accurately reflected on service POs.
• Monitor actual usage of contracted service (ie agreed number of visits per year on specific vessel).
• Evaluate and confirm usage estimates on service POs with department heads.
• Provide category related subject matter expertise when necessary.
• Effectively work with functional and business groups as a trusted advisor to determine desired product/service specifications and projected demand when making recommended action plans.
• Develop Strategic Supplier Relationship Management programs.
• Collaborate with Spend Analysis & Reporting Team to conduct analysis for category improvement opportunities (e.g., market research) and to implement non-sourcing category projects (e.g., demand management).
• Support Sourcing Specialists to lead cross-functional teams to execute strategic sourcing projects for category areas.
• Ensure that NCLH has good supply market understanding and works with the business/function teams to provide input for creating innovative win-win customer and supplier strategies.
• Proactively identify improvement opportunities for Beverage related products and recommend key actions to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Conduct testing as per NCLH's standard operating process.
• Monitor supplier performance and manage supplier relationships for key suppliers across multiple business divisions.
• Perform other job-related functions as assigned..

• Bachelor's Degree.

• Business, MBA or any equivalent combinations of relevant education and work experience..

• Minimum 5 years of strategic sourcing/procurement…