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Royal Caribbean Group · 1 day ago

Senior Buyer, Procurement F&B

Royal Caribbean Group is a leader in the vacation industry, offering unique career opportunities. The Senior Buyer, Procurement F&B is responsible for sourcing, analyzing, negotiating, and contracting goods and services while managing supplier relationships to ensure project alignment and success.

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Responsibilities

Procure goods and services for assigned projects such as newbuilds, dry docks, in-service projects, or operational maintenance, etc
Implement a procurement and negotiation strategy based on variables such as price, quality, availability, warranty, project terms and conditions, etc
Performs moderate to complex price analysis while considering total project cost, timing, and customer needs
Prepare, negotiate, and execute supplier agreements that meet business requirements
Single point of contact for internal customers, ensures that products or services are delivered as needed to ensure successful project completion
Lead timely resolution of escalated supplier issues
Maintain commercial interface with suppliers
Provides guidance to internal customers during budget preparation such as product and service pricing
Awareness of compliance requirements of regulatory agencies (DNV, IMO, SOLAS, USPH, US Coast Guard, etc.)
Works independently and prioritizes tasks based on projects schedules
Performs other duties as required. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or management

Qualification

ProcurementNegotiatingProject ManagementSupply Chain ManagementStrategic SourcingCost ControlInterpersonal SkillsFlexibilityCommunicationOrganizational SkillsSense of OwnershipAdaptability

Required

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or equivalent job experience
5-7 years' experience in Procurement, Technical, Engineering, Commercial or Project Environment
Accreditation from Supply Chain Industry organization (i.e. CPSM, CPIM)
Learn/work in multiple systems/tools such as JDE, Databases, Microsoft Office, MS Project, etc
Strong commercial awareness and negotiating skills
Strong organizational and planning skills
Flexibility/adaptability to changing priorities, multiple internal customers
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively in a multicultural environment with all levels of internal and external customers
Ability to bring teams together to resolve issues and achieve targets and goals
Knowledge of strategic sourcing and procurement work processes and solutions
Sense of ownership and urgency
Ability to travel domestic and international, up to 20% of the time

Preferred

Emphasis in project management preferred

Benefits

Competitive compensation & benefits package
Excellent career development opportunities

Company

Royal Caribbean Group

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Royal Caribbean Group is a cruise vacation company with a global fleet of 63 ships traveling around the world.

H1B Sponsorship

Royal Caribbean Group has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (36)
2024 (19)
2023 (12)
2022 (14)
2021 (4)
2020 (14)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$15.43B
Key Investors
RCI HoldingsMorgan Stanley
2025-09-22Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2025-05-14Post Ipo Debt· $2.28B
2024-09-16Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B

Leadership Team

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Jason Liberty
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Matt Denesuk
SVP, Chief AI Officer
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