Head of Procurement, New Building
- Negotiation and Contract Management: Lead negotiations with vendors and suppliers to secure the best terms and conditions for goods and services.
- Vendor Relationship Management: Establish and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure high-quality and timely delivery of products and services.
- Sourcing Strategy: Develop and implement procurement strategies that align with the department's objectives and enhance onboard revenue, ensuring cost-effectiveness and quality.
- Cost Management: Monitor and manage procurement budgets, ensuring cost-effective purchasing while maintaining high standards of quality.
- Compliance and Risk Management: Work to ensure all procurement activities comply with company policies and legal requirements, mitigating risks associated with procurement.
- Performance Monitoring: Track and analyze supplier performance, addressing any issues or areas for improvement.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with other department heads to understand their needs and ensure procurement supports overall business goals.
- Align on Global demand and Global category strategies
- Understand Operations needs and develop with them a mid term sourcing plan.
- Define a comprehensive, multiyear category strategy program
- Deliver the NB Portfolio performance targets, in cooperation with the NB and Operations team
- Build a pipeline of Low Cost countries project
- Build strategic connections with key suppliers, and drive a suppliers relationship management for the key partners
- Drive effective localization of sourcing by coordinating with local teams and lead supply chain optimization of the Global Hotel Portfolio
- Project management skills, especially concerning technology project execution.
- Continuous improvement mind set, and the ability to impact Supply Chain processes.
- Strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels
- Knows how to attract and keep top talent
- Must have worked in a key role in the Shipping industry & or a key Capital procurement leadership role.
- Can be effective in a constantly developing matrixed organization with both complex and evolving technology and products
- Outstanding influencing skills
- University degree in business, supply chain, engineering, or computer sciences.
- 10+ years of strong sourcing experience with a minimum of 3 years' experience in a significant leadership global role in Procurement.
- Demonstrated analytical skills, data-driven decision making, and the ability to adjust plans based on insights amid ambiguity, complexity, and uncertainty.
- Strong organizational skills, able to work autonomously, prioritize, and manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Calm and resilient with a self-driving attitude.
- Excellent communication, collaboration and influencing skills, comfortable with stakeholder management in a matrix organization.
- Excellent English Language skills (spoken and written). Fluency in other languages, with Italian and French being preferential ones, would be an advantage.
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