Senior Buyers - 9 month FTC

☞ Carnival Cruise Line

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Update day: 28-05-2024

Location: Southampton South East

Category: Restaurant / Hotel / Tourism

Industry: Hotel Travel Accommodation

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Job Description


As we to return to service, Carnival UK has big plans for the future and our Procurement team have never been busier! Our Procurement team is made up of over 25 professionals specialising to support a diverse range of products and services across the business.

We are currently looking to recruit 2 Senior Buyers to join our Technical Purchasing team on 9 month fixed term contracts. These are really exciting opportunities primarily working with our world class Cunard and P&O Cruises brands but also interacting with global colleagues across the entire corporation with a focus on supporting our ship refit programme.

The role

Working within Supply Chain, this role will lead the end to end procurement activity within a defined category for either goods or services. The role will lead all elements of the sourcing process on behalf of the business and will work largely without the need for guidance. The role will require business partnering with operations managers, Finance, Legal and project stakeholders to lead and execute tendering, negotiating, contracting and contract management activities within their category.

You’ll be responsible for developing, implementing and leading sub-category sourcing strategy for defined areas, managing the ongoing commercial, operational, quality and risk management requirements within their category. This will include conducting regular analysis of supplier spend and volume data, reducing overall supply chain costs or leveraging spends where scale allows, moving down the supply chain toward original product source.

Within Supply Chain, we have Hotel/Food & Beverage, Technical & Indirect specialist procurement teams.


About you

This role would suit someone with experience of buying services or products and is able to draft and negotiate contract terms. You will have exposure to many projects across multiple business areas and stakeholders and so the role requires excellent communication, stakeholder management and prioritisation skills. A self-sufficient individual with a positive attitude will thrive in this role as there is plenty of opportunity to shape the category and make an overall difference.

The position has been levelled at CUK08

Please view the full job description and role requirements here.


About Us

Carnival UK is the operating company for P&O Cruises & Cunard. We provide world class cruise holidays and take enormous pride from bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage. That legacy of elegance and style, of beautiful ships, inspiring leadership and guest-obsessed service excellence lives on today, as we evolve ourselves for tomorrow.
Working at Carnival UK means being part of a tight-knit but truly global team made up of friendly, happy, caring people. Parts of our business are incredibly diverse, but we work hard every day to promote even greater inclusion, fresh ideas and different perspectives. Whatever our role or background, we share high standards, heartfelt values and a sense of belonging. We’re focused on wellbeing every day, as well as being supportive and compassionate when we need it most. We stand by our Culture Essentials which help us live out our shared commitments across the globe and include our commitment to Speak Up, Respect and Protect, Improve, Communicate, Listen & Learn and Empower.
As a growing business we have a big focus on developing skills and continuous learning. From formal qualification to the life lessons of worldwide travel, we offer our people a broad range of personal and professional development opportunities. All of our roles give people the chance to stretch themselves and learn from colleagues with a wealth of experience. As our business grows, we want our people to grow too. So we’re determined to create opportunities for everyone to drive their development and define their own career path.


About the Team

As part of the Shared Services function, our Procurement and Supply Chain teams make sure that both our fleet of ships and our shore teams have everything they need, wherever its needed in the world, to give our guests an incredible experience and to support all of our business ambitions. We source and supply hundreds of millions of pounds of goods and services across Food, Technical, Marketing, IT, Ports and many other categories, driving value for money, innovation, quality and service throughout our supply chains whilst being custodians of ethical and sustainable sourcing.
Working across all categories, the Procurement and Supply Chain team are constantly listening and evolving to meet the needs of our business and we offer attractive career routes that see exceptional buyers and supply chain professionals getting to experience the huge breadth of experiences that Carnival UK has to offer. We also work closely with the other Carnival brands around the world and leverage the unique scale of Carnival Corporation with whom we represent half of the world’s cruise capacity.
Our Facilities Team are also part of the structure. The team manages all of our facilities, including Carnival House. This includes day to day operations as well as supporting the business infrastructure in regards to health, environment, safety and security.
Join us on our journey, apply now.
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Deadline: 12-07-2024

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