Buyer, Technical Projects

Position Summary

This position sources and procures goods/services for projects. Receives requests from content owners/shipboard or shoreside customers and validates specifications/requirements. Seeks and offers alternatives for cost savings and timely delivery of goods/services. The incumbent is responsible for processing high volume of orders depending on scope assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Receives requisitions for goods/services and clarifies needs with requestor. Sources and negotiates specified requirements or seeks alternatives from a variety of usual and unusual sources to resolve issues.
• Make procurement decisions and recommendations based on price, availability, transportation and delivery schedule. Provides recommendations and analysis of proposed cost savings solutions for customer and management selection.
• Liaises with shipboard and/or shoreside personnel, suppliers and logistics to ensure proper ordering and timely delivery of goods and services to operational vessels or projects without interruption.
• Makes procurement decisions and recommendations based on price, availability, transportation and delivery schedule. Provides recommendations and analysis of proposed cost savings solutions for customer and management selection.
• Monitors supplier performance to ensure consistent service, high quality and low costs of goods/services, and addresses deviations with management.
• Prepares and issues purchase orders and change orders for Capital Projects. Obtains all necessary approvals and completes required transportation forms in a timely manner to meet the capital/project needs.
• Responsible for researching and resolving issues including delivery failures, delivery discrepancies and invoices in disputes.
• Responsible for meeting with customers regularly to provide status updates on open orders.
• May travel to visit ships, suppliers or project site for loadings, audits, etc.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills

• Associate degree or equivalent required
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred
• 3-5 yrs. of procurement experience
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and priorities
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate in a multicultural environment with all levels of employees and management
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products, especially Excel
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions and percentages.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and general public
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Demonstrate common sense and sense of urgency in all required business transactions
• Ability to travel domestic and international, up to 20% of the time

Company Information

We are proud to be the vacation-industry leader with global brands — including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises — the most innovative fleet and private destinations, and the best people. Together, we are dedicated to turning the vacation of a lifetime into a lifetime of vacations for our guests.