Senior Technical Buyer

Journey with us! Combine your career goals and sense of adventure by joining our exciting team of employees. Royal Caribbean Group is pleased to offer a competitive compensation & benefits package, and excellent career development opportunities, each offering unique ways to explore the world.

About Us

Royal Caribbean Group is the world’s largest cruise line, having a record-breaking year and launching not one but TWO brand new ships in 2024, including a brand-new class of ship in Icon of the Seas! It couldn’t be a more exciting time to join a global business that is blazing a trail in the travel industry right now.

With our 3 brands Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises & Silversea we have ships in South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and several North American markets beyond our headquarters in Miami, FL. We cover the globe. No matter where our guests want to go, Royal Caribbean Group has a ship that can deliver a world-class vacation.

At Royal Caribbean Group we never rest on our laurels; we constantly strive to improve our work and be at the forefront of the industry. The work that we do is exciting, challenging, and innovative. You get to work both independently and as part of a collaborative and dynamic international team. We are passionate, we are innovative, and we are unstoppable.

Position Summary / Job Purpose

The Senior Technical Buyer oversees and manages, in entirety, all dry dock procurement activities and assigned projects. Senior Technical Buyer ensures order accuracy, correct supplier issuance, delivery completeness and discrepancy resolutions. Works closely with internal customers on multiple concurrent projects providing timely communication on overall objectives and any mission critical updates affecting project deliverables. Coordinates data inputs across the activities to enable key reporting visibility and insights . Provides training and guidance to a number of outsourced personnel.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Ensure the timely delivery of materials and services to support project schedules.
• Maintain accurate records of procurement activities, supplier contracts, and performance metrics.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, industry regulations, and ethical standards.
• Prepares and issues purchase orders and change notices.
• Performs frequent spot checks on outsourced personnel ensuring accuracy of work and timely response to internal and external customers.
• Ensure Buyer generated invoices in dispute are resolved in a timely manner.
• 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 management team.
  
  

Education, Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Purchasing experience or bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 3-5 years’ experience and or training or equivalent combination of education and knowledge
• Ability to effectively present information and communicate with all levels of Management
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage time effectively and efficiently
• Basic to complex spreadsheet comparisons of consumption pricing and transportation costs
• Ability to solve problems and deal with complex variables where limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commission, proportion and percentages
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally at short notice.
• The employee may move about the office complex, may travel to other office locations, and may lift, push, pull or move 10-15 pounds
  
  

What we Offer. At Royal Caribbean Group, we are client-centric but put people first. We have a culture where everyone is trusted and valued in equal measure, whatever your role in the company. We are propelled by people. Our employees and crew are the driving force behind our success. Our aim is to recruit, develop and retain world class people, who come to Royal Caribbean to do the best work of their careers.

We are committed to employee development, and you will have the opportunity to learn from some of the most experienced people in the business. We regularly reward and promote success, encouraging staff to take on new challenges and responsibilities to aid progression.

Our remuneration package includes our competitive pension, private healthcare, life assurance cover to name a few. In addition, every permanent member of staff that works at Royal Caribbean is eligible for our cruise request program and friends & family cruise discounts.

With good transport links to our modern offices in Surrey, we have plenty of free parking, a free shuttle bus from the train station, on-site restaurant, and on-site gym. We take a flexible approach to work. We currently work a combination of days in the office and work from home.

Come join the team - Journey with us, succeed with us, grow with us.

We know there's a lot to consider. As you go through the application process, our recruiters will be glad to provide guidance, and more relevant details to answer any additional questions.

Thank you again for your interest in Royal Caribbean Group. We'll hope to see you onboard soon.

It is the policy of the Company to ensure equal employment and promotion opportunity to qualified candidates without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, sexuality, gender identity or expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Royal Caribbean Group and each of its subsidiaries prohibit and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment.