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Director, Strategic Sourcing Logistics (Corporate)

Holland America Group

Miami, FL • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 25 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Lead a team to develop and implement strategic sourcing initiatives for logistics services across multiple brands and global categories.

  • Oversee sourcing processes including market analysis, supplier risk assessment, RFP execution, negotiations, and contract management.

  • Manage key supplier relationships, conduct quarterly business reviews, and ensure smooth contract transitions to procurement operations.

Holland America Line rating

6.2

Company rating: 6.2 out of 10

Based on 20 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

7th of 9 rated cruise lines

Job description


The Director, Strategic Sourcing Logistics is responsible for leading a team to develop and implement strategic sourcing initiatives for Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, and Seabourn, as well as supporting global efforts across all Carnival brands. This role focuses on securing optimal sourcing opportunities that deliver value, drive cost savings, enhance service levels, ensure supply continuity, and mitigate supply chain risks. The Director will collaborate closely with procurement, operations, and supply chain teams to achieve these objectives. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, expertise in logistics sourcing, and a proven track record in supply chain management.
Essential Functions:
  • Delivering best value for Carnival by partnering with logistics providers including: Trucking, Ocean Freight, Logistics Service Providers, Air Freight, storage and warehouse facilities, lane and equipment optimization, import/export and tariff impacts and global markets for these services. This role is to be well versed in modern, efficient best practices globally, helping not only ensure competitive and efficient operations today but also driving operations to adopt global best practices - using AI and other modern tools.
  • Provide oversight to all strategic sourcing initiatives across the portfolio. Utilize the 7-step sourcing process for large and complex projects.
  • This role requires executive presence, engagement and collaboration across the four (4) North America brands. The director will provide team member and stakeholder support, is required to identify a pipeline of projects and execute the sourcing, contracting and implementation process.
  • Develop annual savings plan and pipeline. Deliver results for performance goals and measurements. The role is responsible for leading and delivery hard savings targets, cost avoidance and sustainability goals.
  • Provide oversight and manage key supplier relationships and contracts across the four (4) North America brands. Develop a supplier relationship management process for key suppliers and hold quarterly business reviews. Ensure a smooth transition of contracts to procurement operations

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
  • The Director, Strategic Sourcing Logistics will lead a team to create and drive strategic sourcing efforts across Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, and Seabourn (our North America Brands), and globally for global categories, to secure optimal sourcing opportunities that deliver value, drive savings, increase efficiencies / level of service, assure supply, and mitigate supply chain risks.
  • This position will use their mastery of analytical skills to solve complex problems utilizing a data driven approach to decision making. They will utilize spend management best practices, tools and techniques in the development and implementation of this integrated strategic sourcing strategy to assess the overall opportunity within the category for projects and engage stakeholders with facts and data.
  • The Director, Strategic Sourcing Logistics is responsible for ensuring integration of the procurement/sourcing policy and utilizing a 7-step strategic sourcing process that includes but is not limited to a rigorous market analysis, supplier risk analysis, and baseline spend analysis, to generate options and document a strategic sourcing plan that may include RFP execution, negotiations with suppliers, contract execution and implementation and monitoring of source recommendations.
  • Leadership: This position will oversee a team of strategic sourcing professionals and work in collaboration with global strategic sourcing professionals, providing leadership in best practices, career development and team collaboration.

Essential/Minimum qualifications:
  • Leadership, lead by influence, exemplary project management skills, ability to negotiate complex business deals. critical thinking, strategy, analysis, interpersonal skills, ability to multi-task, prioritize changing workload requests
  • Extensive supply chain experience leading strategic sourcing initiatives - applying best practices, developing category management strategy, utilizing the seven-step sourcing methodology, negotiation plans & expertise in influencing business strategy and supplier relations
  • Excellent problem-solving abilities and attention to detail
  • Demonstrated ability to influence others and interact professionally with all levels of the organization - can interface independently and effectively with peers in other departments / brands with an emphasis on being results oriented.
  • Demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize changing workload requests to meet deadlines.
  • Strong, proven analytical skills (data analysis fundamentals).
  • Proven ability to lead and motivate a team. "go getter", driven, capable of working with little supervision.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills; champion of change management; strong planning/project management skills.
  • Utilizes quality management skills to ensure all procedures and work activities conform to work specifications and standards.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced business environment
  • demonstrated analytical skill set including financial cost analysis; should cost and total cost of ownership; Working knowledge of eRFX tools.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint and creating action-oriented presentations

Essential experience required
  • Extensive experience (10+ years) and deep expertise in Logistics and Freight Strategic Sourcing, preferably within a maritime environment; 10 + years' experience in Strategic Sourcing / Procurement with 3-5+ years in a leadership position.
  • Proven Supply Chain experience leading strategic sourcing initiatives - applying best practices, developing category management strategy, utilizing the seven-step sourcing methodology, negotiation plans & expertise in influencing business strategy and supplier relations.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Admin., Supply Chain, Finance, Hospitality, or other applicable discipline. CPSM/CPM or comparable is preferred but not required

Travel: Less than 25% with shipboard travel likely
Work Conditions:Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.
Physical Demands. Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time.
This position is classified as "in-office." As an in-office role, it requires employees to work from a designated Carnival office in South Florida Monday through Thursday each week. Employees may work from their homes on Fridays. Candidates must be located in (or willing to relocate to) the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area.
Offers to selected candidates will be made on a fair and equitable basis, taking into account specific job-related skills and experience.
At Carnival, your total rewards package is much more than your base salary. All non-sales roles participate in an annual cash bonus program, while sales roles have an incentive plan. Director and above roles may also be eligible to participate in Carnival's discretionary equity incentive plan. Plus, Carnival provides comprehensive and innovative benefits to meet your needs, including:
  • Health Benefits:
    • Cost-effective medical, dental and vision plans
    • Employee Assistance Program and other mental health resources
    • Additional programs include company paid term life insurance and disability coverage
  • Financial Benefits:
    • 401(k) plan that includes a company match
    • Employee Stock Purchase plan
  • Paid Time Off
    • Holidays - All full-time and part-time with benefits employees receive days off for 8 company-wide holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays to be taken at the employee's discretion.
    • Vacation Time - All full-time employees at the manager and below level start with 14 days/year; director and above level start with 19 days/year. Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 84 hours/year. All employees gain additional vacation time with further tenure.
    • Sick Time - All full-time employees receive 80 hours of sick time each year. Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 60 hours each year.
  • Other Benefits
    • Complementary stand-by cruises, employee discounts on confirmed cruises, plus special rates for family and friends
    • Personal and professional learning and development resources including tuition reimbursement
    • On-site Fitness center at our Miami campus

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About Us
Carnival Corporation is the world's largest leisure travel company, our mission to deliver unforgettable happiness to our guest through our diverse portfolio of leading cruise brands and island destinations, including Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn in North America and Australia; P&O Cruises and Cunard Line in the United Kingdom; AIDA in Germany; Costa Cruises in Southern Europe.
Join us and embark on a career that offers not only the chance to grow professionally but also the opportunity to be part of a global community that makes a difference.
In addition to other duties/functions, this position requires full commitment and support for promoting ethical and compliant culture. More specifically, this position requires integrity, honesty, and respectful treatment of others, as well as a willingness to speak up when they see misconduct or have concerns.
Carnival Corporation and Carnival Cruise Line is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. In this regard, it does not discriminate against any qualified individual on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, mental, physical or sensory disability, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, federal, and/or international law.
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