Buyer III

Royal Caribbean Group


Date: 9 hours ago
City: Pasay
Contract type: Full time
Position Summary

The incumbent is responsible for sourcing, analyzing, and negotiating goods and services for an area in which they specialize such as such as food, beverage, technical, IT, etc.  They require comprehensive knowledge of specialized commodities in order to influence customers and suppliers in procurement decision of complex/critical goods and services.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

  • Research suppliers from a variety of usual and unusual sources. 
  • Develops a procurement and negotiation strategy based on few variables
  • Performs moderately complex price analysis based on few variables and confers with suppliers to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule
  • Negotiates price, availability, and works with Logistics to define transportation and delivery schedule. (i.e., ordering and storing schedule)
  • Manages supplier performance to ensure consistent service, high quality, and low costs of goods/services
  • Works independently with minimum supervision and freedom of decision within guidelines. Seeks guidance from management on unusual situations
  • May provide guidance to Buyer I/II
  • May travel to attend trade shows, audit suppliers, visit ships for loadings, repositioning etc.

Qualification, Knowledge, And Skills

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred. 
  • 5+ years related procurement experience or specialized technical experience.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and priorities.
  • Negotiation and analytical skills required. 
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate in a multicultural environment with all levels of employees and management.
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products, specifically Excel and PowerPoint
  • Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages. 
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. 
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
  • Physical Demands - the physical demands described here are representative of those requirements employees must meet to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodations.
    • The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, write, review and type reports, compile data, and operate a computer.
    • The employee communicates, listens, compares variables, and assesses information.
    • The employee regularly moves about the office complex and may lift or move 10 pounds.
  • Work Environment - the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.
    • The environment includes office location, and /or moving inside/outside the office.
    • A high noise level is possible if visiting shipboard or offsite locations.
    • Ability to travel internationally and domestically up to 20% of the time.

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