Marine & Technical Buyer

NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE (NCL) is one of the world’s leading cruise lines with headquarters in Miami, Florida and two European branch offices in Southampton, United Kingdom and Wiesbaden, Germany. With a rich history spanning over 55 years, NCL has solidified its position as the innovator of the cruise industry delivering a laid-back and modern cruise experience aboard its 19 ships within the upscale mainstream segment. Norwegian Viva, the second ship in its ground-breaking Prima Class, offers next-generation cruise vacations to each guest. Furthermore, as part of the global sustainability initiative Sail & Sustain, the company is committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 through various short- and mid-term targets.

We are looking to recruit a new member of staff at the Marghera Office (VE, Italy) location as soon as possible:

Marine & Technical Buyer

PURPOSE:

Support the Marine and Technical team within the Supply Chain Department with purchasing operations. Act as point of contact between the ships, suppliers and the procurement team. The Buyer provides direction and supervision and will act as the first point of contact with the ships and a liaison between the ships, suppliers and buyers. The incumbent must be able to multi-task, be able to work with timelines and emergencies. The Buyer shall maintain ethical and professional relations with suppliers, Norwegian Cruise Line employees and any other party that conducts business with Norwegian Cruise Line.

MAIN TASKS:

• Monitor and report on usage of purchasing tools and develop plans for improving tool usage/value. Support implementation and management of on-going operations for eProcurement solutions.
• Support operations for the purchasing process primarily requisitioning and ordering.
• Ensure all requisitions are compliant with the company’s policies.
• Complete the processing of manual purchase orders.
• Work with the Sourcing team(s) and suppliers to get quotes on new items. Review and select best quotes from time, quality and pricing standpoint.
• Process POs; Ensure all necessary approvals are documented and the orders are placed, and shipments delivered on time. Ensure the items and prices are accurately listed in the PO.
• Ensure that all users, approvals, and filters are set up in accordance with the company’s procurement policies.
• Serve as the help desk for users relating to the purchasing tools employed.
• Coordinate processes with the accounts payable function to facilitate enforcement of the established policies.
• Provide support as necessary out of working hours (evening and weekends) to assist with emergencies.
• Travel time approximately 30%, work at dry docks in Italy, France, Netherlands, Spain
• Perform other job-related functions as assigned.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Business or other related field of study; or any equivalent combination of experience and skills.

EXPERIENCE: 2 years experience preferred with working on yards/dry docks, with procurement operations, ERP (e.g. PeopleSoft), eProcurement, eCatalog, contract management, eRFX and eAuction strategies

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• Good teamwork skills to work with other company departments to plan and execute enhancement, upgrade, and on-going deployment of the above technologies.
• Strong facilitation skills to communicate and collaborate with stakeholders across the company to implement Procure-to-Pay (P2P) technologies.
• Demonstrated success in gathering data, conducting analyses, and generating high quality outputs. Experience with process, quality control, and workflow management and design preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and Italian.
• An understanding of leading P2P technology practices and trends (e.g. MXP, Amos, Ariba), general experience of network administration preferred. Experience with ERP and P2P systems (e.g. MXP, Amos, Ariba, PeopleSoft), proficiency in Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Please provide your CV in English.