Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. · 1 week ago
Category Manager - IT
Miami, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expNorwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. is seeking a Category Manager - IT to identify and manage international sources of supply for required products and services. The role involves developing category strategies, overseeing spend activity, and collaborating with various teams to improve quality and cost efficiency.
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Responsibilities
Develop a category strategy to achieve cost savings and improve quality and service levels by identifying opportunity areas such as product standardization and supplier consolidation
Oversee all spend activity and purchase requests for category and determine proper action plan for all purchases that meet the Supply Chain involvement threshold
Solicit price bids and proposals from qualified registered suppliers. Conduct comparison analysis of all bids against provided scope of work for contracted and non-contracted services
Administer/manage contracted and non-contracted services to ensure that all contractual requirements are met by both the supplier and the organization. Ensure prices and expiration dates are accurately reflected on service POs
Monitor actual usage of contracted service (ie agreed number of visits per year on specific vessel). Evaluate and confirm usage estimates on service POs with department heads
Provide category related subject matter expertise when necessary
Effectively work with functional and business groups as a trusted advisor to determine desired product/service specifications and projected demand when making recommended action plans
Develop Strategic Supplier Relationship Management programs
Collaborate with Spend Analysis & Reporting Team to conduct analysis for category improvement opportunities (e.g., market research) and to implement non-sourcing category projects (e.g., demand management)
Support Sourcing Specialists to lead cross-functional teams to execute strategic sourcing projects for category areas
Ensure that NCLH has good supply market understanding and works with the business/function teams to provide input for creating innovative win-win customer and supplier strategies
Proactively identify improvement opportunities for Beverage related products and recommend key actions to the appropriate stakeholders
Conduct testing as per NCLH's standard operating process
Monitor supplier performance and manage supplier relationships for key suppliers across multiple business divisions
Perform other job-related functions as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree
Business, MBA or any equivalent combinations of relevant education and work experience
Minimum 5 years of strategic sourcing/procurement experience, performance measurement, contract negotiation, project management, category management, business analysis, or change management experience
2+ years of category or industry specific experience. Cruise line and Duty-Free knowledge a plus
Working knowledge of an automated logistics and purchasing system is required, preferably with MXP and SAP
Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing methodology with pragmatism to manage exceptions
Ability to develop category and sourcing strategies by identifying areas of opportunity
Track record of effectively directing and leveraging procurement spend by leading global cross-functional teams
Experience managing and maintaining strong supplier relationships
Strong leadership presence and negotiation/contract management experience
Knowledge and experience with best practice processes, tools, and procurement/spend systems data and analysis
Strong interpersonal and management capabilities
Must have strong organizational skills
Strong problem solving, analytical and report summation, and conflict resolution skills
Ability to apply change management and consulting skills/knowledge and expertise
Firsthand working knowledge of strategic sourcing methodology required
Proficiency in Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), proficiency in Procure-to-Pay systems (e.g. Ariba)
Team Building, technical knowledge and expertise, high degree of business acumen, management, and interpersonal skills
Company
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$9.26BKey Investors
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2025-09-09Post Ipo Equity· $81.29M
2025-09-08Post Ipo Debt· $1.3B
2025-06-26Post Ipo Debt· $786M
Leadership Team
Harry Sommer
President and CEO
Patrik Dahlgren
Executive Vice President Vessel Operations
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