Cruise Procurement Manager Marella Cruises

3 weeks ago


Luton, United Kingdom TUI Full time

A fantastic opportunity to join the UK&I Cruise business as Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for running tenders, contracting services, and continuously improving procurement processes. You will manage the portfolio of products and services forwhich you are accountable through the procurement life cycle, in accordance with TUI Group procurement policies. You will also support the Senior Procurement Manager on more complex strategic procurement projects.

It's an exciting year for Marella as we welcome the 5th ship into the fleet from June.Both our cruise products Marella and River Cruise are performing well, so it's a great time to come onboard

**ABOUT THE JOB**
- Collating product / service requirements from Cruise Colleagues.
- Leading competitive tender processes for Cruise and River products and services.
- Negotiating with suppliers to ensure delivery to specification at the best possible price.
- Working with Cruise Finance to draft investment committee papers containing tender award recommendations for consideration by senior management.
- Working closely with Legal colleagues to produce contracts for review and signature by the Cruise business.
- Working closely with Cruise Operations and Cruise Finance on contract reviews to ensure partners are delivering to their contractual obligations, that the right operational processes are in place, and that costs are closely managed.
- Pro-actively reviewing contracts to identify cost saving or operational improvement opportunities.
- Maintaining an organized and accessible contract filing structure.
- Supporting the Cruise Risk manager, leading on the implementation of Supplier Risk Mitigation and Contingency processes.
- From time to time some travel will be required to conduct ship visits or support meetings / governance reviews with key partners.

**ABOUT YOU**
- A reliable and self-motivated colleague, with the ability to lead through the procurement lifecycle with mínimal supervision
- A seasoned negotiator, with strong commercial acumen
- A meticulous colleague with excellent attention to detail
- A strong communicator with a demonstrable track record of building effective working relationships with internal / external stakeholders
- Commercial / Procurement / Purchasing Experience required
- A confident wordsmith with excellent quality of written communication
- Good working knowledge of MS Office including Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint required
- Procurement / Purchasing Qualifications i.e. CIPS or studying for CIPS desirable
- Experience working with Legal Colleagues preferred
- Knowledge / experience of the Cruise or Travel Industry desirable
- Knowledge / experience of Procurement / Purchasing Systems i.e. SAP

**ABOUT OUR OFFER**
- Fantastic holiday benefits including discounts, special offers and the ability to purchase additional ‘TUI time off’
- Health and Wellbeing support in five key areas - Financial, Health, Social, Community and Career
- Discretionary Bonus Scheme
- Excellent rates with foreign exchange
- Pension scheme and life assurance.

We want to be the best-loved holiday company not only for our customers, but for our colleagues too. That’s why we offer a variety of benefits that go above and beyond a competitive salary, so we can help you to live your best life happily at TUI. Click here tofind out more.

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