Senior Director, Procurement COE

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JOB SUMMARY:

• Leads Norwegian Supply Center of Excellence department and drives continuous improvement across procurement organization together with SVP Supply Chain & Procurement.
• Liaises with other procurement areas and shares best practices on long-term innovative strategies within Supply Chain; ensure strategies are up-to date and implemented together with process optimization.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Designs and operationalizes governance for full Supply Chain organization (e.g., processes, KPIs) Supports categories assessing risks, defining mitigation actions and ensuring execution.
• Coaches and enforces cross-functional learning and facilitates target setting, define mitigation actions, and ensure execution.
• Guides change management, communication, and corporate development.
• Coordinates process improvement projects and transformations including change management and communications.
• Re-designs and manages the E2E Procurement process including supplier relationship process, drive continuous improvement of processes with input from strategy, negotiation.
• Develops learning curriculum, organizes, and runs trainings for the entire Supply Chain organization.
• Develops insights for should-cost analysis (DtC) Ensures compliance with contracting standards, monitors control points, creates contract templates and ensures usage.
• Develops best practices in the contracting process, including standardizing T&Cs, contracts for performance, etc).
• Develops and executes procurement technology strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with IT, and prioritizing enhancements as needed.
• Manages teams, goal setting and performance, training and development, achieving objectives through others, addressing poor performance and succession planning.
• Perform other job-related functions as assigned.

DEGREE TYPE:

• Bachelor's Degree.

FIELD(S) OF STUDY:

• Procurement and/or Supply Chain.

EXPERIENCE:

• 12+ years experience with procurement digital landscape solutions (e.g., Ariba, Scout, Coupa, etc).)
• Extensive experience in procurement management, with a focus on data and/or process management
• Must have a balance of both strategic and operational capabilities, including global sourcing, supplier management, supplier risk management, etc).
• Experience in strategic planning, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with leading Source to Pay tools and solutions..

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS:

• Successful track record in setting/leading a procurement CoE
• Strong understanding with managing and communicating large data sets
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational-construction and change-management skills, including listening, coaching, and influencing skills.
• Must be able to communicate with varying levels of management effectively and concisely via both oral and written mediums.
• Strong interpersonal skills including leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of the industry, processes and products preferred.
• Strong decision-making skills are a must as well as the ability to quickly isolate potential issues based upon the fact pattern presented.
• Must possess strong leadership skills to motivate and drive the team as well as keep projects on pace..

ABOUT NCLH

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) is a leading global cruise company which operates the Norwegian Cruise Line®, Oceania Cruises® and Regent Seven Seas Cruises® brands. The combined brands currently operate 32 ships, employ over 35,000 shipboard crew from more than 110 different countries and visit approximately 700 different port destination each year.

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