As part of the Sourcing Center of Excellence team, the Sr. Business Analyst will provide the Global Sourcing Leadership Team with analytical support for the sourcing/purchasing efforts which will allow Carnival Corporation to leverage our global scale across ~$10 billion of direct and indirect goods and services.  

This position will support all key spend areas, including but not limited to: Ports, Shore Excursions, Technical, IT, Food & Beverage, Hotel, Freight, Marketing, Air Travel, and Retail, as well as sustainable sourcing initiatives.

This position will provide a great opportunity to learn about the operations across our 9 global brands as well as in a wide variety of spend categories and sourcing markets.

This position is responsible for working on a daily basis with key Sourcing stakeholders across our 9 Brands to provide analytical support for specific sourcing initiatives with the goal of leveraging our global scale. Positive relationship building with the ability to be influential without direct authority will be required.

The position will be responsible for the following areas:

Project-level Analytical Support Financial Tracking and Reporting Systems and Data management Support/ Lead Sourcing Efforts

Essential Functions:

Analytics:

Work closely with the Global Sourcing Leadership Team (responsible for each spend category) to identify business opportunities, define/ clarify a problem statement, and develop an analysis plan. Gather, organize, reconcile, clean-up large data sets and conduct relevant analyses. Identify insights, synthesize results, and prepare management presentations. Prepare power point presentations summarizing data analysis and potential opportunities. Show financial impact as well as implications for each involved brand. Presentations should be clean, easy to follow, and ready to use at executive level (CFO, CPO) Gather and standardize spend data to create dashboards across brands. Dashboards should have key performance indicators and be interactive so end user can select specific categories and time periods. Ability to understand end to end process and create process maps to identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities across the supply chain. Develop implementation plan, timelines and responsibility. Communicate effectively with stakeholders from our 9 Brands across the world throughout the whole process. Sample analyses include cost-benefit analyses, buy vs. lease, ship vs. buy-local, “what if” analysis, custom spend reports. Coach other Business Analysts in the team on data analytics.

Support/ Lead Sourcing Efforts

Support Category Leads across multiple spend areas to successfully implement sourcing efforts. Support throughout the 7-Step Sourcing Process, from data analysis, market research, RFP, to vendor negotiations and implementation Lead small sourcing efforts along with Category Lead, defining strategy and executing it  Support category leads by running/managing events in eSourcing tool

Financial Tracking and Reporting

Work with Category leads, PMO, and Finance teams to make sure savings are accurately measured and validated Monitor savings, identify risks, and escalate when appropriate Report on value-add initiatives

Systems and Data management:

Work with systems team to continuously improve sourcing systems by (e.g., improved functionality and fixing of bugs/issues) Ensure procurement data is available, reliable, and comparable across all Brands, e.g., Item Taxonomy & Hierarchy Item Descriptions Vendor names/ codes, and categorization Support sourcing leads by managing eSourcing events. Contribute to drive adoption on sourcing systems from stakeholders.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or other Engineering, Finance or Business, Operations Research or Supply Chain. Master’s degree preferred but not required. 3-5 years of experience with a track record of driving results in business analysis, process improvement, or finance. Prior sourcing/ supply chain experience/knowledge preferred but not required

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Strong analytical and process improvement skills Very proficient with analytical software, especially Microsoft Excel Proficient in querying/ manipulation of large data sets (SQL, Access or similar) Proficient in data visualization tool (Tableau, Power BI) Past experience with Microsoft PowerPoint and creating action-oriented presentations. Demonstrated ability to influence others and interact with all levels of the organization – is able to interface independently and effectively with peers in other departments/ Brand. Well organized and can prioritize multiple requests simultaneously. Aggressive “go getter”, driven, and can work with little supervision. Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to work in a fast-paced business environment. Interest or experience in the travel and tourism industry

Physical Demands:  Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time. 

Travel: Less than 25% non-shipboard travel likely

Work Conditions:  Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential. 

This position is classified as “in-office.”  Because of the nature of the role, employees are required to work from a designated Carnival office in South Florida five days each week.  Candidates must be located in (or willing to relocate to) the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area. 

Offers to selected candidates will be made on a fair and equitable basis, taking into account specific job-related skills and experience.   

At Carnival, your total rewards package is much more than your base salary. All non-sales roles participate in an annual cash bonus program, while sales roles have an incentive plan. Director and above roles may also be eligible to participate in Carnival’s discretionary equity incentive plan. Plus, Carnival provides comprehensive and innovative benefits to meet your needs, including: 

Health Benefits:  Cost-effective medical, dental and vision plans  Employee Assistance Program and other mental health resources  Additional programs include company paid term life insurance and disability coverage   Financial Benefits:  401(k) plan that includes a company match  Employee Stock Purchase plan  Paid Time Off  Holidays – All full-time and part-time with benefits employees receive days off for 8 company-wide holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays to be taken at the employee’s discretion.   Vacation Time – All full-time employees at the manager and below level start with 14 days/year; director and above level start with 19 days/year.  Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 84 hours/year.  All employees gain additional vacation time with further tenure.  Sick Time – All full-time employees receive 80 hours of sick time each year.  Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 60 hours each year.    Other Benefits  Complementary stand-by cruises, employee discounts on confirmed cruises, plus special rates for family and friends  Personal and professional learning and development resources including tuition reimbursement   On-site preschool program and wellness center at our Miami campus 

 

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