Marine & Technical Buyer

About the role

Belize Island Holdings, Ltd., a subsidiary of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, is hiring a Marine & Technical Buyer for its resort in Harvest Caye, Belize. The role supports the Marine and Technical team within the Supply Chain Department with purchasing operations and acts as the point of contact between the ships, suppliers and the procurement team.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor and report on the use of purchasing tools and develop plans to improve their value.
• Support the implementation and management of ongoing eProcurement solutions.
• Handle the purchasing process, mainly requisitioning and ordering, ensuring requisitions comply with company policy.
• Process manual purchase orders, ensure approvals are documented, items and prices are accurate, and shipments arrive on time.
• Work with sourcing teams and suppliers to obtain quotes, then review and select the best ones based on time, quality and price.
• Set up users, approvals and filters according to procurement policy and act as help desk for purchasing tools.
• Coordinate with accounts payable to enforce policies and provide emergency support evenings and weekends.
• Process dry dock purchase orders and attend to onsite needs when required.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field, or equivalent experience and skills.
• 2 years of experience in procurement operations.
• Experience with ERP (e.g. PeopleSoft), eProcurement, eCatalog, contract management, eRFX and eAuction strategies and technologies.
• Good teamwork, facilitation, data analysis and written and verbal communication skills; ability to multi-task and solve problems.

Required skills

• Understanding of leading P2P technology practices (e.g. MXP, Amos, Ariba).
• Experience with ERP and P2P systems (e.g. MXP, Amos, Ariba, PeopleSoft).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• General experience of network administration preferred.