Global Sourcing Manager

JOB NUMBER: JB04109

VACANCY NUMBER: ADV04982

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ORGANIZATION: MSC Cruises S.A.

BUSINESS AREA: Office

LINE MANAGER: Head of Sourcing

Are you ready to take on a dynamic role that combines strategic thinking, innovation, and global collaboration?

Join us as a Global Sourcing Manager and dive into an environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities for growth!

MSC Cruises is seeking an experienced strategic sourcing professional to join our Corporate Procurement Group based in Geneva, Switzerland. In this role, you will be responsible for procurement categories directly related to guest satisfaction aboard our cruise ships. Collaborating with business partners and suppliers, you will work on sourcing initiatives, new product development concepts, and more, with the target to deliver exciting and tangible results for MSC Cruises and its cruise guests worldwide!

You will work under the supervision of the Head of Sourcing and in cooperation with the Procurement Team and Business Partners and will be responsible to:

• Define and deploy sourcing strategies across diverse product categories and services ranging from hotel textiles to cleaning detergents and beyond (with a major focus on price management, supplier selection and mix, de-risking, supply chain optimization, contract and SLAs negotiations, and contract frameworks) to meet overall business and functional objectives.

• Build and maintain close collaboration and alignment with a wide range of internal and external partners including Product Development, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, Suppliers, etc.

• Initiate and manage supplier tenders to generate significant savings, enhance product quality, and promote sustainable development actions in line with MSC Cruises' values.

• Study, animate and manage the creation of sourcing optimizations, both qualitatively and quantitatively, across various departments of the company.

• Propose ways of working optimizations developing common tools (templates, specifications, evaluation grids, market analysis, etc.).

• Create and lead supplier segmentation and relationship management (SRM) maintaining a mindset of long-term partnership and respect for suppliers.

• University degree in business, supply chain, engineering, or the sciences.

• 10+ years of strong sourcing experience with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a significant global category sourcing role at a managerial level in FMCG or equivalent industries.

• Demonstrated analytical skills, data-driven decision making, and the ability to adjust plans based on insights amid ambiguity, complexity, and uncertainty.

• Strong organizational skills, able to work autonomously, prioritize, and manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Calm and resilient with a self-driving attitude.

• Proactive, attention to details and commitment to deliver work quality.

• Excellent communication, collaboration and influencing skills, comfortable with stakeholder management in a matrix organization.

• Perfect command of English (spoken and written).

• Limited international travel required, not exceeding 20% on average.

EU Passport or Right to work in Switzerland.

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