Strategic Sourcing Specialist-Contract Management

The Contract Manager will work within Carnival Corporation’s Global Strategic Sourcing Team (supporting Corporate Services and all Brand Operating Units). An instrumental member of the team, with accuracy as the primary benchmark, they will oversee the entire contract lifecycle (from initiation to execution, renewal, and closeout), ensuring adherence to business requirements, legal policies, and workflows.

This position will manage all aspects of contracting for the Strategic Sourcing teams covering IT and Indirect IT (as applicable) areas of spend. They will build relationships and collaborate with cross-functional teams (legal, risk, data privacy, tax, insurance stakeholders, etc.) to understand business needs; provide guidance in effective term negotiations and scope drafting; navigate responses to redlines to accelerate agreements; and drive continuous process improvements.

The Contract Manager must be able to clearly communicate; maintain focus on timelines and legal deliverables to ensure business goals and objectives are met. Accuracy and high attention to detail a must. They will need strong organizational skills to be able to manage and prioritize multiple contract review/negotiation efforts concurrently without being overwhelmed. This position does not draft, issue, nor review request for proposals for the Strategic Sourcing team.

Essential Functions:

• Engages and collaborates with Carnival’s Global Strategic Sourcing Team and, and stakeholders from Corporate Services and all Brand Operating Units. This position will be responsible for ensuring the incorporation of business requirements into agreements, sound document redline control practices, routing and execution of agreements, and timely escalations.
• Utilize Carnival’s Contract Management System (CMS) to ensure all relevant supporting documentation is uploaded into CMS; build and manage reporting that alerts sourcing managers on renewals and termination dates.
• Provide accurate reporting of the status of contracts and other ad-hoc reporting required by the Carnival sourcing Leadership Team to manage the contracts.

Qualifications:

• Education:  Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Law, Supply Chain, IT or other applicable discipline
• Work Experience:  5+ years’ relevant experience managing corporate contracts as a Contract Administrator or relevant role. This position is NOT tied to construction, or RFP creation Critical Professional Related Technical/Computer Skills:  Computer skills, including email and office tools
• Critical Professional Related Technical/Computer Skills:  Proficient in MS Excel, Word, Ariba CMS.  Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Proficiency in corporate law
• Prior experience working as a contract manager or a related job.
• Accuracy and high attention to detail – necessary concentration, patience, and a good eye to thoroughly review a document to fully understand intent and identify (redline) errors, undesirable provisions, etc.
• Excellent written, reading and comprehension skills.
• Proficient in contract management software (Ariba, Coupa, etc.) and Microsoft 365 Suite.
• Strong organizational skills to be able to manage and prioritize multiple contract review/negotiation efforts concurrently without being overwhelmed.
• Emotionally intelligent, logical, and reasonable to manage expectations as they will face internal pressure to close contracts quickly.
• Build relationships and collaborate with cross-functional teams (legal, risk, data privacy, tax, insurance, stakeholders, etc.) to develop responses, accelerate agreements, drive continuous process improvements.
• Maintain clear and effective communication with all parties involved in the contracting process.
• Familiarity with reviewing cloud service contracts, master service and product supply agreements, data privacy and security language, etc. 
• Validate all aspects of contractual packages for accuracy and compliance with Carnival’s Contract policy and processes.

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% with 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." As an in-office role, it requires employees to work from a designated Carnival office in South Florida from Tuesday through Thursday.  Employees may work from home on Mondays and Fridays. Some positions may require additional in-office time each week and final schedule is determined by your leader.  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 7 company-wide holidays, plus an additional floating holiday 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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