Belize Island Holdings, Ltd. is a subsidiary of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd. Harvest Caye in Southern Belize is the Caribbean's premier island destination. Guests can immerse themselves in natural beauty and culture on a 75-acre oasis featuring an expansive pool with a swim-up bar, salt-water lagoon for water sports, exclusive 7-acre beach and exciting shore excursions ranging from zip lining across the island to jet skiing in the Caribbean sea; also, other activities including parasailing to view the beautiful island from approximately 200 feet above, and snorkeling the world's second largest barrier reef. The island is home to an incredible Nature Center, focused on wildlife conservation for the country of Belize, as well as providing guests with an activity to immerse themselves in nature and to learn about native species in the area. Whether you are trying to relax on a villa by the water, or zip line 90 feet up throughout the island, opportunity for fun and enjoyment is available everywhere you look. Belize Island Holdings, Ltd. is a subsidiary of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd. Harvest Caye in Southern Belize is the Caribbean's premier island destination. Guests can immerse themselves in natural beauty and culture on a 75-acre oasis featuring an expansive pool with a swim-up bar, salt-water lagoon for water sports, exclusive 7-acre beach and exciting shore excursions ranging from zip lining across the island to jet skiing in the Caribbean sea; also, other activities including parasailing to view the beautiful island from approximately 200 feet above, and snorkeling the world's second largest barrier reef. The island is home to an incredible Nature Center, focused on wildlife conservation for the country of Belize, as well as providing guests with an activity to immerse themselves in nature and to learn about native species in the area. Whether you are trying to relax on a villa by the water, or zip line 90 feet up throughout the island, opportunity for fun and enjoyment is available everywhere you look. BASIC PURPOSE: Supporting the Marine and Technical team within the Supply Chain Department with purchasing operations. Act as point of contact between NCLH ships, suppliers and procurement team. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: Support NCLH Operations for the purchasing process primarily requesting quotations and ordering. Ensure all requisitions are compliant with NCLH'S company policies. Complete the processing of manual purchase orders. Work with the Sourcing team(s) and suppliers to get quotes on new items. Review and select best quotes from time, quality and pricing standpoint. Process POs; Ensure all necessary approvals are documented and the orders are placed, and shipments delivered on time. Ensure the items and prices are accurately listed in the PO. Ensure that all users, approvals, and filters are set up in accordance with NCLH'S procurement policies. Serve as the help desk for users relating to the purchasing tools employed. Coordinate processes with the accounts payable function to facilitate enforcement of the established policies. Provide support as necessary out of working hours (evenings and weekends) to assist with emergencies. Process dry dock purchase orders as well as possible onsite attendance and support when needed. Perform other job-related functions as assigned. NATURE AND SCOPE: The Marine & Technical Buyer provides direction and supervision and will act as the first point of contact with the NCLH ships and a liaison between the ships, suppliers and buyers. The incumbent must be able to multi-task, be able to work with timelines and emergencies. The Buyer shall maintain ethical and professional relations with suppliers, Norwegian Cruise Line Holding's employees and any other party that conducts business with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. If the Buyer does not submit the purchasing orders on time, the operation and service on the ships would be directly affected. Main challenges include interfacing with various projects, dealing with many different types of people and facing potential supplier production problems, changes in staff (ship side), items or commodities not contracted. Main contacts (Internally): Technical: Storekeeper, Chief Engineer, Staff Chief Engineer, Electric Engineer, Staff Captain. Hotel/New Build: Superintendent, New Build staff and VP Marine Operations. Externally: Suppliers, Logistics Warehouse, Logistics Department. The Buyer may be required from time to time to work weekends, holidays, or off hours to accommodate ship schedules and business needs. Buyers perform purchasing functions that are of a tactical nature, based on department structure, that may include but are not limited to, the global sourcing of goods and services which are not of a strategic nature or on contract. This position reports directly to the Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' Supply Chain team headquartered in Miami, FL. EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in Business or other related field of study; or any equivalent combination of experience and skills. EXPERIENCE: 2 years' experience with procurement operations, ERP (e.g. PeopleSoft), eProcurement, eCatalog, contract management, eRFX and eAuction strategies and technologies. KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS: Good teamwork skills to work with other company departments to plan and execute enhancement, upgrade, and on-going deployment of the above technologies. Strong facilitation skills to communicate and collaborate with stakeholders across NCLH to implement Procure-to-Pay (P2P) technologies. Demonstrated success in gathering data, conducting analyses, and generating high quality outputs. Experience with process, quality control, and workflow management and design preferred. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to multi-task and problem solve. An understanding of leading P2P technology practices and trends (e.g.MXP, Amos, Ariba), general experience of network administration preferred. Experience with ERP and P2P systems (e.g. MXP, Amos, Ariba, PeopleSoft), proficiency in Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). 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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They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Contact BIHL: Telephone (501) 521-2500 Malacate Area, Independence Village Belize C.A.
