Senior Procurement Manager - 12mths FTC

Job Description

Carnival UK is seeking a Procurement Senior Manager who will be pivotal in driving our Procurement & Supply Chain strategies while fostering a high-performing team.

Role Overview

As part of our Procurement & Supply Chain function, you'll oversee the Hotel, Food & Beverage categories, leading a team of procurement professionals to deliver goods and services that support the operational needs of our crew and guests. You'll design, develop and implement procurement plans aligned with our organisational goals, collaborating with global procurement teams and internal stakeholders to ensure quality, value and compliance.

Key accountabilities include:

• Leading strategic sourcing activities including market analysis, supplier negotiations and reviews, contracting and business case development.
• Driving procurement savings against targets and ensuring accurate reporting of cost metrics.
• Building strong relationships across the business, influencing decision making at senior level.
• Coaching and developing a team to deliver exceptional customer service and best practice procurement processes.

Positioned within our internal structure from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President), this role is classified as CUK Level 06, offered as a 12 months fixed-term contract, with hybrid working including up to two days from home.

Requirements: Your Expertise and Leadership

• Proven experience in category management and sourcing strategy development.
• Strong negotiation skills and experience managing complex supplier contracts and SLAs.
• In depth knowledge of purchasing systems and processes, with strong MS Excel skills.
• Ability to lead teams through change and deliver measurable improvements.
• CIPS qualification desirable.

About You: A Catalyst for Change

• Inspire and energise others through clear communication and strategic thinking.
• Embrace change and continuously seek sustainable improvements.
• Take accountability for challenges and deliver on promises.
• Champion different perspectives and create an environment where people do their best work.

Why Join Us?

Working with us is about more than a job. It's about creating unforgettable holiday happiness for our guests and a fulfilling career for you.

Read our employee experience guide to learn more about life as a Carnival UK colleague.

CUK-employee-experience-guide-July-2025.pdf

Benefits

Our benefits package reflects our commitment to your wellbeing:

• Annual bonus
• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
• Employee-led networks
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• Company paid private medical and dental insurance and health assessment
• In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
• Life Assurance
• Parental and adoption leave
• Employee Shares Plan
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes

Ready to Lead?

If guiding a Procurement team to new heights excites you, we're eager to hear from you. Apply now to start your journey with us, where your performance led leadership will make a difference in our shared success.

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About Us

Holidays are one of life's greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise.

No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world's largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain's rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi-million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people.

Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion.

It's through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel's Employer of Choice.