What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Business Analyst position at Carnival Cruise Line?
Job ID 9951 Location Miami, FL Date posted 02/03/2025
As part of the Sourcing Center of Excellence team, the Sr. Business Analyst will provide the Global Sourcing Leadership Team with analytical support for the sourcing/purchasing efforts which will allow Carnival Corporation to leverage our global scale across :$10 billion of direct and indirect goods and services.
This position will support all key spend areas, including but not limited to: Ports, Shore Excursions, Technical, IT, Food & Beverage, Hotel, Freight, Marketing, Air Travel, and Retail, as well as sustainable sourcing initiatives.
This position will provide a great opportunity to learn about the operations across our 9 global brands as well as in a wide variety of spend categories and sourcing markets.
This position is responsible for working on a daily basis with key Sourcing stakeholders across our 9 Brands to provide analytical support for specific sourcing initiatives with the goal of leveraging our global scale. Positive relationship building with the ability to be influential without direct authority will be required.
The position will be responsible for the following areas:
Analytics:
Travel: Less than 25% 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.” Because of the nature of the role, employees are required to work from a designated Carnival office in South Florida five days each week. 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:
Carnival Corporation & plc is the world’s largest leisure travel company, our mission to deliver unforgettable happiness to our guests through our diverse portfolio of leading cruise brands and island destinations, including Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn in North America and Australia; P&O Cruises and Cunard Line in the United Kingdom; AIDA in Germany; Costa Cruises in Southern Europe.
Join us and embark on a career that offers not only the chance to grow professionally but also the opportunity to be part of a global community that makes a difference.
In addition to other duties/functions, this position requires full commitment and support for promoting ethical and compliant culture. More specifically, this position requires integrity, honesty, and respectful treatment of others, as well as a willingness to speak up when they see misconduct or have concerns.
Carnival Corporation & plc and Carnival Cruise Line is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. In this regard, it does not discriminate against any qualified individual on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, mental, physical or sensory disability, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, federal, and/or international law.
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We celebrate our diverse team of over 160,000 team members representing 150 countries and are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment where people from different backgrounds, experiences, and walks of life can succeed. We know our team members are at the heart of inspiring unforgettable happiness, so we strive to be the world’s number-one choice for hospitality, travel and leisure careers.
I think one of the great things about Carnival is that you have a leadership team that is down to earth and truly cares about its employees. Balancing their respect for the company’s workforce (ship and shore) with their steep industry and business operations knowledge, and you’ve got a team that can take the company to new heights.
Victoria Director of Global Financial Planning and Analysis Coffee Connoisseur
Carnival Corporation invests in its people. I started my career here nearly 20 years ago as a deck cadet. Carnival has supported my professional development and provided many career growth opportunities.
Andrew Vice President of Global Maritime Technology Systems History Buff
I love working at Carnival because its ethos perfectly aligns with my own. The company’s personable leadership, cultural integrity, and sustainability initiatives creates a vibrant environment where you constantly feel motivated and find opportunities to improve.
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I am valued as my whole self and not just as my title.
Sandra Executive Assistant Sand and Surf Enthusiast
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As part of the Sourcing Center of Excellence team, the Sr. Business Analyst will provide the Global Sourcing Leadership Team with analytical support for the sourcing/purchasing efforts which will allow Carnival Corporation to leverage our global scale across :$10 billion of direct and indirect goods and services.
This position will support all key spend areas, including but not limited to: Ports, Shore Excursions, Technical, IT, Food & Beverage, Hotel, Freight, Marketing, Air Travel, and Retail, as well as sustainable sourcing initiatives.
This position will provide a great opportunity to learn about the operations across our 9 global brands as well as in a wide variety of spend categories and sourcing markets.
This position is responsible for working on a daily basis with key Sourcing stakeholders across our 9 Brands to provide analytical support for specific sourcing initiatives with the goal of leveraging our global scale. Positive relationship building with the ability to be influential without direct authority will be required.
The position will be responsible for the following areas:
- Project-level Analytical Support
- Financial Tracking and Reporting
- Systems and Data management
- Support/ Lead Sourcing Efforts
Analytics:
- Work closely with the Global Sourcing Leadership Team (responsible for each spend category) to identify business opportunities, define/ clarify a problem statement, and develop an analysis plan.
- Gather, organize, reconcile, clean-up large data sets and conduct relevant analyses.
- Identify insights, synthesize results, and prepare management presentations.
- Prepare power point presentations summarizing data analysis and potential opportunities.
- Show financial impact as well as implications for each involved brand.
- Presentations should be clean, easy to follow, and ready to use at executive level (CFO, CPO)
- Gather and standardize spend data to create dashboards across brands. Dashboards should have key performance indicators and be interactive so end user can select specific categories and time periods.
- Ability to understand end to end process and create process maps to identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities across the supply chain.
- Develop implementation plan, timelines and responsibility.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders from our 9 Brands across the world throughout the whole process.
- Sample analyses include cost-benefit analyses, buy vs. lease, ship vs. buy-local, “what if” analysis, custom spend reports.
- Coach other Business Analysts in the team on data analytics.
- Support Category Leads across multiple spend areas to successfully implement sourcing efforts.
- Support throughout the 7-Step Sourcing Process, from data analysis, market research, RFP, to vendor negotiations and implementation
- Lead small sourcing efforts along with Category Lead, defining strategy and executing it
- Support category leads by running/managing events in eSourcing tool
- Work with Category leads, PMO, and Finance teams to make sure savings are accurately measured and validated
- Monitor savings, identify risks, and escalate when appropriate
- Report on value-add initiatives
- Work with systems team to continuously improve sourcing systems by (e.g., improved functionality and fixing of bugs/issues)
- Ensure procurement data is available, reliable, and comparable across all Brands, e.g.,
- Item Taxonomy & Hierarchy
- Item Descriptions
- Vendor names/ codes, and categorization
- Support sourcing leads by managing eSourcing events.
- Contribute to drive adoption on sourcing systems from stakeholders.
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or other Engineering, Finance or Business, Operations Research or Supply Chain. Master’s degree preferred but not required.
- 3-5 years of experience with a track record of driving results in business analysis, process improvement, or finance. Prior sourcing/ supply chain experience/knowledge preferred but not required
- Strong analytical and process improvement skills
- Very proficient with analytical software, especially Microsoft Excel
- Proficient in querying/ manipulation of large data sets (SQL, Access or similar)
- Proficient in data visualization tool (Tableau, Power BI)
- Past experience with Microsoft PowerPoint and creating action-oriented presentations.
- Demonstrated ability to influence others and interact with all levels of the organization – is able to interface independently and effectively with peers in other departments/ Brand.
- Well organized and can prioritize multiple requests simultaneously.
- Aggressive “go getter”, driven, and can work with little supervision.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced business environment.
- Interest or experience in the travel and tourism industry
Travel: Less than 25% 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.” Because of the nature of the role, employees are required to work from a designated Carnival office in South Florida five days each week. 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 8 company-wide holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays 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
Carnival Corporation & plc is the world’s largest leisure travel company, our mission to deliver unforgettable happiness to our guests through our diverse portfolio of leading cruise brands and island destinations, including Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn in North America and Australia; P&O Cruises and Cunard Line in the United Kingdom; AIDA in Germany; Costa Cruises in Southern Europe.
Join us and embark on a career that offers not only the chance to grow professionally but also the opportunity to be part of a global community that makes a difference.
In addition to other duties/functions, this position requires full commitment and support for promoting ethical and compliant culture. More specifically, this position requires integrity, honesty, and respectful treatment of others, as well as a willingness to speak up when they see misconduct or have concerns.
Carnival Corporation & plc and Carnival Cruise Line is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. In this regard, it does not discriminate against any qualified individual on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, mental, physical or sensory disability, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, federal, and/or international law.
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https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/eppac.pdf
https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf
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- Wellness Programs Comprehensive employer wellness programs featuring mental health support and fitness options, including an on-site gym
- Cruise Benefits An array of qualified complimentary and heavily discounted cruise options for the ultimate dream getaway
- Parental Programs Generous parental leave time and adoption assistance programs
- Retirement Plan Secure your future with our exceptional Traditional and Roth 401(k) options complemented by valuable company contributions
- Employee Stock Purchase Invest in tomorrow with the opportunity to purchase Carnival shares at a discounted rate from their fair market value
Culture
We celebrate our diverse team of over 160,000 team members representing 150 countries and are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment where people from different backgrounds, experiences, and walks of life can succeed. We know our team members are at the heart of inspiring unforgettable happiness, so we strive to be the world’s number-one choice for hospitality, travel and leisure careers.
I think one of the great things about Carnival is that you have a leadership team that is down to earth and truly cares about its employees. Balancing their respect for the company’s workforce (ship and shore) with their steep industry and business operations knowledge, and you’ve got a team that can take the company to new heights.
Victoria Director of Global Financial Planning and Analysis Coffee Connoisseur
Carnival Corporation invests in its people. I started my career here nearly 20 years ago as a deck cadet. Carnival has supported my professional development and provided many career growth opportunities.
Andrew Vice President of Global Maritime Technology Systems History Buff
I love working at Carnival because its ethos perfectly aligns with my own. The company’s personable leadership, cultural integrity, and sustainability initiatives creates a vibrant environment where you constantly feel motivated and find opportunities to improve.
Kaleigh HESS and Sustainability Quality Assurance Manager Paddle Board Pro
I am valued as my whole self and not just as my title.
Sandra Executive Assistant Sand and Surf Enthusiast
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