Nicole Kurashima
Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Beverage - Alcoholic & Non Alcoholic @Holland America Line
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Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Beverage - Alcoholic & Non Alcoholic @Holland America Line
Seattle, WA, US
Lead, develop, and implement an integrated strategic process across the beverage categories. Work with Holland America & Seabourn stakeholders, and sister brands to identify strategic sourcing opportunities that effectively leverage our size and scale to deliver a competitive economic advantage while maintaining or improving quality and service levels. Develop a deep spend analysis by commodity, vendor and/or SKU to develop opportunities including an overall sourcing strategy.Manage Strategic Sourcing Initiatives utilizing a 7-step strategic sourcing process (including but not limited to a market analysis, supplier risk analysis, baseline spend analysis, RFP execution, formal negotiation strategy and plan, contracting and implementation and monitoring of source recommendation). Negotiate multi-million-dollar contracts on behalf of Holland America and Seabourn Cruise lines engaging with suppliers at the COO and CEO level.Manages Contracts and Key Supplier Relationships.Engages and collaborates with Holland America & Seabourn stakeholders. Responsible for managing the category portfolio and have significant spend oversight in range of $100M+ in Opex/CapEx.Develop and implement multi-year growth plans for categories or “business units”.Commercial awareness and continuously managing trends and gaps in the market that impact the category and in turn the companies supply chain.Managing suppliers to ensure flow of products/services to company is unhindered.
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ABOUT NICOLE KURASHIMA
Holland America Line\'s mission guides our business to deliver once-in-a-lifetime experiences for our guests, care for our employees, remain stewards of the environment and operate in partnership with the people and organizations in the communities in which we do business. Our office is located in the beautiful city of Seattle, on the Elliott Bay waterfront just a short distance from downtown. Our Corporate Team supports a fleet of 11 modern classic ships offers more than 500 sailings a year visiting all seven continents.
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