Manager Sr., Strategy & Analytics

Carnival Corporation•Hialeah, FL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Strategy & Analytics is responsible for driving strategic initiatives, financial and performance management, business intelligence, process transformation, and data-driven decision-making across the North America Supply Chain organization. This role partners with Supply Chain leadership, Finance, functional teams, brand stakeholders, and external advisors to develop insights, identify opportunities, and deliver initiatives that improve cost, service, quality, visibility, and operational performance. The successful candidate combines strong financial acumen, advanced analytical capabilities, strategic thinking, project leadership, executive communication, and the ability to influence across a complex, multi-brand organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, Economics, Analytics, or a related field.
Advanced analytical and data visualization capabilities, including proficiency with Power BI and Excel; SQL or comparable data-query experience is preferred.
Strong executive presentation, written communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.
7+ years of experience in strategy, business analytics, consulting, supply chain, operations excellence, finance, or project/program management.
Strong financial acumen with demonstrated experience in budgeting, forecasting, cost reporting, AOP tracking, savings measurement, and business case development.
Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex quantitative and qualitative information into clear insights, executive narratives, and actionable recommendations.
Experience developing KPIs, dashboards, balanced scorecards, and business performance management frameworks.
Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing without direct authority.

Nice To Haves

Preferred MBA or relevant master's degree.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt, PMP, or comparable process improvement/project management certification.
Experience in hospitality, travel, logistics, procurement, retail, consumer goods, or another complex service environment.
Experience working with consulting firms, transformation partners, benchmarking organizations, or enterprise-wide transformation programs.
Experience building organizational capabilities through analytics, process improvement, change management, training, or adoption programs.

Responsibilities

Support the development, governance, and execution of the NASC multi-year strategy and annual priorities.
Translate strategic objectives into measurable initiatives, roadmaps, KPIs, milestones, and business outcomes, including the Supply Chain Balanced Scorecard.
Lead cross-functional initiatives focused on supply chain transformation, process optimization, digital enablement, end-to-end connectivity, and organizational effectiveness.
Identify opportunities to simplify operations, standardize ways of working, and accelerate continuous improvement.
Provide leadership, direction, prioritization, and mentoring for Supply Chain analysts supporting strategic and operational workstreams.
Partner with Supply Chain leadership and Finance to support Annual Operating Plan (AOP) development, forecasting, cost reporting, and performance tracking.
Develop and maintain consistent reporting for budgets, operating costs, cost savings, cost avoidance, productivity initiatives, and spend performance.
Monitor, validate, and communicate value realization from strategic sourcing, logistics, transformation, and process improvement initiatives.
Provide financial insights and recommendations that support investment decisions, resource prioritization, and corrective actions.
Strengthen governance and consistency in the measurement and reporting of savings and value creation.
Transform complex operational, financial, supplier, sourcing, logistics, inventory, and contract data into actionable insights and concise executive recommendations.
Connect data, business context, and strategic priorities to identify trends, risks, opportunities, root causes, and performance gaps.
Develop dashboards, scorecards, visualizations, and leadership presentations that improve visibility, accountability, and decision-making.
Communicate analytical findings through compelling business narratives tailored to senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
Partner with Technology, Data, and business teams to automate reporting and improve data quality, accessibility, and adoption.
Lead process mapping, current-state assessments, future-state design, and implementation planning.
Apply Lean, Six Sigma, DMAIC, or comparable methodologies to improve performance and sustain results.
Support enterprise initiatives involving procurement transformation, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), Master Data Management (MDM), procure-to-pay optimization, and automation.
Develop business cases, implementation roadmaps, benefit tracking, and value realization plans for strategic investments.
Work with external consultants, industry experts, technology providers, and benchmarking organizations to identify leading practices and emerging trends.
Evaluate and adapt relevant best practices across supply chain, procurement, analytics, process excellence, and organizational effectiveness.
Ensure effective knowledge transfer from external partners and embed new methodologies, tools, frameworks, and ways of working within the organization.
Design and support capability-building initiatives, including training, coaching, playbooks, and communities of practice.
Build organizational readiness and sustainable adoption through stakeholder engagement and change management.
Serve as a strategic thought partner to Supply Chain leaders and business stakeholders.
Lead governance meetings, workshops, executive reviews, and cross-functional working sessions.
Facilitate alignment across sourcing, logistics, operations, Finance, Technology, and brand teams.
Coach and mentor analysts and project resources while promoting accountability, collaboration, innovation, and data literacy.

Benefits

Annual cash bonus program
Cost-effective medical, dental and vision plans
Employee Assistance Program and other mental health resources
Company paid term life insurance and disability coverage
401(k) plan that includes a company match
Employee Stock Purchase plan
8 company-wide holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays
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.
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 Fitness center at our Miami campus