Leadership Development Program: Rotational Analyst

The Rotational Analyst Program is a full-time land-based program located in Carnival Cruise Line’s Miami; FL headquarters designed to provide selected candidates an in-depth experience across three areas of our business over the course of 18 months. Candidates will sharpen their analytical skills while gaining real world experience in the cruise line industry.  The goal of the program is to fast-track recent graduates into a successful career at Carnival Cruise Line with the knowledge and professional insight gained through this unique experience. After the 18 month program is complete, analysts transition into full-time opportunities based on the experiences gained over the 18 months.

The ideal candidate must demonstrate

• Completion of a BA or BS degree from a fully accredited 4 year university
• Excellent analytical and strategic planning/project management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong and clear communication skills both written and oral
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of a professional organization
• Professional interest in Operations, Finance, Revenue, Analytics, Marketing, Communications, Strategy or Engineering
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Driven, polished, and collaborative and a team player attitude

18-month program made up of three 6-month rotations within, though not limited to, the following areas:

Examples of Rotations Offered:

Itinerary Planning Analyst

• Help decide where to deploy one of the largest fleets in the cruise industry to maximize profitability.
• Learn about more than 100 global travel destinations and where Carnival’s guests prefer to go
• Develop strategies to attract 5 million guests in North America and international markets annually

 Revenue Management Analyst

• Create models to set and manage cruise pricing based on supply and demand
• Identify what is most important to consumers when buying cruises and create promotional offers to tap demand
• Determine cancellation rates and build models to estimate available inventory at a moment in time

 CRM & Marketing Analyst

• Collect, analyze, and summarize data, using a variety of analytics tools to derive compelling insights and highlights CRM performance
• Use advanced analytical tools to determine which potential guests are eligible for targeted offers.
• Design, implement, and track programs to attract specific guests to purchase tickets and improve onboard revenue performance

 Finance Analyst

• Assist in the creation of financial models for Carnival’s next generation ships and multi-million dollar vessel refurbishments
• Create dynamic analytical tools that measure Carnival’s ROI for innovative programs
• Partner with senior management on the bottoms-up development of Carnival’s annual budget

 Hotel Operations Analyst

• Design and track an incentive program for sales employees onboard Carnival vessels
• Redesign more dynamic crew utilization processes to drive personnel savings
• Leverage new smartphone technologies to tailor onboard offers to Carnival guests.

Marine Operations Analyst

• Work collaboratively with R&D and implementation engineers to develop and review business cases for energy efficiency investments across the fleet.
• Design and build Marine Operations operational performance dashboard including Key Performance Indicators such as financial/budget performance, safety and environmental incidents, and fuel consumption.
• Assist team to design and implement more clearly defined budget ownership structure for Carnival’s multi-million-dollar annual fleet repair and maintenance spend.

 Strategic Sourcing Analyst

• Work closely with the Global Sourcing Leadership Team to identify business opportunities, define and clarify a problem statement, optimize supply chain and logistics, and develop an analysis plan.
• Gather, organize, reconcile, and clean-up large data sets to conduct relevant analyses including cost-benefit analyses, buy vs. lease, ship vs. buy-local, “what if” analysis, custom spend reports.
• Support bids across multiple categories and cruise brands, interact with brands’ stakeholders to build analytical models to evaluate results and make award decisions.

The range for this role’s base salary is $70,000 - $75,000.  Offers to select 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 are also eligible for an additional vesting equity 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 7 company-wide holidays, plus an additional floating holiday 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, wellness center, and health clinic at our Miami campus

About Us

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 Cruise Line is the most popular cruise brand in North America and operates a fleet of ships designed to foster exceptionally safe, fun and memorable vacation experiences at an outstanding value. Our employees have a responsibility to be accountable for all actions. We consider the environment in all aspects of our business and have a responsibility to put safety and sustainability first. We live and share a positive attitude which is based on fostering an environment of inclusion, trust, a willingness to listen, openness and integrity. Doing this helps us to achieve our ultimate goal, which is to include FUN in everything we do! Speaking of fun, we are officially certified as a Great Place to Work aboard our ships as well as in our global corporate headquarters!

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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