Manager, Port Waste Logistics and Finance

One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess is the world’s leading international premium cruise line and tour company, carrying millions of guests each year to hundreds of destinations around the globe. We give our guests the Medallion Class experience others simply can’t. The Love Boat promises something for everyone. The Port Waste Logistics & Finance Manager is responsible for the financial performance, planning, logistics execution, and governance of fleet-wide waste operations across all Princess Cruises vessels. The role provides ownership of waste-related financial management, including budget development, forecasting, accrual considerations, variance analysis, company wide reporting on performance, invoice governance, contract compliance, and vendor performance across all waste streams, including dry waste, food waste, hazardous waste, sludge, grey water, black water, and waste consumables. This role would also lead the implementation and coordination of the shipboard Waste Task Force, combining shoreside oversight with shipboard knowledge and operational constraints. The position drives financial rigor and offload efficiency by aligning waste volumes, vessel deployment, offload schedules, vendor capacity, contractual pricing, and regulatory requirements. Working closely with shipboard leadership, Port Operations, Finance, Procurement, Environmental Compliance, and external vendors, the role establishes performance standards, financial controls, and reporting routines that improve forecast reliability, cost transparency, service delivery, and operational accountability without compromising compliance or operational integrity. Here’s a summary of what Princess is looking for in a Port Waste Logistics & Finance Manager. Is this you? Responsibilities: Own fleet-wide waste financial planning and performance management, including annual budgets, monthly forecasts, accruals, variance analysis, rate validation and associated reporting. Maintain clear financial controls and transparency across all waste streams; review and approve global waste invoices through IMS for billing accuracy, contractual compliance and timely processing. Provide global performance oversight for waste financials. Establish and maintain performance measures and governance for forecast accuracy, cost per offload, cost per waste unit, offload completion, invoice accuracy, vendor service, shipboard waste generation, consumables usage, and compliance. Develop dashboards and recurring reporting that strengthen accountability and support timely operational and financial decisions. Coordinate fleet-wide waste logistics and offload planning across all waste streams. Utilize the Waste Task Force to support collaboration between vessels, ports, agents, terminals, and vendors to improve schedule adherence, equipment and labor utilization, capacity planning, and service reliability while minimizing delay, disruption, and avoidable cost. Use WMS and financial data, alongside direct communication with ships and vendors to maintain execution visibility. Provide global performance oversight for fleet waste logistics and offloads. Manage waste vendors, contracts, pricing structures, and service-level performance. Validate rates and charges, monitor commercial and operational outcomes, lead regular vendor performance reviews, support sourcing and negotiations, and drive corrective action where service, cost, or contract requirements are not achieved. Support effective use and continued development of waste management and financial reporting systems, including Brenock tools, WMS, IMS, and new shoreside tools. Improve data quality, process consistency, reporting discipline, and visibility from vessel planning through invoice settlement. Support environmental compliance and alignment with corporate sustainability and regulatory requirement with regard to waste management and offloads. Knowledge & Skills: Scope: Manages fleet-wide waste financial per…

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