Full-time, on an annually renewable contract in Riyadh. Fluent Arabic speakers preferred.
Position Objective:
- Establish a dedicated Procurement Unit within the existing Shared Services – Supply Chain Section of a large program to build multiple buildings of 3 sizes.
- Responsible for managing the end-to-end procurement and commercial lifecycle associated with the program’s construction and renovation activities with a team of 4.
- The proposed unit will act as the single point of accountability for procurement execution, from approved requirements and sourcing through tendering, commercial evaluation, contracting, purchase order issuance, supplier follow-up and commercial performance monitoring. Lead the unit’s team of buyers, tendering and contracts specialists and coordinators to deliver works and materials procurement across a truly multi-site program.
Job Description & Responsibilities:
- Establish and lead the Procurement Unit, defining its structure, processes, controls and delegation of authority in line with Shared Services – Supply Chain policy.
- Define and own the overall procurement and packaging strategy for the multi-site program, balancing site-by-site, regional and framework approaches.
- Build the procurement plan and tender pipeline in collaboration with Engineering/PMC and project teams, aligned to the program schedule and critical Marakez Tahakom milestones.
- Govern the full portfolio of concurrent works and materials packages through the team, from approved requirements to award, PO and delivery.
- Lead, assign and develop the team, setting priorities and balancing workload across packages.
- Review and approve sourcing strategies, tender evaluations, and award recommendations within delegated authority, escalating decisions above the threshold.
- Lead high-value and critical negotiations with contractors and suppliers.
- Oversee contracting with the Legal Department to ensure contract conditions protect the program’s commercial position.
- Ensure transparent, compliant and auditable procurement across all packages, including supplier and contractor registration and qualification.
- Monitor contractor and supplier commercial performance, and resolve escalated delivery and commercial issues.
- Track and report procurement KPIs (cycle times, aged PRs/POs, savings, on-time delivery) to program leadership.
- Identify procurement risks and constraints early, and escalate with mitigation plans.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or equivalent.
- CIPS or equivalent professional certification preferred.
- 12+ years of experience in construction procurement, including at least 5 years leading procurement teams.
- Proven experience leading procurement for a multi-site or program-level rollout, overseeing a portfolio of concurrent tenders and purchase streams through a team of buyers and tendering specialists.
- Experience setting up or restructuring a procurement function, including processes, controls and delegation of authority.
- Strong command of works tendering, materials purchasing, BoQs, bid evaluation and construction contract conditions.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management and negotiation skills, with working knowledge of SAP or a comparable ERP system.
- Fluent Arabic communication skills will be preferred as a qualification.
