Assistant Manager, Category Planning

team saudi; As Sudiyah; On-site; OMR 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Team Saudi is seeking a procurement planning professional to develop category procurement plans aligned with demand, spend insights, and governance requirements. You will translate inputs into structured roadmaps and collaborate with category managers and procurement operations to ensure timely execution.

The role emphasizes sourcing readiness, stakeholder engagement, and maintaining audit-ready documentation to support enterprise procurement priorities.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting procurement planning and category strategies.
• Ability to translate demand and spend insights into structured roadmaps.
• Familiarity with governance, documentation, and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of annual and multi-year category procurement plans aligned with demand and approved procurement strategies.
• Translate aggregated demand, spend analysis, and risk inputs into structured category sourcing roadmaps, including timing and aggregation opportunities.
• Coordinate with category managers and procurement operations to validate sourcing timelines and resource needs.
• Maintain audit-ready category planning documentation and governance-related records.

Job description

Job Purpose

Support the development, coordination, and maintenance of category-level procurement plans by translating consolidated demand, spend insights, and risk considerations into structured sourcing roadmaps across SOPC and federations. The role ensures that category plans are evidence-based, aligned with enterprise procurement priorities, and sequenced in a manner that enables effective sourcing, aggregation, governance, and execution by procurement operations and category teams.

Job Specific Accountabilities

Category Planning & Strategy Support

• Support the development of annual and multi-year category procurement plans aligned with consolidated demand and approved procurement strategies.
• Translate aggregated demand, spend analysis, and risk inputs into structured category sourcing roadmaps, including sourcing approach, timing, and aggregation opportunities.
• Support definition of category objectives, sourcing waves, and prioritization logic in line with SOPC procurement principles.
• Maintain category planning templates, methodologies, and documentation to ensure consistency across categories.

Demand Integration & Alignment

• Work closely with the Spend & Demand Analysis function to integrate validated demand and spend insights into category plans.
• Ensure category plans accurately reflect approved demand volumes, timelines, and business requirements across SOPC and federations.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and federations to clarify category requirements, dependencies, and constraints.
• Flag demand risks, misalignment, or feasibility issues that may impact category execution.

Sourcing Readiness & Coordination

• Support readiness of category plans for handover to procurement operations and sourcing teams.
• Coordinate with category managers and procurement operations to validate sourcing timelines, packaging strategies, and resource requirements.
• Support identification of market, supplier, and execution risks that may affect sourcing outcomes.
• Track progress of category planning milestones and highlight deviations or risks to management.

Governance & Compliance Support

• Ensure category plans are aligned with procurement governance frameworks, including sourcing methods, aggregation rules, and approval thresholds.
• Support application of category governance processes, ensuring appropriate sourcing strategies and risk mitigation approaches are documented.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation related to category planning decisions, assumptions, and approvals.

Reporting & Documentation

• Prepare category planning summaries, trackers, and status updates for procurement leadership and governance forums.
• Support periodic reviews of category plans to reflect changes in demand, priorities, or market conditions.
• Maintain centralized records of category plans, updates, and approvals in line with documentation standards.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage with procurement planning, analytics, operations, and finance teams to ensure alignment and clarity across category planning activities.
• Support communication of category planning priorities and timelines to relevant stakeholders in a clear and structured manner.

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Our Commitment

At Team Saudi, we care deeply about creating a safe, supportive, and empowering environment for our athletes and employees. We welcome applicants who demonstrate integrity, professionalism, and a commitment to maintaining a safe and respectful workplace where everyone is protected, valued, and given fair opportunities to thrive.