Chief Procurement Officer

foregroundllc; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 800,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Foreground LLC is seeking a Chief Procurement Officer to lead group-wide procurement strategy, governance, and sourcing excellence in Saudi Arabia.

This role oversees strategic sourcing, supplier relationships, and contract standardisation, with board-level visibility and collaboration with finance, operations, and legal teams.

The successful candidate will drive cost visibility, risk management, ESG and local content initiatives, and build strong stakeholder influence.

Qualifications

• Senior procurement leadership experience within large, complex organisations.
• Strong exposure to governance, sourcing strategy, and supplier negotiations.
• Experience in Saudi Arabia is highly preferred.
• Strong commercial judgement, leadership maturity, and stakeholder influence.
• Professional procurement qualifications are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead group-wide procurement strategy, governance, and sourcing excellence.
• Oversee strategic sourcing, supplier relationships, and contract standardisation.
• Improve cost visibility, risk management, and supplier performance.
• Collaborate with finance, operations, and legal teams.
• Support ESG and local content initiatives.
• Maintain board-level visibility and influence.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Governance

Sourcing strategy

Supplier negotiations

Stakeholder influence

Commercial judgement

Job description

Our client is a diversified Saudi group with significant procurement spend across operations, projects, and services. Procurement is being repositioned as a strategic value-driving function.

The Role

The Chief Procurement Officer will lead group-wide procurement strategy, governance, and sourcing excellence. This role will oversee strategic sourcing, supplier relationships, and contract standardisation. A key mandate will be improving cost visibility, risk management, and supplier performance. The CPO will work closely with finance, operations, and legal teams. This role will also support ESG and local content initiatives. The position carries board-level visibility and influence.

Candidate Profile

Candidates must have senior procurement leadership experience within large, complex organisations. Strong exposure to governance, sourcing strategy, and supplier negotiations is essential. Experience in Saudi Arabia is highly preferred. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong commercial judgment, leadership maturity, and stakeholder influence. Professional procurement qualifications are advantageous.