Director, Contracts & Strategic Procurement

Qiddiya; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking a seasoned Director - Contracts & Procurement to lead the end-to-end procurement process for City Ops, shaping sourcing strategies, handling RFPs, and overseeing contract lifecycle management. You will drive governance, vendor performance, and risk mitigation while partnering with Legal, Finance, and Operations to ensure service continuity across a complex environment.

The role requires 12+ years in procurement or related fields, superior stakeholder

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in supply chain, business administration, law, finance, or related field.
• 12+ years of experience in procurement, contracts management, commercial management, supply chain, or vendor management.
• Experience leading a complex procurement department or function.
• Strong understanding of sourcing, RFPs, service orders, contract approvals, renewals, variations, and procurement governance.
• Knowledge of contract lifecycle management, vendor performance, SLAs/KPIs, and commercial controls.
• Experience translating operational needs into clear procurement requirements and contract scopes.
• Hands-on experience with SAP, Ariba, and Power BI.
• Proven ability to coordinate across procurement, legal, finance, operations, and service providers, with experience negotiating with stakeholders or service providers.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement planning and sourcing activities for City Ops, including requirements gathering, timelines, and coordination with central procurement.
• Manage RFPs, service orders, contract approvals, renewals, and variations with relevant teams and central functions.
• Oversee contract lifecycle management to ensure agreements are tracked, updated, renewed, and aligned with operational needs.
• Maintain a consolidated contract register covering status, ownership, scope, SLAs/KPIs, risks, and renewal requirements.
• Support vendor performance management through SLA/KPI monitoring, issue escalation, and corrective action follow-up.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Legal, Finance, and other functions to ensure efficient contract execution and governance.
• Provide commercial controls and reporting on contract performance, procurement risks, upcoming renewals, and service gaps.

Skills

SAP

Ariba

Power BI

Vendor performance management

Contract governance

RFPs

Contract lifecycle management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business administration, law, finance, or related field

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Power BI

Job description

Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking a seasoned Director - Contracts & Procurement to lead the end-to-end procurement process for City Ops, shaping sourcing strategies, handling RFPs, and overseeing contract lifecycle management. You will drive governance, vendor performance, and risk mitigation while partnering with Legal, Finance, and Operations to ensure service continuity across a complex environment.

The role requires 12+ years in procurement or related fields, superior stakeholder