Lead Facility Management Sourcing & Strategy

Ma'aden Gold and Base Metals (MGBM); Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Ma’aden Gold and Base Metals (MGBM) is seeking a Lead Specialist, Category (Facility Management) to develop and execute sourcing strategies for facility services across sites. You will translate requirements into competitive contracts, drive supplier performance, and support sustainability initiatives.

The role demands extensive experience in strategic sourcing, contract management and cross-functional collaboration with HSE, finance and legal teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline is required.
• Desirable: professional certification such as CIPS, ISM, IFMA, IWFM or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Facility Management category strategies aligned with business requirements and objectives.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing for facility services (hard/soft services, maintenance, cleaning, catering, landscaping, pest control, waste management).
• Conduct market analysis, supplier benchmarking, demand analysis and cost modelling to identify optimization opportunities.
• Define sourcing plans, statements of work, service specs, evaluation models, negotiation strategies and contract documentation.
• Negotiate pricing, SLAs, terms, amendments, and change orders to optimize total cost and risk.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to validate requirements and implement sourcing decisions; monitor performance against KPIs and SLAs.
• Embed local content, sustainability, energy efficiency and continuous improvement in tenders and reviews.
• Maintain sourcing records, savings tracking, risk registers and audit-ready documentation.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Contract management

Negotiation

Supplier relationship management

Data-driven decision making

Stakeholder engagement

Cost modelling

Risk management

HSE awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in one of: Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration, Engineering, Facilities Management

Job description

Ma’aden Gold and Base Metals (MGBM) is seeking a Lead Specialist, Category (Facility Management) to develop and execute sourcing strategies for facility services across sites. You will translate requirements into competitive contracts, drive supplier performance, and support sustainability initiatives.

The role demands extensive experience in strategic sourcing, contract management and cross-functional collaboration with HSE, finance and legal teams.