Lead Specialist, Contract Services

Ma'aden Gold and Base Metals (MGBM); Al Jubayl; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Maaden Gold and Base Metals (MGBM) in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Lead Specialist, Contract Services I to lead complex sourcing and contract management for the Phosphate BU. This role focuses on governance, risk control, and delivering value through high-value service contracts, with responsibility for negotiations, amendments and supplier performance.

You will mentor team members and provide executive-level reporting to optimize continuity and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in SCM, business, engineering, law or related field.
• 8–10 years in contract services, sourcing, and commercial negotiations in industrial sectors.
• Strong governance, risk, and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing for high-value service contracts.
• Negotiate terms, pricing, and business justifications.
• Manage amendments, renewals and change orders with governance.
• Provide contracts advisory to stakeholders and management.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive contract coverage.

Skills

Sourcing

Contract management

Negotiation

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Governance

Education

Bachelor degree in SCM

Tools

Oracle Fusion

SAP

Job description

Job Title

Lead Specialist, Contract Services I

Reporting to

Section Head, Contract Services

Business Unit/Function

Phosphate BU, Procurement and Business Support

Department

Contract Services

Job Purpose

Lead complex sourcing and contract management activities across the Phosphate BU, ensuring commercial excellence, contract governance, operational continuity, risk control, and compliance with Maaden procurement policies.

Support business objectives by developing sourcing strategies, managing high-value service contracts, leading commercial evaluations and negotiations, and providing contractual and commercial expertise to stakeholders to maximize value and mitigate risk

Key Accountabilities

• 1. Lead end-to-end sourcing for complex and high-value service contracts, including RFQs, RFPs, BAFO and award recommendations.
• 2. Lead commercial negotiations and challenge scopes, cost estimates, pricing structures and business justifications to deliver value for money.
• 3. Manage contract amendments, renewals, extensions and change orders while maintaining governance, compliance and audit readiness.
• 4. Provide contractual and commercial advisory support to stakeholders and management.
• 5. Identify commercial, contractual and operational risks and develop mitigation plans to protect business continuity.
• 6. Monitor supplier performance, contract utilization and service delivery effectiveness, and drive contract coverage improvement.
• 7. Coach and guide team members to strengthen technical, commercial and governance capability within Contract Services.
• 8. Prepare executive-level reports, approval notes, negotiation summaries and management recommendations.

Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Competencies

Minimum Qualifications:

• - Education: Bachelor degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Law, Contract Management, Commerce or a related discipline

Minimum Experience:

Minimum 8–10 years of relevant experience, with strong exposure to Contract Services, Strategic Sourcing, service contracts and commercial negotiations in industrial, mining, petrochemical, oil & gas or similar environments

Maaden High-Performance Competencies:

Leadership; strategic thinking; commercial acumen; negotiation; stakeholder management; contract governance; risk management; change order management; communication; accountability; Oracle Fusion/SAP knowledge.