Procurement Lead

ACWA Power; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 149,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Saudi Arabia is seeking a professional to optimize supply chain performance. Responsibilities include maintaining procurement efficiency, developing strategies for cost savings, and preparing detailed reports on procurement metrics. Ideal candidates will have strong negotiation skills and experience in supply chain management.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement and supply chain management.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to manage supplier relationships.
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Optimize outage procurement performance across plants.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies for cost efficiency.
• Prepare weekly dashboard reports on procurement metrics.

Job description

We are a developer, investor, and operator of power generation and desalinated water plants, with 90 assets in operation, construction, or advanced development across 13 countries.

4. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Description

Supply Chain Performance Optimization

• Maintain and improve outage procurement performance across plants, focusing on key KPIs.
• Develop ideas and strategies to improve outage procurement operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, regulations, and industry standards.

Daily Tasks:

• Purchase materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies to optimize cost savings and efficiency.
• Conduct market research to identify potential suppliers and vendors.
• Negotiate prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand their procurement needs and requirements.
• Evaluate supplier performance and maintain strong supplier relationships.

Reporting and Data Analysis

• Prepare and provide weekly dashboard reports for assigned cluster/plants, including metrics on open PRs, POs, rejections, PO releases, advanced payments, PO acknowledgments and progress on related deliverables.

Project‑Specific Procurement

• Ensure plants consolidate PRs for specific outages by OEMs, special projects, and related party transactions.

Issue Resolution and Communication

• Resolve procurement‑related issues and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency.

Procurement Oversight

• Support local content‑related initiatives in line with regulatory requirements.

Collaboration and Relationship Management

• Work proactively with the cluster planning managers to secure outage schedules and related requirement submissions comply with milestones listed in outage management procedure.
• Work closely with supply chain management to support outage procurement performance and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand their outage procurement needs and requirements.

Committed to creating a culture that is as diverse AND vibrant as the markets we serve