Procurement Manager

Kinetic Business Solutions; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational pharmaceutical company in Saudi Arabia seeks a Procurement Manager to oversee procurement processes and provide strategic solutions. The candidate should have a Bachelor's degree, at least five years of procurement experience, especially in regulated industries, and strong analytical and leadership skills. Proficiency in English is essential, alongside effective stakeholder engagement skills. This role will play a key part in optimizing procurement strategies within the company.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years’ experience in procurement, preferably in a regulated industry such as pharmaceuticals.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Strong understanding of business operations, spend management, and decision-making processes.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary link between Procurement and the business.
• Drive effective procurement solutions and processes.
• Lead and support procurement delivery teams.

Skills

Procurement expertise

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related field

Tools

Procurement systems

Digital sourcing tools

Job description

Kinetic is working with a leading Multinational Pharmaceutical company who are hiring a Procurement Manager to be based in Riyadh.

Please note that due to Saudization, only Saudi Nationals can be considered for this role.

Please take the time to read the job description, you must meet all the criteria set out below for your application to be considered. We do check all applications and suitable candidates will be contacted within 5 working days. If you are not contacted by us within that time, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Act as the primary link between Procurement and the business, representing procurement across assigned locations.
• Drive effective procurement solutions and processes aligned to local, regional, and category needs.
• Lead and support procurement delivery teams, ensuring compliance with policies and standards.
• Provide local insights to support global and regional category and supplier strategies.
• Contribute to strategic workforce planning and long-term resource alignment.
• Drive value through prioritization, stakeholder engagement, and aligned procurement solutions.
• Serve as a procurement ambassador and key business partner, optimizing the end-to-end procurement experience and promoting policy and system adoption.
• Support target setting and annual planning using data and analytics.
• Enable continuous improvement through new processes, technologies, and ways of working.
• Collaborate with global and regional teams to implement category initiatives locally.
• Build strong relationships across procurement teams and stakeholders.
• Support supplier management, innovation, risk mitigation, and CSR initiatives.

To be successful you will need to meet the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum five years’ experience in procurement, preferably in a regulated industry such as pharmaceuticals.
• Fluency in English.
• Strong understanding of business operations, spend management, analytics, and decision-making processes.
• Proven leadership, communication, influencing, and conflict resolution skills.
• Experience in Category Management with knowledge of key spend areas and cost levers.
• Proficiency in procurement systems and digital sourcing tools, with awareness of legal and compliance risks.
• Applicants should be available for face-to-face interviews in the location mentioned above.

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Please check all applications and suitable candidates will be contacted within 5 working days. If you are not contacted by us within that time, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.