Procurement Performance Management Manager

ASMO; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics and supply chain joint venture in Al Khobar seeks a professional to oversee supplier management and procurement operations. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and 9-11 years of related experience. Responsibilities include managing supplier performance, implementing strategic sourcing, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies. This role offers the opportunity to contribute significantly to procurement processes in a growing company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master's preferred.
• 9-11 years of relevant experience in supply chain or procurement.
• Professional supply chain certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Guide supplier performance management and improvements.
• Implement performance management processes and KPIs.
• Manage vendor relationships and ensure compliance.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Performance Management

Market Research

Vendor Management

Lean Methodology

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

Master’s degree in Business Administration

Professional certification in Six Sigma

CIPS certification

Job description

Overview

ASMO is a groundbreaking joint venture between DHL and Aramco. Inheriting DHL’s logistics excellence and Aramco’s extensive supply chain ecosystem, we are here to set a new benchmark, and redefine the procurement, and supply chain landscape, enabling growth.

ASMO aims to be operational in 2025 and provide reliable end-to-end integrated procurement and supply chain services for companies across the industrial, energy, chemical, and petrochemical sectors. Our focus customers in the short term will be Saudi Aramco and its Affiliates. In the long term, all the industrial sectors within Saudi Arabia aim to reach the MENA region.

Objective

This role holder is responsible for managing and monitoring the performance of the suppliers for the purpose of identifying areas of potential improvement, minimizing risks by developing corrective plans, and ensuring continuous enhancement of the procurement operations. The role holder is also responsible for pre-qualifications, contracting and registration of the vendors / contractors with ASMO.

Responsibilities

• Guide procurement performance management by leading market intelligence/benchmarking efforts, supplier relationship management process and functional business support.
• Ensure coordination with clusters: Drilling, Chemicals, Electricals/Instrumentation/IT, Machinery & Static Equipment, and Cluster HSSE/Facilities/Others to efficiently and effectively define operational requirements.
• Ensures continuous improvement in procurement service delivery and support policies, processes and procedures by assessing effectiveness of procurement process.
• Implement 6 sigma and lean methodology in procurement and supply chain operations.
• Benchmark procurement processes to market and develops and implements a procurement market research framework in accordance with strategic sourcing functions.
• Implement performance management process and leads cascading of KPIs in collaboration with Finance function.
• Ensure linking contractual incentives as well as penalties to vendor performance indicators and support in monitoring adherence to agreed performance indicators.
• Develop measures and reports on metrics to track procurement performance and measure value creation and efficiency.
• Ensure support for strategic sourcing projects and defines guidelines for buyers to avoid exchanges rate issues, in coordination with Treasury department.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the Department short to mid-term strategic plan to ensure alignment with the Department’s strategic priorities, and the corporate goals.
• Contribute to the development of annual business plans for the assigned areas of responsibility to support the achievement of financial and strategic objectives.
• Monitor, control and report key performance indicators related to the Department to track performance and recommend corrective actions.
• Manage the activities of direct reports to ensure that all work is carried out in an efficient manner, in line with the annual business plans, policies and procedures.
• Manage the performance management process by setting annual objectives, and developing staff through mentoring, coaching and constructive feedback.
• Identify employees’ training and developmental needs and in conjunction with Human Resources function bridge the knowledge gaps to ensure continuous progression, and high-level of competence within the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Risk Management, or equivalent from a recognized and accredited university is required.
• Master’s degree in Business Administration or Economics or Risk Management or equivalent from a recognized and accredited university is preferred.
• Professional certification in Six Sigma/Lean Management
• Recognized Supply Chain certifications such as Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) is preferred.
• 9-11 years’ experience in a similar role.