Senior Procurement Manager

Confidential; Saudi Arabia; Sur place; SAR 500 000 - 700 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Confidential, a Saudi Arabia-based organization, seeks an accomplished Head of Procurement to design and execute comprehensive sourcing strategies and governance. You will lead a team, drive supplier negotiations, and ensure strict adherence to policies and risk controls.

You will collaborate with Legal, Finance, and Technical teams to align on contractual and financial requirements while advancing digitalization and process maturity across procurement functions.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience in procurement, contracts, or commercial roles.
• At least 5 years in a managerial or leadership capacity.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Extensive knowledge of procurement governance, risk management, and compliance.
• Experience addressing audits and driving corrective actions.

Responsabilités

• Lead development and execution of procurement strategies, category plans, and sourcing roadmaps aligned with organizational objectives.
• Oversee all procurement and contracting activities, ensuring adherence to approved policies, procedures, and Delegation of Authority.
• Review and approve complex requisitions, tender strategies, commercial evaluations, negotiation outcomes, and award recommendations.
• Drive closure of internal and external audit observations, ensuring sustainable corrective actions and strengthened controls.
• Provide expert guidance to senior stakeholders on procurement best practices, risk mitigation, commercial structuring, and compliance requirements.
• Lead negotiations with key suppliers and contractors to secure optimal commercial and contractual outcomes.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Technical, and other functions to ensure alignment on contractual, financial, and operational requirements.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives to enhance procurement governance, efficiency, digitalization, and process maturity.
• Manage, mentor, and develop the procurement team to build organizational capability and ensure high performance.
• Monitor supplier performance, market trends, and commercial risks to support strategic decision-making.

Connaissances

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical

Negotiation

Compliance

Risk management

Transformation

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Law, or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Description du poste

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and execution of procurement strategies, category plans, and sourcing

roadmaps aligned with organizational objectives.

• Oversee all procurement and contracting activities, ensuring adherence to approved policies,

procedures, and Delegation of Authority.

• Review and approve complex requisitions, tender strategies, commercial evaluations, negotiation outcomes, and award recommendations.
• Drive the closure of internal and external audit observations, ensuring sustainable corrective actions and strengthened controls.
• Provide expert guidance to senior stakeholders on procurement best practices, risk mitigation,

commercial structuring, and compliance requirements.

• Lead negotiations with key suppliers and contractors to secure optimal commercial and contractual outcomes.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Technical, and other functions to ensure alignment on contractual, financial, and operational requirements.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives to enhance procurement governance, efficiency, digitalization, and process maturity.
• Manage, mentor, and develop the procurement team to build organizational capability and ensure high performance.
• Monitor supplier performance, market trends, and commercial risks to support strategic

decision-making.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Law, or a related field.

Master Degree is preferrable

Competencies:

• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Advanced analytical, negotiation, and advisory capabilities
• High attention to detail with a strong compliance and risk-management mindset
• Ability to drive transformation and manage cross-functional initiatives
• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in procurement, contracts, or commercial roles, including at least 5 years in a managerial or leadership capacity.