Senior Specialist - Procurement

Mayar Foods; Eastern Province; On-site; SAR 201,000 - 391,000; Full time

Job summary

Mayar Foods is seeking a procurement professional to own end-to-end sourcing across rice and non-rice lines in Saudi Arabia. You will build category buying plans aligned to the annual strategy and manage the volume allocation framework to secure seasonal volumes at optimal cost, quality, and reliability.

You will drive cost-optimization projects, improve buying specifications, evaluate suppliers, and maintain compliant purchase orders, LC terms, and SAP records across categories.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management or related field required.
• MBA or CPSM/CIPS certification preferred.
• Proficiency with SAP ERP or equivalent procurement system.
• Strong knowledge of cost-modelling and price-intelligence tools.
• Excellent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end sourcing across rice and non-rice lines.
• Build and execute category buying plans aligned to annual strategy and volume framework.
• Secure assigned seasonal volume at optimal cost, quality and supply reliability.
• Maintain live view of coverage, open positions, and market direction.
• Lead structured cost-optimization projects using should-cost and open-book analysis.
• Identify efficiency upgrades across buying specs, packaging and logistics.
• Negotiate terms and conditions to drive savings and compliance.
• Develop new suppliers and contingency plans to reduce single-source dependency.
• Ensure accurate PO, LC documentation and supplier records in SAP.

Skills

Category management

Should-cost analysis

Strong negotiation

Incoterms knowledge

SAP ERP

Procurement data management

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management

MBA or Master's preferred

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Job Responsibilities

Ownership & Strategic Sourcing

• Own end-to-end sourcing across rice and non-rice lines
• Build and execute category buying plans aligned to the annual buying strategy and the volume allocation framework
• Assist in securing 100 of assigned seasonal volume at optimal cost quality and supply reliability across the season
• Maintain a live view of coverage open positions and market direction

Cost Optimization & Efficiency Delivery

• Support structured cost-optimization projects across assigned categories using should-cost and open-book analysis to target and deliver structural savings
• Identify and implement efficiency upgrades across buying specification packaging and logistics
• Quantify savings against benchmark report them and maintain a forward pipeline of opportunities
• Challenge incumbent costs terms and processes rather than accept them as fixed

Supplier Negotiation & Contract Governance

• Assist in negotiations specification delivery schedules and payment terms for assigned categories
• Embed back-out penalty clauses and DOTIF targets in all Purchase Orders and move suppliers toward split LC terms part at sight balance on goods receipt
• Maintain supplier contracts and ensure their terms are enforceable and honored
• Resolve quality claims delivery discrepancies and supplier disputes within agreed timelines

Supplier Development & Supply Security

• Develop new and emerging suppliers to broaden the base and reduce single-source dependency
• Run supplier evaluations and maintain performance scorecards to inform volume allocation
• Build and maintain contingency and alternate-supplier plans to protect supply security

Freight & Logistics

• Assigned Categories Where skilled book and optimize freight shipping and logistics for own categories negotiating rates and coordinating shipments as a source of added value Align carrier choices and Incoterm decisions with the freight benchmark and once established coordinate with the FOB and trade execution function Track freight cost per unit against benchmark for assigned categories

Systems PO & LC Governance

• Ensure Purchase Order LC and documentation accuracy for all assigned categories
• Maintain 100 accuracy of SAP ERP data for POs in-transit inventory goods receipts and supplier records
• Log all supply events for assigned categories in C-Track within 24 to 48 hours of occurrence

Reporting Committee Support & Compliance

• Prepare category performance savings and market reports for the management
• Provide data-backed buying proposals for the weekly Purchasing Committee for assigned categories
• Ensure all activity complies with company policy and relevant regulatory requirements and support internal and external audits
• Coordinate with Supply Planning Demand Planning Finance and Warehouse and Logistics to align buying with need

Key Result Areas

• KRAs Cost savings deliver 5 to 10 structural cost savings on assigned categories versus prior season plus a delivered pipeline of targeted optimization projects
• Supply security secure 100 of assigned seasonal volume at agreed cost quality and timing
• Efficiency projects deliver an agreed annual pipeline of cost and efficiency projects with quantified verified savings
• Supplier development qualify a defined number of new or emerging suppliers each year and improve average supplier scores by at least 10 year on year
• DOTIF achieve 95 to 98 on-time in-full delivery across assigned categories
• Accuracy and systems 100 PO LC and documentation accuracy with all supply events logged in C-Track within 24 to 48 hours

Key Interfaces of the role

Internal Interface

• Commercial Director
• Purchasing team
• Supply Planning and Demand Planning teams
• Finance CFO
• LC payment terms savings validation
• Warehouse and Logistics team
• Purchasing Committee members
• IT team C-Track SAP

External Interface

• Suppliers across assigned categories rice and non-rice Sauce and ingredient suppliersSun white supply partnersFreight forwarders and shipping linesBanks LC issuance and document presentation Customs brokers and port authoritiesInsurance companies and regulatory agencies

Key Competencies

Technical Competencies

• Category management and strategic sourcing across multiple commodity lines
• Cost modelling and should-cost open-book analysis
• Strong commercial negotiation and contract management
• Working knowledge of Incoterms LC structures and trade finance
• Proficiency in SAP ERP and procurement data management
• Financial acumen margin landed cost and savings quantification
• Freight and logistics market knowledge a strong value-add

Professional Competencies

• High ownership and dependability delivers without being chased
• Maturity and sound commercial judgement
• Strong analytical thinking and structured problem solving
• Project leadership and follow-through
• Clear communicator across functions and with suppliers
• Resilience and composure under seasonal pressure
• Attention to detail on terms documents and numbers

Job Specification

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business Administration or a related field
• Master's degree or MBA preferred
• Proficiency in SAP ERP or an equivalent procurement system
• CIPS or CPSM certification
• Knowledge of cost-modelling and price-intelligence tools
• Experience 4 to 6 years in procurement with a demonstrated track record of category ownership and delivered cost-optimization savings
• FMCG or commodity procurement background
• Freight and logistics negotiation exposure
• Experience developing new suppliers and running structured savings projects
• Any others
• Proficient in written and verbal English
• Arabic language skills are a strong advantage

Desirable Attributes

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business Administration or a related field
• Master's degree or MBA preferred
• Proficiency in SAP ERP or an equivalent procurement system
• CIPS or CPSM certification
• Knowledge of cost-modelling and price-intelligence tools
• Experience 4 to 6 years in procurement with a demonstrated track record of category ownership and delivered cost-optimization savings
• FMCG or commodity procurement background
• Freight and logistics negotiation exposure
• Experience developing new suppliers and running structured savings projects
• Any others
• Proficient in written and verbal English
• Arabic language skills are a strong advantage