Senior Specialist, Professional Services

Ceer; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Ceer is seeking a procurement professional to support sourcing, supplier management, and contract administration for professional services categories. The role focuses on cost-effective, compliant procurement outcomes through supplier evaluations, market intel, and stakeholder collaboration.

You will develop sourcing plans, run RFIs/RFPs, coordinate onboarding, and track progress to keep governance and DOA controls aligned with business requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in procurement or sourcing, preferably for professional services.

Responsibilities

• Analyse market trends, supplier capabilities and commercial conditions for professional services to support sourcing decisions.
• Gather business requirements, supplier information and market intelligence for procurement activities and category planning.
• Coordinate supplier sourcing qualification, evaluation and onboarding activities to ensure alignment with requirements.
• Prepare RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, evaluation documentation and procurement recommendations in coordination with stakeholders.
• Clarify scope of work, service requirements, and evaluation criteria with business stakeholders and suppliers.
• Develop sourcing plans, procurement timelines, and supplier evaluation frameworks to support objectives.
• Track sourcing activities, supplier responses, contract status and award recommendations for governance updates.
• Coordinate commercial discussions, negotiations and procurement activities with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Procurement

Sourcing

Supplier management

Contract administration

Vendor evaluation

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Purpose

This role is responsible for supporting the sourcing procurement and supplier management activities for professional services categories to ensure the delivery of cost-effective compliant and value-driven procurement outcomes The role supports supplier evaluations sourcing initiatives contract administration commercial assessments and stakeholder engagement while ensuring alignment with business requirements governance standards and procurement best practices

Key Functional Responsibilities

• Analyse market trends supplier capabilities industry developments and commercial conditions related to professional services categories to support sourcing decisions
• Gather business requirements supplier information market intelligence and commercial data to support procurement activities and category planning
• Coordinate supplier sourcing qualification evaluation and onboarding activities to ensure alignment with business and procurement requirements
• Prepare RFIs RFQs RFPs evaluation documentation supplier assessments and procurement recommendations in coordination with stakeholders
• Clarify scope of work service requirements technical specifications and evaluation criteria with business stakeholders and suppliers
• Develop sourcing plans procurement timelines supplier evaluation frameworks and commercial recommendations to support procurement objectives
• Track sourcing activities procurement progress supplier responses contract status and award recommendations and prepare status updates for stakeholders
• Coordinate commercial discussions negotiations and procurement activities with suppliers and internal stakeholders to support effective sourcing outcomes
• Prepare techno-commercial evaluations supplier comparison analyses award recommendations and approval documentation for governance reviews
• Coordinate contract preparation supplier onboarding and procurement documentation activities with Legal Finance and relevant stakeholders
• Perform supplier performance reviews and analyse service delivery contractual compliance and supplier effectiveness against agreed requirements
• Apply procurement policies sourcing procedures governance requirements and Delegation of Authority DOA controls throughout procurement activities
• Facilitate collaboration between business functions suppliers Legal Finance and Procurement teams to support procurement execution and issue resolution
• Organize procurement documentation supplier records contract files and sourcing information to support governance reporting and audit requirements
• Keep procurement records supplier information contracts evaluation reports and sourcing documentation accurate and up to date

Education & Experience

Education : Bachelor s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Finance, Industrial Engineering, Economics, Law, or any related field.Experience: 3 years minimum in a relevant field