Director Purchasing

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	نوع العقد	دوام كامل
	طبيعة الوظيفة	عن بُعد
	الموقع	مكة المكرمة

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About Red Sea Global

Red Sea Global is seeking a Director Purchasing to join Red Sea Coastal Trading Company, a specialized supply chain and logistics subsidiary. This subsidiary is responsible for the seamless delivery of materials, equipment, and services across Red Sea Global's pioneering developments. Operating in Makkah, including Jeddah and Makkah cities, the company focuses on efficiency, reliability, and environmental responsibility, ensuring supply chain operations support sustainability, operational excellence, and local value creation.

Role Overview

The Director Purchasing will lead the purchasing function, reporting to the Senior Director – Strategic Procurement & Category Management. This full-time role involves translating enterprise category strategies into effective sourcing, supplier management, and purchasing execution for categories such as food and beverage, OS&E, consumables, and services. The position supports cost optimization, supply continuity, quality improvement, and risk mitigation by collaborating with operations, finance, legal, commercial, and functional stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Support the Senior Director in implementing centralized purchasing and category management strategies aligned with business priorities.
Translate approved category strategies into sourcing plans, supplier actions, contract initiatives, and purchasing activities.
Lead purchasing execution for assigned categories, ensuring cost-effective, compliant, and timely delivery to operations.
Conduct spend analysis, demand reviews, market research, and supplier assessments to inform category plans and sourcing decisions.
Manage RFx, tendering, evaluation, negotiation, and supplier selection processes within delegated authority.
Prepare sourcing recommendations, commercial evaluations, and contract award justifications for senior management.
Manage supplier relationships and performance reviews, monitoring cost, service, quality, and compliance.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to clarify specifications, consolidate requirements, and promote standardization.
Support supplier segmentation, development, rationalization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Identify and escalate supply, commercial, operational, contractual, and compliance risks, supporting mitigation plans.
Ensure adherence to procurement policies, approval matrices, ethical sourcing standards, and documentation controls.
Maintain procurement reports and dashboards covering savings, contract coverage, and supplier performance.
Provide guidance and coaching to purchasing team members to enhance commercial capability and service quality.

Qualifications and Experience

Over 10 years of proven experience managing sourcing events, supplier negotiations, contract implementation, and supplier performance in complex operational environments.
Experience supporting or leading category plans across food and beverage, OS&E, consumables, services, trading, distribution, FMCG, hospitality, or retail sectors.
Strong track record in delivering savings, cost avoidance, service improvements, compliance, and positive supplier performance outcomes.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Makkah, with operations spanning Jeddah and Makkah. The role involves working within a dynamic subsidiary focused on end-to-end supply chain management for large-scale regenerative tourism projects.