Director Strategic Procurement

About Qiddiya

Qiddiya | القدية is seeking a Director Strategic Procurement to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves leading the strategic procurement and sourcing function to optimize value and support organizational objectives.

Role Purpose

The Director Strategic Procurement will be responsible for developing and executing the organization's strategic procurement and sourcing strategy. This includes optimizing value, reducing total cost of ownership, managing supplier performance, and ensuring the procurement function aligns with overall business goals. The role also involves driving category management, strategic sourcing, contract management, supplier relationship management, and procurement governance, while ensuring compliance with policies and regulations. Leadership will be provided to procurement teams and stakeholders to achieve sustainable commercial outcomes, operational excellence, and long-term supplier partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement enterprise-wide strategic procurement and sourcing strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Lead category management initiatives and establish long-term sourcing strategies across major spend categories.
• Direct strategic sourcing activities including market analysis, supplier evaluation, tendering, negotiation, contract award, and implementation.
• Oversee supplier relationship management programs to improve supplier performance, innovation, quality, service levels, and risk mitigation.
• Lead complex commercial negotiations to secure optimal contractual, financial, and operational outcomes.
• Establish procurement governance frameworks, policies, procedures, and controls to ensure compliance and transparency.
• Monitor procurement performance through KPIs, savings targets, procurement analytics, and reporting mechanisms.
• Identify cost optimization opportunities while maintaining required quality, service, and operational standards.
• Collaborate with business leaders to align procurement initiatives with organizational priorities and project requirements.
• Lead procurement risk management activities including supply continuity planning and supplier risk assessments.
• Drive procurement transformation initiatives, digital procurement solutions, and process improvement programs.
• Develop and mentor procurement teams, ensuring capability building and succession planning.
• Ensure compliance with applicable legal, regulatory, and organizational procurement requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in strategic procurement.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires a leader who can manage procurement teams and engage with various stakeholders to achieve strategic objectives.

Application Information

Salary details for this position will be disclosed during the application process.