Lead Specialist Category (Facility Management)

About Ma'aden

Ma'aden, established in 1997, is recognized as one of the fastest-growing mining companies globally and the largest multi-commodity mining and metals company in the Middle East. The company is instrumental in developing the mining industry to become a key pillar of Saudi Arabia’s economy by building an integrated mining value chain. This full-time role is based in Riyadh.

Role Overview

The Lead Specialist, Category (Facility Management) is responsible for developing and executing category strategies to ensure the provision of safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective facility services across Ma'aden's operations. This role involves translating business requirements into suitable sourcing and contracting solutions, enhancing supplier performance, supporting local content and sustainability objectives, and maintaining service continuity for critical workplaces and operating sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Facility Management category strategies aligned with business requirements, demand plans, and corporate procurement objectives.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing for integrated and specialized facility services, including hard services, soft services, maintenance, cleaning, catering, landscaping, pest control, waste management, and related workplace services.
• Conduct market analysis, supplier benchmarking, demand analysis, and cost modeling to identify opportunities for cost optimization, service improvement, consolidation, and innovation.
• Define sourcing plans, statements of work, service specifications, commercial evaluation models, negotiation strategies, award recommendations, and contract documentation in line with procurement governance.
• Negotiate pricing, service levels, performance mechanisms, contract terms, amendments, and change orders to optimize total cost and mitigate commercial, operational, compliance, and continuity risks.
• Partner with business units, site services, HSE, finance, legal, local content, and other stakeholders to validate requirements and implement sourcing decisions.
• Monitor supplier and contract performance against KPIs, SLAs, statutory requirements, HSE standards, and corrective-action plans.
• Embed local content, sustainability, energy efficiency, digitalization, and continuous-improvement criteria into tenders and supplier performance reviews.
• Maintain accurate sourcing records, savings tracking, risk registers, supplier performance data, and audit-ready documentation.

Desired Outcomes

• Facility Management contracts are implemented on schedule, delivering measurable cost optimization, value, and service reliability.
• Facilities remain safe, compliant, operational, and fit for purpose through clearly defined scopes, performance standards, and supplier accountability.
• Service continuity and supplier risks are identified early and mitigated through effective contracting, contingency planning, and performance management.
• Stakeholders maintain clear alignment throughout sourcing, mobilization, transition, and contract-management activities.
• Supplier performance, local content contribution, sustainability outcomes, and improvement actions are tracked and reported through reliable governance.

Qualifications and Experience

• Over 10 years of relevant experience in procurement, supply chain, category management, facilities management, or a related business function.
• At least 5 years of demonstrated experience in strategic sourcing, commercial negotiation, contracting, and supplier management for Facility Management or general services categories.
• Experience supporting complex, multi-site industrial, mining, manufacturing, corporate, or project environments is preferred.
• Practical knowledge of Facility Management service models, cost drivers, scope development, mobilization, performance management, and continuous-improvement methods.