Senior Specialist Purchasing

About Red Sea Coastal Trading Company

Red Sea Coastal Trading Company, a specialized supply chain and logistics subsidiary of Red Sea Global, provides comprehensive support for the delivery of materials, equipment, and services. The company focuses on pioneering developments across Saudi Arabia, offering end-to-end supply chain management that includes procurement support, transportation coordination, inventory and warehouse management, and last-mile logistics to remote destinations along the Red Sea coast and beyond. The team prioritizes efficiency, reliability, and environmental responsibility, ensuring alignment with Red Sea Global’s commitments to sustainability, operational excellence, and local value creation.

Job Summary

The Senior Specialist - Purchasing will execute purchasing activities for electrical systems and building and finishing materials. This full-time role, based in Riyadh, involves defining operational requirements, sourcing, negotiating, ordering, and ensuring timely delivery of materials. The position supports effective supplier and contract management, market and demand analysis, SAP material creation, purchase order follow-up, discrepancy resolution, accurate documentation, policy compliance, and timely reporting to achieve cost, quality, and service objectives. A minimum of 2-5 years of experience is required for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and execute purchasing strategies.
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation.
• Forecast price and market trends to identify changes in buyer-supplier power.
• Identify and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers.
• Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand.
• Communicate with hotel and operator engineering teams regarding technical request aspects.
• Establish contracts to ensure negotiated prices are available for all operating items required for the hotel.
• Ensure that all order receiving dates are updated by buyers according to supplier delivery dates.
• Ensure that all authorized or approved purchase orders are sent to respective suppliers/vendors daily.
• Verify that quotations are regularly updated and supplier current price lists are maintained.
• Research and identify new products and services for the hotel in the market.
• Check, explain if needed, and approve delivered items discrepancy reports issued by cost control regarding price and quantity order variances.
• Perform material creation on SAP, ensuring correct material details (Description, UOM, Sizing, Brand, and COO).
• Verify the 'pending orders' report daily and ensure all pending orders are checked and verified regularly.
• Identify items for standing orders utilizing vendor logistics for regular deliveries to the hotel based on approved highly consumed items.
• Ensure validity of available items, force issue obsolete items, and follow up on disposal actions.
• Verify that all documentation and proper quotations are maintained and filed according to Policy and Procedure requirements.
• Submit reports in a timely manner, ensuring delivery deadlines.

Qualifications and Experience

• 3-5 years of experience in a relevant purchasing role.
• Proficiency in SAP for material creation and order management.
• Strong understanding of purchasing strategies and market trends.
• Ability to establish and manage supplier contracts.
• Experience in managing purchasing activities for electrical systems and building/finishing materials.

Work Environment and Expectations

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh. The role requires a willingness to work a flexible schedule to accomplish all major responsibilities and tasks, ensuring the efficient operation of the Purchasing Department in all aspects.