Lead Specialist Category (Facility Management) II

About the Role

Ma’aden is seeking a Lead Specialist, Category (Facility Management) II to develop and execute category strategies for facility services across its operations. This full-time role focuses on ensuring safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective facility services, translating business requirements into effective sourcing and contracting solutions.

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 cost optimization, service improvement, consolidation, and innovation opportunities.
• 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.

Outcomes and Success Metrics

Success in this role is demonstrated by the timely implementation of Facility Management contracts that deliver measurable cost optimization, value, and service reliability. This includes ensuring facilities remain safe, compliant, operational, and fit for purpose through clearly defined scopes and supplier accountability. The role also involves early identification and mitigation of service continuity and supplier risks, maintaining clear stakeholder alignment throughout sourcing and contract management, and tracking supplier performance, local content contribution, and sustainability outcomes.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Practical knowledge of Facility Management service models, cost drivers, scope development, mobilization, performance management, and continuous-improvement methods.