Procurement & Contracts Manager

About the Role

Ion Exchange India is seeking a Procurement & Contracts Manager to lead end-to-end procurement activities for its water and wastewater treatment business. This full-time position is based in Al Khobar, Eastern Region, and requires a professional with strong commercial acumen and experience in procurement within Saudi Arabia.

Role Purpose

The primary purpose of this role is to manage the entire procurement process for water and wastewater treatment products, spares, services, and chemicals across all Ion Exchange Arabia contracts and customer accounts. The manager will ensure commercial competitiveness, contractual integrity, and complete traceability of every purchase order from issuance to closure.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and qualify suppliers for water/wastewater treatment products, spares, services, and chemicals.
• Seek alternate sources to reduce single-source dependency and enhance negotiating leverage.
• Lead negotiations on price and commercial terms with suppliers, including payment terms, warranties, and delivery commitments.
• Issue purchase orders (POs) to suppliers based on approved requisitions and budget authorization.
• Maintain a comprehensive and organized PO register, tracking the status of all purchase orders.
• Coordinate with the Finance department to align supplier payments with project cash flow and customer collections.
• Arrange and verify tax invoices and supplier statements of account, reconciling any discrepancies.
• Coordinate the dispatch of materials from supplier locations to company facilities or directly to customer/project sites.
• Track shipment milestones, resolve delivery exceptions, and ensure all necessary documentation accompanies each shipment.
• Ensure all POs and supplier contracts comply with the company's commercial policy, customer contract terms, and applicable KSA regulatory requirements.
• Maintain standardized PO and contract templates and terms to mitigate commercial and legal exposure.
• Support audit reviews by providing organized and retrievable procurement records.

Qualifications and Experience

• Candidates should possess 5-10 years of experience in procurement.
• Demonstrated experience in supplier development, commercial negotiations, and supply chain operations within Saudi Arabia is required.

Work Location

This position is based in Al Khobar, Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia.

Application Process

Interested candidates who meet the specified requirements are encouraged to apply.