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About Qiddiya Investment Company

Qiddiya Investment Company serves as the holding entity for Qiddiya City and its associated ventures. The company drives strategic investments that support the growth of Saudi Arabia’s entertainment, sports, and culture sectors. Operating within the real estate domain, Qiddiya plays a central role in developing large-scale environments and services that demand strong commercial discipline, effective governance, and cross-functional collaboration.

Role Overview: Director - Contracts & Procurement

Qiddiya is seeking a Director - Contracts & Procurement to lead critical contracts and procurement activities. This full-time position, based in Riyadh, Riyadh Province, involves ensuring that sourcing, contracting, and vendor governance processes align with business priorities. The Director will partner closely with internal stakeholders to maintain continuity, control, and service quality across a complex operating environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead procurement planning and sourcing activities for City Operations, including requirements gathering, timelines, and coordination with central procurement functions.
• Manage RFPs, service orders, contract approvals, renewals, and variations in collaboration with relevant teams and central functions.
• Oversee contract lifecycle management to ensure agreements are tracked, updated, renewed, and aligned with operational needs.
• Maintain a consolidated contract register detailing status, ownership, scope, SLAs/KPIs, risks, and renewal requirements.
• Support vendor performance management through SLA/KPI monitoring, issue escalation, and follow-up on corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Legal, Finance, and other functions to ensure efficient contract execution and governance.
• Provide commercial controls and reporting on contract performance, procurement risks, upcoming renewals, and identified service gaps.

Required Professional Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in procurement and contracts leadership.
• Demonstrated experience within a large-scale, varied, and complex operational environment.
• Proven ability to coordinate across procurement, legal, finance, operations, and service providers.
• Experience negotiating with stakeholders or service providers.

Core Competencies and Technical Knowledge

• Strong understanding of sourcing, RFPs, service orders, contract approvals, renewals, variations, and procurement governance.
• Knowledge of contract lifecycle management, vendor performance, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and commercial controls.
• Experience translating operational needs into clear procurement requirements and contract scopes.
• Ability to produce reports on contract, procurement, or commercial performance.
• Experience resolving contract, procurement, or vendor-related issues with stakeholders.

Sector Experience and Key Abilities

Experience in real estate, city operations, or large-scale development environments is considered a significant advantage for this role. The successful candidate will possess the ability to navigate complex commercial landscapes and drive effective contract and procurement strategies.