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About the Role

Dar, a founding member of the Sidara group, is an international multidisciplinary consulting organization with a global presence. We specialize in engineering, architecture, planning, environment, project management, facilities management, and economics. We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role is pivotal in managing all financial and contractual aspects of construction projects from inception to completion, ensuring projects are delivered within budget and adhere to contractual obligations.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed cost estimates, comprehensive budgets, and accurate cash flow forecasts.
• Execute pre- and post-contract quantity surveying duties, including the preparation of Bills of Quantities, tender documents, and contract agreements.
• Conduct cost analysis, implement value engineering initiatives, and perform feasibility studies.
• Evaluate contractor and subcontractor quotations and provide recommendations for award.
• Administer contracts effectively, managing claims, variations, and change orders.
• Monitor project expenditures and prepare regular cost reports for management and stakeholders.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in quantity surveying.
• At least 5 years of experience in a senior quantity surveying role.
• Proven track record in large-scale construction and infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding and practical application of FIDIC and other international standard forms of contract.
• Professional accreditation (*, MRICS, AIQS, CIOB, or equivalent) is preferred.

Required Skills

• Cost Estimation and Control
• Contract Administration and Management
• Bills of Quantities and Tender Document Preparation
• Cost Analysis and Value Engineering
• Feasibility Studies
• Claims, Variations, and Change Order Management
• Cost Reporting
• Familiarity with FIDIC and other international contract forms
• Negotiation, Communication, and Leadership capabilities
• Proficiency in quantity surveying software and tools such as CostX, Candy, or similar.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Work Location and Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

About the Role

CEER is seeking a Specialist, Direct Procurement BIW and Closures to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position is responsible for managing the sourcing of goods and services for Body-in-White (BIW) components. The role involves developing commodity and supplier strategies, managing supplier relationships, and overseeing procurement activities to ensure cost optimization, efficiency, compliance, and alignment with organizational objectives.

The ideal candidate will support product development cycles, drive supplier localization, and ensure the timely and quality delivery of critical components for vehicle production. This role requires a proactive approach to market analysis, cost reduction initiatives, and collaborative engagement with internal stakeholders and suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive commodity strategies, including detailed part and supplier strategies.
• Support product change requests by reviewing, communicating, and assessing their impacts on pricing and capacity plans.
• Identify and track supplier localization opportunities, driving execution to achieve defined targets.
• Ensure timely sourcing of components in adherence to vehicle program development timelines, approved supplier panels, specifications, quality standards, and market competitiveness.
• Prepare and issue Contracts and Purchase Orders based on finalized negotiations with selected suppliers.
• Coordinate with suppliers to resolve pricing, quality, delivery, or invoicing issues.
• Track supplier capacity and ramp-up schedules to meet pre-build and mass production requirements.
• Monitor market trends, competitor strategies, and supplier market dynamics to inform procurement decisions.
• Research and evaluate cost-reduction opportunities, driving savings initiatives.
• Stay informed of changes affecting the supply and demand for required products and materials, and communicate potential impacts to relevant stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Program, Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain departments, as well as with suppliers, on new projects, supplies, and initiatives.
• Advise on the impact of changes on purchasing and production activities.
• Prepare, deliver, and maintain essential briefs, updates, and reports, including tracking and reporting savings to the Procurement Manager.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or Business Administration.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in Procurement and Supply Chain.

Required Skills

• Proficiency in SAP.
• Experience with ARIBA.
• Strong analytical and data visualization skills using Power BI.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Effective presentation skills.

Work Environment and Details

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires 2-5 years of relevant experience in procurement and supply chain.

About the Role

CEER is seeking an Assistant Manager, Order Management to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position is responsible for managing the end-to-end order process, sales planning, and MIS reporting for the Passenger Vehicle business. The role is key to ensuring an efficient order-to-delivery cycle, accurate demand forecasting, and supporting data-driven decisions within the sales organization to meet volume, market share, and profitability objectives. This position will collaborate with Product Marketing, Market Intelligence, and Sales Plan functions to ensure operational excellence and strategic alignment.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the complete vehicle order lifecycle from booking to delivery, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely fulfillment to customers and distributors.
• Coordinate with plant, port/yard, logistics, PDI, finance, and distributors to resolve order blocks, credit holds, and dispatch issues.
• Manage vehicle allocation across regions, distributors, and variants based on demand priority and stock availability.
• Maintain SAP order processing hygiene, ensuring data accuracy in master data, pricing, VIN tracking, and dispatch records.
• Support the development of monthly, quarterly, and annual sales plans by region, model, variant, and dealer.
• Develop rolling demand forecasts in collaboration with regional sales, product planning, and other relevant teams.
• Analyze sales trends, market dynamics, competitor activity, fleet/retail mix, and seasonality, providing plan vs. actual variance analysis with actionable insights.
• Contribute to the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) cycle with consolidated inputs, scenario modeling, and recommendations.
• Monitor channel partner performance, including stock days, sales velocity, retail vs. wholesale mix, outstanding receivables, working capital cycles, and dealer ROI.
• Support the implementation of dealer schemes, retail incentive programs, fleet/B2B deals, and trade policies, tracking compliance and effectiveness.
• Design and maintain dashboards using Power BI and Advanced Excel for retail/wholesale performance, order book, dispatches, dealer stock, channel health, and forecast accuracy.
• Publish daily, weekly, and monthly Management Information System (MIS) reports for leadership.
• Automate recurring reports and conduct ad-hoc analyses for leadership reviews, principal/OEM submissions, and budget exercises.
• Maintain a centralized data repository for all sales planning and distribution information.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• An MBA or relevant certification is considered an advantage.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in a similar role within the automotive business.

Required Skills

• Hands-on expertise in SAP (SD module) for order processing, pricing, allocation, and dispatch reporting.
• Strong understanding of the order-to-delivery cycle in an automotive context.
• Proficiency in developing demand forecasts, sales plans, and S&OP inputs using statistical and market-based methods.
• Solid grasp of variance analysis and forecast accuracy measurement.
• In-depth knowledge of dealer/distributor operations, channel economics, stock management, dealer ROI, and trade scheme management within the Passenger Vehicle segment.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, including Power Query, complex formulas, pivots, and macros.
• Expertise in Power BI for data modeling and creating interactive dashboards.
• Ability to lead small teams and manage cross-functional stakeholders, including regional sales, supply chain management, and finance.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly at leadership levels.
• Experience with MIS reporting and creating comprehensive business analyses.

Work Environment and Details

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires 5-10 years of relevant experience. The company is CEER.