Lead Specialist Category (Facility Management)

About Ma'aden

Ma'aden, established in 1997, is recognized as one of the fastest-growing mining companies globally and the largest multi-commodity mining and metals company in the Middle East. The company is instrumental in developing the mining industry to become a key economic pillar for Saudi Arabia, focusing on building a fully integrated mining value chain. This role contributes to Ma'aden's growth objectives in Riyadh.

Role Summary

The Lead Specialist, Category (Facility Management) is responsible for developing and executing category strategies to ensure safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective facility services across Ma'aden's operations. This full-time role involves translating business requirements into effective sourcing and contracting solutions, enhancing supplier performance, supporting local content and sustainability goals, and maintaining service continuity for critical workplaces and operating sites.

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

Desired Outcomes

• Facility Management contracts are implemented on schedule, delivering measurable cost optimization, value, and service reliability.
• Facilities remain safe, compliant, operational, and fit for purpose through clearly defined scopes, performance standards, and supplier accountability.
• Service continuity and supplier risks are identified early and mitigated through effective contracting, contingency planning, and performance management.
• Stakeholders maintain clear alignment throughout sourcing, mobilization, transition, and contract-management activities.
• Supplier performance, local content contribution, sustainability outcomes, and improvement actions are tracked and reported through reliable governance.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates should possess a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in category management, particularly within facility management services. The role requires a strong understanding of procurement governance and strategic sourcing processes.