Lead Specialist Category (Facility Management)

About Ma'aden

Ma'aden, established in 1997, is one of the fastest-growing mining companies globally and the largest multi-commodity mining and metals company in the Middle East. The company is focused on developing the mining industry to become a key pillar of Saudi Arabia’s economy by building a world-class, integrated mining value chain.

Role Overview

Ma'aden is seeking a Lead Specialist, Category (Facility Management) to join its team in Riyadh. This full-time role involves developing and executing category strategies to ensure safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective facility services across Ma'aden's operations. The specialist will translate business requirements into suitable sourcing and contracting solutions, enhance supplier performance, support local content and sustainability objectives, and safeguard 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.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in category management, particularly within facility management.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute comprehensive category strategies.
• Experience in leading end-to-end sourcing processes for diverse facility services.
• Proficiency in market analysis, supplier benchmarking, and cost modeling.
• Strong negotiation skills for pricing, service levels, and contract terms.

Success Factors

• Timely implementation of Facility Management contracts, delivering measurable cost optimization, value, and service reliability.
• Maintenance of safe, compliant, operational, and fit-for-purpose facilities through defined scopes, performance standards, and supplier accountability.
• Early identification and mitigation of service continuity and supplier risks through effective contracting, contingency planning, and performance management.
• Clear stakeholder alignment throughout sourcing, mobilization, transition, and contract-management activities.
• Reliable governance for tracking and reporting supplier performance, local content contribution, sustainability outcomes, and improvement actions.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, offering an opportunity to contribute to the strategic growth of Ma'aden and the mining industry in Saudi Arabia.