Procurement Director Immediate Start

About Mace Group and the Project

Mace Group integrates construction expertise with consultancy services to enhance project potential and redefine strategic objectives. The company's values guide its approach and define the professionals it seeks to join its team. This role is for a Procurement Director - Immediate Start, based in Riyadh, operating on a full-time basis.

The project involves a landmark programme focused on delivering premium buildings and supporting infrastructure for a prestigious private estate. This portfolio includes diverse high-value developments that require adherence to exceptional standards in design, planning, and execution.

Role Overview

The Procurement Director will provide executive leadership for procurement activities across assigned programmes and packages. This involves aligning supply-market strategy, commercial outcomes, and delivery certainty with overall programme objectives. The role is responsible for establishing robust procurement governance, leading high-value and complex sourcing decisions, and developing resilient supplier relationships while safeguarding value, integrity, and contractual interests.

Key Responsibilities

• Defining and leading the procurement strategy, ensuring alignment of sourcing and contracting decisions with programme priorities, budgets, and commercial objectives.
• Directing the procurement portfolio and award pipeline, optimising packaging strategies, and securing timely decisions on critical procurements.
• Providing governance and leadership for complex procurements, including overseeing major tenders, negotiations, approvals, risk allocation, and compliance.
• Managing strategic suppliers and supply-chain risks, driving performance, resilience, and timely intervention to protect cost, quality, and programme delivery.
• Leading procurement performance and capability, developing the team, and providing executive visibility of commitments, forecasts, value delivery, and key risks.

Qualifications and Experience

• A degree in procurement, supply chain, commercial management, business, engineering, or a related discipline.
• MCIPS, FCIPS, or equivalent professional accreditation is required, with a relevant postgraduate qualification being desirable.
• A minimum of 15 years of procurement and commercial experience, including senior leadership roles across major capital programmes or complex construction portfolios.
• Proven experience leading high-value negotiations, procurement governance, and strategic supplier relationships, alongside multidisciplinary teams.
• A strong track record of operating at an executive level, managing commercial risk, delegated authority, and complex procurement decisions.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, requiring an immediate start. The role involves working within a dynamic environment focused on high-value developments and complex construction portfolios.