Senior Manager Procurement📣 Job Ad

About Qiddiya Investment Company and the Role

Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC), located in Riyadh, Riyadh Province, is seeking a highly experienced Senior Manager - Procurement. This full-time role is central to supporting procurement activities for significant construction and infrastructure projects. The successful candidate will ensure that sourcing, contract management, and supplier performance align with project objectives, timelines, and budgets, contributing to value creation across the portfolio. A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience is required for this position.

Role Purpose and Strategic Contribution

The Senior Manager – Procurement supports the Director – Procurement in driving procurement excellence, compliance, and value creation across QIC's portfolio. This position involves demonstrating leadership behaviors consistent with Qiddiya Values and championing QIC's "Safety First" principle, including the authority to enact ‘Stop Work’ when necessary. The role is critical in implementing the Procurement department strategy to achieve QIC’s strategic objectives.

Core Responsibilities

• Manage team deliverables by setting individual objectives, managing performance, and developing the team to maximize performance.
• Deliver procurement activities in adherence to the Tender Event Schedule (TES) timescales.
• Lead the execution and administration of complex contract agreements and manage vendor communications to ensure proper delivery of required services.
• Lead the development and oversee the implementation of Procurement department policies, processes, procedures, and controls.
• Coordinate with various departments to understand scope owner needs and interfaces, ensuring the development of a procurement plan accordingly.
• Ensure regular updates and reviews of the procurement plan based on rising priorities and business needs of concerned function heads.
• Manage the implementation of approved QIC procurement strategies to procure quality and cost-effective goods and services, supporting the identification of appropriate purchasing methods.
• Conduct negotiations with vendors for the optimization of materials/services and the minimization of risks, ensuring adoption of approved contract terms and conditions.
• Manage the compilation of qualified vendor lists and ensure regular updating based on performance evaluation, coordinating with finance to validate financial status/stability.
• Ensure consistent use of templates, schedules, and appendices in coordination with the Legal Department.
• Provide support with change order requests through review and amendment of contracts as needed and in alignment with QIC governance processes.
• Participate in cross-disciplined collaboration to contribute to procurement knowledge sharing, lessons learned, and a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Skills and Attributes

• Ability to foster a culture of flexibility and adaptability in response to changing business requirements.
• Expertise in managing and prioritizing the workload of the team, with a strong focus on deadlines.
• Excellent leadership skills and the ability to lead the function's direction, specifically endorsing or opposing practices as needed.
• Proven ability to lead team collaboration and cross-department integration in a team environment.
• Adept at connecting people and issues to drive quick and effective responses.

Work Environment and Team Collaboration

This role requires a leader who can effectively manage and develop a team, ensuring deliverables are met within established timescales. The Senior Manager will engage in significant cross-departmental coordination, understanding diverse needs and fostering an environment of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement. Active engagement in relevant health, safety, and wellbeing standards and behaviors is integral to the work environment.

Application Information

Candidates who meet the specified requirements and are prepared to contribute to Qiddiya Investment Company's strategic objectives are encouraged to apply for this full-time position.