Senior Specialist Purchasing

About Red Sea Global and the Role

Red Sea Global is seeking a Senior Specialist - Purchasing to join Red Sea Coastal Trading Company, a specialized supply chain and logistics subsidiary. This full-time role is integral to supporting the seamless delivery of materials, equipment, and services across Red Sea Global’s pioneering developments. The subsidiary operates within Saudi Arabia’s regenerative tourism projects, providing end-to-end supply chain management, including procurement support, transportation coordination, inventory and warehouse management, and last-mile logistics.

Role Overview

The Senior Specialist - Purchasing will be responsible for executing purchasing activities specifically for electrical systems and building and finishing materials. This involves ensuring that operational requirements are accurately defined, sourced, negotiated, ordered, and delivered. The role supports effective supplier and contract management, market and demand analysis, SAP material creation, purchase order follow-up, discrepancy resolution, accurate documentation, policy compliance, and timely reporting to achieve cost, quality, and service objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and execute purchasing strategies.
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation.
• Forecast price and market trends to identify changes in buyer-supplier power.
• Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers.
• Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand.
• Communicate with hotel and operator engineering teams for technical request aspects.
• Establish contracts to ensure negotiated prices are available for all operating items required for the hotel.
• Ensure that all order receiving dates are updated by buyers according to supplier's promised delivery dates.
• Ensure that all authorized or approved purchase orders are sent to respective suppliers/vendors for delivery daily.
• Ensure and verify that quotations are regularly updated, and supplier's new current price lists are maintained.
• Research and identify new products and services for the hotel in the market.
• Check, explain if needed, and approve delivered items discrepancy reports issued by cost control regarding price and quantity order variances.
• Perform material creation on SAP, with understanding of correct material details (Description, UOM, Sizing, Brand, and COO).
• Verify the 'pending orders' report daily, ensuring all pending orders are checked and verified regularly.
• Identify items for standing orders utilizing vendor's logistics for regular deliveries to the hotel based on approved highly consumed items.
• Ensure validity of available items, force issue obsolete items, and follow up on action taken for disposal.
• Verify that all documentation and proper quotations are maintained and filed according to Policy and Procedure requirements.
• Ensure the efficient operation of the Purchasing Department in all aspects.
• Submit reports in a timely manner, ensuring delivery deadlines.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 2-5 years of relevant experience in purchasing or supply chain management.
• Experience with SAP material creation and management.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to accomplish major responsibilities and tasks.

Commitment to Sustainability

The team ensures that every link in the supply chain supports Red Sea Global’s commitment to sustainability, operational excellence, and local value creation. Candidates should demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to these principles.