Contracts & Procurement Lead

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the full contracting and procurement lifecycle, from requisition and sourcing strategy through tendering, evaluation, negotiation, award, contract execution and close-out.
• Develop and recommend appropriate contracting strategies, including lump-sum, unit-rate and other suitable commercial models.
• Lead tendering activities, bid meetings, commercial evaluations, negotiations and contract award processes.
• Review and ensure that contracts meet all commercial, legal and technical requirements.
• Manage supplier and contractor performance throughout contract execution.
• Identify the root causes of delivery delays, contractual issues and disputes and support appropriate resolution.
• Advise project stakeholders on contract strategy, procurement risk, supplier capability and market conditions.
• Develop and execute short- and medium-term procurement and contracting strategies aligned with project objectives.
• Establish and monitor procurement and contracting KPIs, including cycle time, cost savings and supplier performance.
• Manage procurement budgets, expenditure forecasts and cost-control activities.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities while maintaining required quality, safety and project standards.
• Lead supplier qualification, evaluation, performance monitoring and vendor development activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in Contracts and Procurement.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia.
• Strong and demonstrable experience in contracts management, not only operational purchasing.

Extensive Experience In

• Contracting strategy
• Tendering and RFQ/RFP processes
• Bid and commercial evaluation
• Contract negotiation
• Contract award
• Supplier and contractor management
• Contract administration
• Contract close-out
• Contractual risk and dispute management
• Professional procurement/contracts certification or accreditation from a recognized international body such as MCIPS, CPSM, CPM or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of procurement lifecycle, commercial evaluation, supplier management and cost analysis.
• Strong leadership experience managing Contracts and/or Procurement teams.

Highly Preferred

• EPC / EPCM / Capital Project contracting and procurement experience
• Large industrial, oil & gas, petrochemical, mining, metals or heavy-industry projects
• Experience managing major EPC or capital-project contracts
• Knowledge of Saudi Aramco procurement and contracting standards
• Strong understanding of FIDIC, NEC or similar international contract frameworks
• Experience with IKTVA / LCGPA / Saudi Local Content
• Hands-on experience with SAP, Oracle, Ariba and/or Procon
• Experience working in multicultural project environments