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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Overview
The Procurement Manager is responsible for leading and managing the end-to-end procurement function across a major infrastructure programme, ensuring that procurement strategies, tendering activities, and contract awards are delivered efficiently, compliantly, and aligned to programme objectives.
The role provides strategic oversight of procurement planning, supplier engagement, and contract execution, while ensuring strong governance, auditability, and alignment with project delivery requirements.
Your role
Procurement Strategy & Planning
- Develop and implement project procurement strategies, packaging approaches, and sourcing plans aligned with programme delivery requirements.
- Lead development of procurement schedules and ensure integration with overall programme timelines, cost plans, and phasing.
- Advise senior stakeholders on procurement methodologies, market conditions, and risk-based approaches to sourcing.
End-to-End Procurement Management
- Oversee the full procurement lifecycle from prequalification through tendering, evaluation, negotiation, and contract award.
- Review and approve tender documentation, including RFPs, commercial terms, and evaluation criteria, prior to issuance.
- Ensure procurement activities are executed in line with approved procedures, governance frameworks, and audit requirements.
Tendering & Supplier Management
- Lead supplier prequalification, longlisting and shortlisting, and due diligence processes.
- Manage tender clarification processes and stakeholder engagement during bid evaluation.
- Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure competitive tension, market intelligence, and reliable delivery.
Commercial & Contractual Oversight
- Lead commercial evaluation of bids and provide recommendations for award, including value engineering and risk assessment.
- Manage contract negotiations to secure optimal pricing, terms, and risk allocation.
- Ensure contracts, purchase orders, and agreements are approved in line with defined Levels of Authority (LoA).
Governance, Compliance & Audit
- Ensure all procurement activities comply with internal policies, governance frameworks, and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain robust audit trails, documentation standards, and reporting structures across all procurement packages.
- Support internal and external audits by demonstrating procurement integrity, transparency, and consistency.
Programme Integration & Stakeholder Management
- Interface with Project Management, Engineering, Commercial, Legal, and Finance teams to align procurement with programme delivery.
- Provide regular procurement reporting to senior management, including progress, risks, and market insights.
- Support decision-making by providing clear recommendations on procurement risks, trade-offs, and delivery impacts.
Risk Management & Market Intelligence
- Identify supply chain risks, capacity constraints, and market volatility impacting procurement delivery.
- Develop mitigation strategies including alternative sourcing, packaging adjustments, and timing optimisation.
- Produce market intelligence insights to inform procurement strategies and programme planning.
Team Leadership & Performance Management
- Lead and manage procurement teams including Buyers, Contract Administrators, and support resources.
- Allocate workloads, monitor performance, and ensure quality and consistency across procurement outputs.
- Mentor and develop procurement professionals, ensuring adherence to best practices and continuous improvement.
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Job Type
Full time
Ref
R-157480
Salary range
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About you
Key Interfaces
- Project Director / Programme Leadership.
- Commercial & Cost Management Teams.
- Engineering & Design Teams.
- Legal & Contracts Function.
- Finance & Controls.
- External Suppliers, Contractors, and Consultants.
Core Competencies
Technical
- End-to-end procurement lifecycle management.
- Tendering and competitive bidding processes.
- Contract formation (e.g. FIDIC or equivalent).
- Procurement planning and scheduling.
- Commercial evaluation and negotiation.
Behavioural
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication.
- Strategic thinking and decision-making.
- High attention to detail and governance compliance.
- Leadership and team development.
- Ability to operate in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
Experience & Qualifications
- 10+ years' experience in procurement within infrastructure, construction, or major capital programmes.
- Demonstrated experience managing procurement delivery on large-scale or multi-package programmes.
- Degree in engineering, commercial, supply chain, or related discipline.
- Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. CIPS, RICS) is desirable.
Key Deliverables
- Approved Procurement Strategy and Plan.
- Tender and evaluation documentation.
- Award recommendations and approvals.
- Executed contracts and purchase orders.
- Procurement reports and dashboards.
- Audit-ready procurement records
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?
Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.
This includes:
- Tax-free salary.
- Life insurance coverage.
- Medical insurance.
- Annual leave balance.
- Company gratuity scheme.
- Discretionary bonus program.
- Annual flight contribution.
- Transportation & housing allowances.
- Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.
Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.
Make it brilliant, a career with AtkinsRéalis
Our supportive, collaborative culture inspires us as a global community every day.
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About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
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