Procurement Manager

HanmiGlobal is seeking a highly qualified Procurement Manager to join our program management and PMCM team in Saudi Arabia. In this role, you will spearhead program-wide procurement frameworks and sourcing strategies for a mega, multi-work-package land and infrastructure development program in Riyadh, delivered on behalf of a major government entity.

You will provide program-level leadership, governance, coordination, and commercial oversight for all procurement and tendering activities across the program. You will ensure that sourcing plans, supplier management systems, long-lead item strategies, and supply chain risks are fully integrated and aligned with project schedules, technical requirements, contractual obligations, and the client’s overall program objectives, while supporting the successful delivery of the development program.

Reports to: Program Director

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the program procurement management framework, including procurement policies, procedures, standards, templates, governance processes, and reporting requirements.
• Establish procurement strategies, sourcing approaches, and performance monitoring systems while ensuring compliance with contractual, regulatory, and corporate procurement requirements.
• Promote procurement best practices, transparency, and governance across all development packages.
• Review and assess procurement plans, schedules, tender strategies, bid evaluations, supplier selection processes, and procurement recommendations prepared by lead developers and delivery teams.
• Monitor procurement readiness, tendering activities, and contract award processes to ensure alignment with program milestones and delivery objectives.
• Verify fairness, consistency, and compliance throughout the procurement lifecycle.
• Monitor procurement of long-lead materials, equipment, specialist systems, utilities, and critical infrastructure components.
• Identify procurement and supply chain risks that may affect cost, schedule, quality, or project delivery, and develop mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Coordinate with planning and scheduling, technical, commercial, project controls, and quantity surveying teams to ensure procurement activities are fully integrated with program delivery.
• Prepare procurement reports, executive dashboards, performance assessments, and strategic recommendations for PMCM management and the client.
• Lead procurement review meetings, supplier coordination sessions, and stakeholder workshops while maintaining procurement records, compliance registers, and performance tracking systems.
• Promote continuous improvement through digital procurement systems, reporting tools, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Requirements

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in procurement, supply chain management, engineering, construction management, quantity surveying, business administration, or a related discipline.
• Chartered professional membership or equivalent professional accreditation.
• At least 15 years of professional experience in procurement management, strategic sourcing, supply chain management, infrastructure delivery, urban development, or major capital projects.
• Experience within PMCM, PMC, EPCM, consultancy, developer, contractor, or client-side organizations, preferably on large-scale land development and infrastructure projects in Saudi Arabia or the GCC.
• Saudi nationals are preferred.

Core competencies

• Procurement and supply chain management
• Strategic sourcing and procurement planning
• Tendering and bid evaluation
• Supplier and vendor management
• Long-lead item and logistics management
• Procurement governance and compliance
• Procurement risk and change management
• Commercial and contract awareness
• PMIS and digital procurement systems
• Executive reporting and stakeholder management
• Leadership, strategic thinking, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving