Procurement Lead - Development & Construction
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About the Role
Efficio is seeking a Procurement Lead for Development & Construction to join their Saudi operations, embedded with client procurement functions to deliver procurement activity for Vision 2030 projects.
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Responsibilities
- Take full ownership of the end to end procurement lifecycle from sourcing strategy to purchase order execution
- Manage the entire procurement process: from requirements gathering, planning and market engagement through to supplier selection and PO execution
- Drive sourcing initiatives across categories such as Engineering, Design & Technical Consulting, Construction & Turnkey Projects, and Finishings & Interior Design
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and regulatory frameworks
- Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships with PMCs, project managers, finance, legal, and engineering teams
- Oversee requisition and PO process, ensuring timely and accurate execution
- Lead supplier onboarding, pre qualifications and supplier performance management
- Conduct internal training to support adoption of procurement systems and best practices
- Analyse spend and supplier data to propose cost saving, packaging approaches and efficiency improvement strategies
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of end to end procurement background
- Experience managing procurement and commercial activities across engineering and construction works
- Strong understanding of the development and construction life cycle and related supply markets
- Track record of delivering significant savings through strategic sourcing and continuous improvement
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with ability to influence at senior levels
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel (including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables), Word, and PowerPoint
- Hands on experience with ERP procurement tools such as SAP Ariba, Oracle, or similar platforms
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About Efficio
- Efficio is the world's largest specialist procurement and supply chain consultancy, with offices across Europe, North America, and the Middle East.
- We are recruiting for our Saudi operations where you'll be joining a growing team of nearly 250 people supporting clients across the Kingdom realise Vision 2030 projects.
- As a Procurement Lead Development & Construction at Efficio, you will be embedded with client procurement functions, delivering procurement activity to realise Saudi Vision 2030.
What will you be doing?
- Take full ownership of the end to end procurement lifecycle, from sourcing strategy to purchase order execution, with a strong focus on development and construction projects.
- Manage the entire procurement process: from requirements gathering, planning and market engagement through to supplier selection and PO execution.
- Drive sourcing initiatives across categories such as Engineering, Design & Technical Consulting, Construction & Turnkey Projects, and Finishings & Interior Design.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and regulatory frameworks, while maintaining a client focused mindset.
- Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships (e.g., PMCs, project managers, finance, legal, and engineering teams) to support alignment and effective decision making.
- Oversee requisition and PO process, ensuring timely and accurate execution, including resolution of any budget check errors or system issues.
- Lead supplier onboarding, pre qualifications and supplier performance management to enable sourcing of capable vendors.
- Conduct internal training to support adoption of procurement systems and best practices.
- Analyse spend and supplier data to propose cost saving, packaging approaches and efficiency improvement strategies.
- Perform other job related duties as required by the direct manager.
Who we're looking for:
- You have a strong end to end procurement background (minimum 10 years).
- You bring experience managing procurement and commercial activities across engineering and construction works.
- You have a strong understanding of the development and construction life cycle and knowledge of related supply markets.
- You have a track record of delivering significant savings through strategic sourcing and continuous improvement.
- You possess excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.
- You are an adept multi tasker, capable of managing multiple concurrent sourcing activities.
- You use data to support informed decision making and are highly proficient in Microsoft Excel (including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables), Word, and PowerPoint.
- You have hands on experience with ERP procurement tools such as SAP Ariba, Oracle, or similar platforms.
Contract Type
- This is an initial 12 month fixed term contract.
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