NEOM is an accelerator of human progress and a vision of what a new future might look like. A region in northwest Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea, NEOM is being built from the ground up to include hyperconnected, cognitive cities, ports, next-generation infrastructure and industries, enterprise zones, research centers, sports and entertainment venues and tourist destinations.
As a destination, it will be a home for people who dream big and want to be part of building a new model for exceptional livability, creating thriving businesses and reinventing environmental conservation.
As a workplace, it is a place for people who share our core values of care, curiosity, diversity, passion, respect, and becoming a catalyst for change.
Are you ready to help NEOM find solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges? Are you prepared to create a lasting legacy that benefits generations to come? Then we want to hear from you!
ROLE OVERVIEW
This role has end to end accountability of the procurement team performance, it is a senior position of significant responsibility and engagement in managing and leading many aspects of the execution of projects procurement. Candidate will be responsible for leading the sourcing effort, identifying potential suppliers and conducting negotiations on high-value or strategic categories / NEOM Regions / Assets.
This managerial leadership role covers the scope of Contracting (Construction related Services) including Pre qualification, scope clarification, RFP preparation and execution as well as award. The candidate is expected to manage a certain scope while managing more junior people as direct reports. Close collaboration with NEOM Projects, Legal and Finance are required. The role as such is structurally embedded into the overall Procurement Organization.
Key success factors include speed to market, compliance, optimized cost and impeccable compliance. The manager is expected to contribute as part of the broader Procurement leadership team and to support improvement of processes and procedures.
ROLE COMPETENCIES & ACTIVITIES
The Procurement Director responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
- Creation and ongoing value creation with a world class supply base
- Development of procurement strategies
- Creation and management of short, mid, and long term goals and objectives
- Creation and improvement of best-practice based processes (e.g., leadership of high-value/strategic sourcing efforts)
- Management of business process and optimization
- Identification and realization of cost-saving and cost-reduction opportunities
- Optimization and management of procurement systems / Solutions.
- Actively lead bid slate development and run RFPs independently
- Manage contract negotiations and manage pre and post awards activities
- Leading a small Contracting Team and build mastery and capability of local talent
- Managing the skills and competency development of procurement staff, including training development and knowledge management capabilities
- Leadership of cross-functional teaming across other business functions and initiatives
- Budget management for categories under management – and for procurement itself
- Development of benchmarks to be used for continuous improvement
Culture and Values
- Embrace NEOM’s culture and Values https://www.neom.com/en-us/about.
- Act with honesty and integrity by following best practices, and upholding the robust standards and expectations set out in NEOM’s Code of Conduct.
- Maintain fair, ethical and professional work practices in accordance with NEOM’s Values and Code of Conduct.
- Adhere to NEOM’s Policies, procedures, and controls to ensure compliance with rules.
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Minimum of 15 years’ relevant, post-graduate experience
- Strong leadership skills, team player in a projects environment/construction services setup
- Solid operational management and general business and technical skills and savvy
- Working knowledge of finance and/or accounting in terms of budgeting, cost management, financial accounting, treasury, risk management, etc.
- Industry knowledge in terms of broad industry dynamics on the buy-side (and the sell-side), as well as internal knowledge and “language of the business”
- Excellent communication skills and even better listening skills, enabling the EPD to get the “voice of the internal customer” and understand the company culture and how best to communicate procurement’s value to it
- Ability to “sell” procurement’s value and to run procurement as a services business like any other well-run professional services business
- In-depth knowledge of sourcing and procurement principles and best practices, though not necessarily from within the procurement ranks
- Strong negotiation skills for large commercial deals
- Experience with modern sourcing and procurement systems
- Familiarity with relevant legislative and regulatory requirements, and understanding of standard contractual terms and conditions to mitigate legal risk
- Strategic mindset and problem-solving skills
- Change management skills and self-awareness to take varying approaches with a dynamic set of stakeholders (e.g., expert model vs. facilitative model)
- Knowledge of enterprise risk management and business continuity planning
- Analytical mindset, complemented by creativity to seek, encourage, and find non-traditional approaches
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, economics, finance, operations, engineering or a related area,
- Master's degree in similar subjects also preferred
