Associate Director - Procurement

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Coastal Contracting Company, a proud subsidiary of Red Sea Global, stands apart with its unwavering commitment to quality craftsmanship, excellence, and exceptional service. Trusted with challenging and creative projects, we deliver a wide range of services through a meticulous and innovative approach to project management.

Since our inception, we have been dedicated to transforming ideas into reality while maintaining our commitment to both people and the planet.

As a purpose-driven company, we actively contribute to Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and lead the global movement toward regenerative tourism – ensuring a sustainable and prosperous future for generations to come.

Join us and be part of the positive change for Saudi Arabia and the world.

Job Purpose:

Work within an integrated procurement team across multiple projects with a view to the management and mitigation of financial risk in dealing with service providers.

Lead a team of Sr. Procurement managers in preparing and managing Contract appointments, from inception stage to completion and contract close out.

Job Responsibilities:

• Support the Procurement Director in the negotiation of procurement aspects of tenders with an emphasis on maximizing opportunity and limiting risk.
• Delegate duties and effectively manage a team of Procurement Managers, ensuring agreed deliverable deadlines are achieved.
• Management of key stakeholder contracts/accounts requiring day to day liaison with senior management within the organization.
• Implementation of procurement and cost control activities in line with established policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with Department Heads to understand their requirement for services and determine appropriate delivery methodology, contracting/tendering & evaluation processes.
• Initiate procurement processes; ensure that the requesting departments are continuously involved and informed during the various stages of the procurement process.
• Development, monitoring and updating of cost databases for benchmarking purposes.
• Manage the procurement activities throughout the entire project life cycle from inception to completion, including budget management, claims, variation etc.
• Provide clarification to Department Heads on contract terms and conditions and matters of contractual dispute.
• Ensure service provider compliance with submission requirements during preselection and finalization processes of the contracts.
• Provide leadership in developing, recommending, negotiating and administration of contracts.
• Follow all relevant functional policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and instructions to ensure that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum (18) years post graduate experience, a minimum (8) years of which should be in a similar leading commercial function.
• Experience of working within a large real estate development company.
• Mega construction project experience in UAE / KSA is strongly preferred.