Senior Procurement Manager - Commercial

Overview

Senior Procurement Manager – Commercial in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior Purchasing Procurement opportunity with Parsons Corporation for an experienced procurement and commercial leader who can manage sourcing strategies, tender processes, contractor engagement, price assessments, supply chain coordination, and contract award activities for complex infrastructure and capital works programmes. The role supports project objectives by ensuring procurement decisions are competitive, compliant, commercially sound, and aligned with organizational standards.

Country:
Saudi Arabia | City:
Riyadh | Industry: Purchasing | Salary: 35, (estimated; final offer subject to confirmation by employer) | Gender: Any | Nationality:
Any | Job Type: Full-time

• Develop and implement procurement plans that support project objectives, delivery schedules, commercial priorities, and organizational goals.
• Establish and maintain procurement operating procedures, templates, workflows, and controls to ensure consistency across the programme.
• Conduct desktop market analysis and supply chain research to identify capable contractors, suppliers, consultants, and service providers.
• Facilitate supply chain development activities to support current and future project requirements.
• Prepare and manage tender documentation including Expressions of Interest, prequalification documents, Requests for Proposals, commercial schedules, and supporting procurement records.
• Coordinate tender processes from package preparation and issuance through bidder queries, clarifications, addenda, submission tracking, and evaluation support.
• Manage communication with contractors, suppliers, delivery partners, and internal stakeholders during procurement activities.
• Evaluate tender submissions through technical, commercial, and financial assessment processes.
• Prepare tender recommendation reports that clearly support contract award decisions.
• Assess contractor pricing, review commercial assumptions, and prepare pre‑tender estimates to confirm value for money and budget alignment.
• Review contract conditions across different contract types and ensure procurement actions comply with corporate, contractual, ethical, and governance standards.
• Collaborate with commercial, technical, delivery, project controls, legal, finance, and programme teams to ensure procurement decisions support wider project requirements.
• Engage with local authorities, contractors, suppliers, and third‑party stakeholders to support smooth procurement coordination and market participation.
• Deliver presentations and facilitate stakeholder discussions covering procurement strategies, tender progress, risks, recommendations, and outcomes.
• Conduct market engagement activities to improve competition, understand market capacity, and identify procurement risks.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with suppliers and contractors while promoting transparency, fairness, and professional procurement conduct.
• Monitor market conditions and recommend mitigation measures for pricing pressure, supply constraints, contractor availability, and delivery risks.
• Ensure procurement activities follow company policies, contract requirements, safety expectations, ethical standards, and applicable regulations.
• Implement procurement best practices, tools, reporting routines, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen efficiency and governance.
• Mentor procurement team members by providing guidance, training, feedback, and practical support.
• Support performance evaluation of team members and help maintain a high‑performing procurement function.
• Report procurement challenges, risks, opportunities, and key decisions to the Programme Director and senior stakeholders.
• Develop practical resolutions and mitigation plans for procurement issues that may affect project schedule, budget, competition, or compliance.
• Maintain accurate procurement records, tender files, evaluation reports, market engagement logs, approval documents, and contract award records.

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering,…