Senior Buyer - Materials & Program

Full-time, on an annually renewable contract in Riyadh. Fluent Arabic speakers preferred.

Manage the time-sensitive sourcing and purchasing of materials, MEP equipment and related services for a multi-site construction and renovation program, ensuring transparent quotation comparisons, efficient PR/PO workflows, confirmed supplier commitments and delivery visibility across all sites.

• Manage the end-to-end procurement process for materials and program requirements, from requisition to PO and delivery.
• Collaborate with Engineering, project and site teams to confirm specifications, quantities and required dates.
• Manage the RFI/RFQ process, liaising with stakeholders to ensure requirements are complete, and conduct supplier research and competitive quotation exercises to achieve best value and fit-for-purpose materials.
• Establish framework and call-off agreements for standardised materials and MEP equipment, and coordinate deliveries across multiple sites in parallel.
• Negotiate pricing, commercial and delivery terms with suppliers within delegated procurement authority to secure favourable agreements.
• Prepare, review and administer quotation comparisons, purchase orders and procurement documentation in line with policy.
• Coordinate PR creation, approval follow-up, PO issuance and open-order management through existing systems, and monitor supplier delivery schedules and expediting logs to ensure timely receipt.
• Escalate aged PRs/POs, late deliveries and procurement constraints affecting critical Marakez Tahakom milestones.
• Maintain accurate supplier records and procurement files for audit and reporting purposes.
• Ensure supplier registration and qualification.
• Liaise with the Legal Department for the review of supplier terms and purchase agreements where required.
• Provide weekly procurement tracking and reporting to the Procurement Unit Lead.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience in sourcing, purchasing and supplier management.
• Experience in buying construction materials, MEP equipment and related project services.
• Experience supporting multi-site or rollout programs with repeat purchasing and multi-location delivery.
• Working knowledge of PR/PO workflows, vendor qualification and delivery/receipt processes.
• Strong capabilities in using SAP or a comparable ERP system, negotiation, analysis and expediting.

Saudi nationals, fluent Arabic speakers and candidates based in KSA are encouraged to apply.