Senior Director - Procurement - SDU - 20012791 - CDU8

Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking an experienced Senior Director - Procurement to lead and oversee procurement activities within the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU). This pivotal role involves managing procurement strategies and processes to support sustainable initiatives and projects aligned with Qiddiya’s vision to become a world-leading entertainment and lifestyle destination.

The Senior Director - Procurement will provide leadership in establishing and maintaining the procurement management framework, governance, and operating model for QDC HQ within the Construction Management vertical. Ensure procurement policies, processes, and standards are developed and consistently applied across all Business Units / Sectors in alignment with QIC governance and Central Procurement Unit (CPU) requirements. Acts as the Client‑side functional authority for procurement, supporting project delivery through strategic sourcing, market engagement, and assurance. Provides leadership for assigned HQ special initiatives and critical procurement packages, accountable for achieving value for money, supply certainty, compliance, and delivery objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Establish, update, and maintain the procurement governance framework, policies, processes, procedures, manuals, and templates for consultants, contractors, suppliers, and long‑lead items, aligned with QIC governance, CPU policies, and Delegation of Authority.
• Define procurement stage gates, approval pathways, assurance checkpoints, and detailed RACI matrices applicable across all projects and delivery models.
• Develop and implement scalable procurement strategies aligned with Qiddiya Investment Company objectives, programme sequencing, risk allocation, and delivery priorities.
• Establish and manage procurement frameworks for consultants, contractors, and suppliers to enable consistency, speed, governance, and controlled flexibility across asset types.
• Act as the functional lead for procurement of consultants, contractors, specialist suppliers, and strategic packages, providing governance and assurance over sourcing strategies, tender approaches, and supplier selection.
• Lead strategic and critical procurement initiatives, including high‑risk and capacity‑constrained categories (e.g. tower cranes and long‑lead items), ensuring market capacity, value optimization, and delivery certainty.
• Provide market intelligence, supplier insights, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership to support informed decision‑making and proactive risk management.
• Establish and oversee supplier evaluation, performance management, and risk frameworks, covering delivery performance, quality, commercial behavior, HSE, and ethical compliance.
• Monitor procurement risks and implement mitigation strategies to address supply chain disruptions, capacity constraints, and performance issues.
• Act as QDC’s primary interface with the Central Procurement Unit, ensuring alignment with CPU processes, approvals, and sourcing strategies while safeguarding project and programme delivery objectives.
• Support Business Units and Project Directors with specialist procurement expertise, assurance reviews, and escalation support, without assuming project‑level execution accountability.
• Lead the build‑up, structuring, and development of the HQ Procurement function, including definition of the target operating model and matrix support to projects.
• Coordinate input from Business Units on procurement processes, standards, and lessons learned, updating documentation as part of the continuous improvement cycle.
• Support the HQ Executive Director in preparation of executive presentations and submissions for business line strategies, procurement approvals, budgets, and governance forums.
• Accountable for delivery of assigned HQ special initiatives or procurement programs, including approvals, reporting, stakeholder management, and closeout.
• Lead or support preparation of training materials for procurement policies and processes, and participate in training, mentoring, and capability‑building programs across QDC.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture or engineering is minimum.
• Master’s Degree in related fields is preferred.

Specific Skills Required

• Significant experience (5+ years) in KSA within large‑scale developments or giga‑projects.
• Thorough knowledge of procurement governance, strategic sourcing, and supply chain management principles.
• Proven experience establishing procurement frameworks, policies, and assurance models for complex, multi‑project programs.
• Strong understanding of multiple delivery models, including Self‑Delivery, Construction Management, Delivery Partner, and Traditional contracting.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic and long‑lead procurement, market engagement, and supplier capacity management.
• Proven leadership in providing central functional procurement services to internal BUs and senior stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management skills across executive leadership, project teams, CPU, consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High level of professionalism, judgment, and commercial acumen.
• Strong problem‑solving and risk management capability.
• Excellent time management and ability to operate effectively under pressure.

Experience

• 25 years’ experience, of which at least 5 years must be in a senior leadership role overseeing construction delivery or project execution within large programs or the consulting / delivery industry.

Comprehensive benefits package