Director - Contracts & Procurement - REQ84 - DA3

Role Overview

Director - Contracts & Procurement (REQ84 - DA3) at Qiddiya Investment Company, the holding company behind Qiddiya City. The company leads strategic investments supporting Saudi Arabia's entertainment, sports, and culture sectors, operating in the real estate space with large-scale environments and services requiring strong commercial discipline and effective governance.

Company Overview

Qiddiya Investment Company is the holding company behind Qiddiya City and related ventures. The company operates in the real estate space and plays a central role in shaping large-scale environments and services that require strong commercial discipline, effective governance, and cross-functional collaboration.

Role Purpose

This role leads contracts and procurement activity that supports critical operational needs. You will ensure that sourcing, contracting, and vendor governance processes are aligned with business priorities while partnering with internal stakeholders to maintain continuity, control, and service quality across a complex operating environment.

Key Responsibilities

Procurement Planning & Sourcing

• Lead procurement planning and sourcing activities for City Ops, including requirements gathering, timelines, and coordination with central procurement.
• Translate operational needs into clear procurement requirements and contract scopes.

Contracting & Governance

• Manage RFPs, service orders, contract approvals, renewals, and variations with relevant teams and central functions.
• Oversee contract lifecycle management to ensure agreements are tracked, updated, renewed, and aligned with operational needs.
• Maintain a consolidated contract register covering status, ownership, scope, SLAs/KPIs, risks, and renewal requirements.

Vendor & Performance Management

• Support vendor performance management through SLA/KPI monitoring, issue escalation, and corrective action follow-up.
• Resolve contract, procurement, or vendor-related issues with stakeholders.

Cross-Functional Coordination & Controls

• Coordinate with Procurement, Legal, Finance, and other functions to ensure efficient contract execution and governance.
• Coordinate across procurement, legal, finance, operations, and service providers, with experience negotiating with stakeholders or service providers.
• Provide commercial controls and reporting on contract performance, procurement risks, upcoming renewals, and service gaps.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business administration, law, finance, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in procurement, contracts management, commercial management, supply chain, or vendor management.
• Leadership experience within a complex procurement department or function.
• Procurement and contracts leadership experience within a large-scale, varied, and complex environment.
• Experience in real estate, city operations, or large-scale development environments is a plus.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of sourcing, RFPs, service orders, contract approvals, renewals, variations, and procurement governance.
• Knowledge of contract lifecycle management, vendor performance, SLAs/KPIs, and commercial controls.
• Hands-on experience with SAP, Ariba, and Power BI.
• Proven ability to produce reports on contract, procurement, or commercial performance.