Procurement Engineer

Urbacon Saudi Company

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Job Description

Required Skills

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to developing procurement management strategies and practices to effectively reap maximum value from Procurement.
• Ensure understanding of strategic business relationships to achieve business plan and strategy.
• Provide market insights to stakeholders and business units.
• Collaborate with the team in formulating the strategic plan that captures total procurement value to sustain a competitive edge.
• Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice procurement vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.
• Engage and collaborate with both key internal and external stakeholders to develop strong relationships that will lead to improve service while reducing supply cost and ensure optimal performance.
• Support the senior functional leaders to establish both short and long-term business objectives.
• Ensure utilizing expert industry knowledge and advanced business models to develop strategies and structure for business relationships.
• Ensure clear understanding of measurable goals that challenge Procurement to continuously improve and use financial and quantitative data to manage performance.
• Assist in the implementation of best practice purchasing policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance and deliver best value and business savings and financial targets.
• Maintain and update information of suppliers, materials and services that meet business requirements.
• Upgrade Procurement talent in respective team by the attraction, development and retention of great resources.
• Provide regular feedback through coaching and mentoring the team to build professional expertise and motivated team responsible for interfacing with internal stakeholders and external third parties.
• Adhere to the department's long-term cost reduction and value improvement plans for specific spend areas.
• Ensure utilizing all economies of scale and best practices to win local battles.
• Communicate the supply strategy and its implications, to inform and align the respective stakeholders.
• Interact on an executive/managerial level within and outside the business to ensure cross alignment in the spirit of long-term partnership.
• Contribute in leading the delivery of the savings and operating cash flow program in his/her Categories, Cluster and/or Business Unit.
• Make timely decisions, balancing analysis with decisiveness.
• Develop and make use of competitive insights to shape strategies that counter competitive threats.
• Effectively engage in maintaining all external networks, and continuously builds alliances that will enhance Business’ competitive advantage.
• Removes organizational barriers to delivering exceptional internal and/or external customer service.
• Practices role model behavior aligned with the operating framework.
• Responsible to manage and optimize the financial and budgetary requirements as required.
• Identifies metrics, tools and processes to optimize sourcing, supplier activities and efficiencies.
• Evaluates the challenges faced by the business and take action to mitigate risks and develop opportunities.
• Drives continuous improvement, work simplification and the elimination of non-value-added work.
• Drives operational excellence in strategic sourcing.
• Support the implementation of HSE initiatives, participate in safety awareness activities, and contribute to incident reporting and resolution in alignment with company and IMS policies.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in engineering principles and technical specifications to understand project requirements and effectively communicate with suppliers.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate supplier proposals, assess technical compliance, and identify cost-effective solutions.
• Knowledge of procurement processes and regulations to ensure compliance with organizational policies and industry standards.
• Excellent negotiation abilities to secure favorable terms, pricing, and delivery schedules with suppliers while maintaining quality standards.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders to meet project objectives and deadlines.
• ERP knowledge, preferably SAP functional skills, are a requirement to be successful in this role.
• Minimum 8 years of working experience.
• 5 years of relevant working experience.
• 2 years GCC experience is a plus.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or any related field.
• Professional Qualification in Supply Chain/Logistics related course or any Related Technical Certificates.

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Posted Date

August 15, 2026