Senior Director – Centralized Purchasing

Red Sea Global

Leads procurement and category management for Red Sea Coastal Trading Company, driving strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management across complex projects.

Posted 4/19/2026full-timeRiyadh • 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leads the RSCTC enterprise-wide procurement and category management agenda
Develop and lead the enterprise procurement strategy aligned with the company’s business priorities
Establish a category management framework covering category segmentation, spend analysis, opportunity assessment, sourcing wave plans, and governance
Own category strategies for key spend areas including supply market analysis, demand management, supplier positioning, pricing models, and risk mitigation plans
Drive value creation through cost optimization, specification improvement, and demand aggregation
Lead high-value and complex sourcing initiatives, negotiations, and contract awards
Develop a supplier segmentation approach
Build supplier relationship management practices for strategic suppliers
Lead the transformation from transactional purchasing to a category-led procurement organization
Partner with customers and stakeholders to align procurement strategies with operational and commercial needs
Ensure procurement policies, approval matrices, delegation of authority, and sourcing controls are consistently applied

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, Economics, or related field
MBA or master’s degree preferred
15++years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain, including senior leadership responsibility
Proven experience leading category management in a multi-site, multi-business-unit, or large complex organization
Demonstrated success in delivering savings, supplier performance improvement, and procurement transformation
Strong experience in contract negotiation, supplier management, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement
Experience in trading, distribution, FMCG, industrial, retail, or similarly complex commercial environments preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Professional certifications such as CIPS, CPSM, CSCP, ISM, or equivalent are advantageous

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Hard Skills & Tools

procurement strategycategory managementspend analysissourcingcontract negotiationsupplier managementcost optimizationrisk mitigationsupplier segmentationdemand management

Soft Skills

leadershipstakeholder engagementrelationship managementstrategic thinkingcommunicationnegotiationcollaborationproblem-solvingorganizational skillstransformation management

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeMBA or master’s degree