Qiddiya Investment Company
Senior Manager - Strategic Supplier Relationship Management
- Permanent
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 10 - 15 yrs
Job expiry date: 03/03/2026
Job overview
Date posted
17/01/2026
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Salary
SAR 30,000 - 40,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Job description
The Senior Manager – Strategic Supplier Relationship Management role is a core leadership position within a flagship giga project under Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 initiative, focused on developing a world-class entertainment, cultural, and lifestyle destination supported by multi-billion-dollar infrastructure, hospitality, retail, and service developments. The role is responsible for designing, building, and executing a comprehensive Strategic Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program to ensure long-term value creation, supply chain resilience, transparency, and continuity across a complex, multi-tier, global supplier ecosystem. The position oversees SRM governance models, supplier segmentation strategies, performance management frameworks, and risk mitigation processes aligned with procurement priorities, business unit requirements, and enterprise risk management objectives. The Senior Manager partners closely with procurement, supply chain risk, legal, finance, operations, and business units to manage supplier dependencies, assess supplier financial health, compliance history, ethical practices, and operational resilience. The role leads supplier performance monitoring through KPIs, vendor performance management programs, and quarterly business reviews, while embedding proactive risk mitigation and contingency planning. It also drives value creation through cost optimization, sustainability, digital innovation, co-development initiatives, and early supplier involvement, supporting ESG objectives and Vision 2030 outcomes. The role includes leadership responsibility for building, mentoring, and scaling a high-performing SRM team within a complex matrix organization.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Support the definition and execution of the Strategic Supplier Relationship Management strategy aligned with business objectives, procurement priorities, business unit requirements, and enterprise risk management
- Design and implement SRM governance models, operating frameworks, supplier segmentation, policies, and performance standards for strategic and critical suppliers
- Establish governance frameworks, KPIs, and policies for strategic supplier engagement
- Lead cross-functional alignment on supplier strategies with business units, procurement, risk, legal, finance, and operations teams
- Support the Supply Chain Risk team in implementing mitigation strategies and contingency plans to manage identified risks and ensure business continuity
- Develop, implement, and oversee SRM programs for high-value and critical suppliers
- Facilitate joint business planning with strategic suppliers, including performance reviews, innovation initiatives, and value creation opportunities
- Build executive-level relationships with strategic suppliers to enhance collaboration and trust
- Segment suppliers by SRM strategy models and manage supplier databases to support long-list creation for business units
- Consolidate supply chain dependency data and supplier risk performance across business teams
- Co-lead supplier risk assessments covering financial health, compliance history, ethical practices, and operational resilience
- Define, monitor, and enforce supplier KPIs to ensure transparency and accountability
- Embed supplier risk assessment and mitigation practices into governance frameworks
- Lead the Vendor Performance Management Program and manage supplier performance issues through accountability and partnership
- Serve as the SRM subject matter expert across the organization
- Translate business unit demand, risk exposure, and supplier dependencies into structured SRM strategies
- Enable enterprise decision-making by consolidating supplier intelligence, performance data, and risk insights
- Influence senior stakeholders to adopt consistent SRM governance and practices
Experience & skills
- Minimum of 12 years of experience in Supplier Relationship Management, procurement, sourcing, or supply chain roles within complex, large-scale project environments
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or related discipline
- MBA or advanced degree preferred
- Professional certifications preferred including CPSM, CSCP, or CPM
- Proven experience managing strategic supplier relationships in multinational and matrix organizations
- Strong expertise in supply chain risk management, governance frameworks, and performance management methodologies