Job description

The Knowledge Analyst - Operations & Procurement role based in Riyadh operates within the Client Capabilities Office and Centre of Procurement Excellence for Operations, supporting a rapidly growing procurement service line focused on building competitive advantage through world-class purchasing and supply management capabilities. The role involves contributing to end-to-end optimization and total value capture initiatives, including strategic sourcing, global sourcing, supplier collaboration and innovation, procure-to-pay processes, organization design, and capability building across multiple industries such as Banking & Financial Services, Basic Materials, Consumer Goods, Retail, Pharmaceuticals, and Travel, Transport & Logistics. The position supports client engagements by driving workstreams for procurement categories, delivering insights through spend analysis, total cost of ownership (TCO) modeling, should-cost modeling, contract analysis, supplier identification, savings idea identification, sourcing strategy development, request for quote (RFQ) management and analysis, negotiation strategy development, and tracking mechanism development. The Knowledge Analyst also supports client proposals and development activities while contributing to knowledge asset development including tools, fact packs, case studies, primers, and procurement knowledge repositories. The role operates across the EEMA region and involves cross-geography and cross-industry collaboration with extensive travel to client locations. The candidate leverages expertise in sourcing, supplier management, category management, costing, negotiations, and purchase order (PO) management, as well as experience with e-procurement tools such as spend analysis platforms, RFQ tools, costing tools, and eAuctions. The role requires proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and analytics or statistical software, alongside understanding economic, financial, and business concepts, contributing to procurement transformation initiatives and sustainable value creation across client organizations.