Red Sea Global
Senior Manager, Procurement
- Permanent
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 10 - 15 yrs
Job expiry date: 28/11/2026
Job overview
Date posted
14/10/2026
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Salary
SAR 40,000 - 50,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package + relocation
Experience
10 - 15 yrs
Seniority
Senior Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
28/11/2026
Job description
Late or poor-quality plant stock cannot be fixed quickly, which makes procurement central to plant quality, production timelines and margins at Botanica, the landscape nursery arm of Red Sea Global. This Senior Manager leads procurement and supplier management across every business unit, from local and imported plants and trees to fertilizers, substrates, irrigation materials, equipment, fleet, spares and services. The annual procurement plan is built from approved budgets, with category strategies and framework agreements for recurring items. Every purchase runs the full cycle of requisition, RFQ or tender, evaluation, negotiation and purchase order, under the Delegation of Authority. Imported plants from countries such as Italy, Spain, Australia, Thailand and South Africa bring long lead times and biosecurity risk, so suppliers are pre-qualified, stock is inspected and tagged on site with Production, and customs clearance runs through the bonded facility. Savings, price benchmarks and category spend are tracked closely, and ethics, conflict-of-interest and anti-bribery controls under ISO 37301 keep records audit-ready. A small procurement team reports to you, and stores rely on agreed reorder levels to avoid stock-outs of critical inputs. Expect to bring at least 12 years in procurement, including 5 managing a team, ideally in agricultural, horticultural, landscape or construction procurement with international imports, plus fluent Arabic and English.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Build the annual procurement plan from the approved budgets of Production, Nursery Operations, Landscape Maintenance and support functions
- Develop category strategies for plants and trees, agricultural inputs, irrigation, equipment and fleet, and services
- Aggregate demand and set framework and rate agreements for recurring items
- Run the full purchasing cycle from requisition and RFQ or tender through evaluation, negotiation and purchase order
- Apply competitive sourcing and the Delegation of Authority to every purchase
- Source imported plants from qualified international suppliers
- Pre-qualify suppliers and join Production on site visits, inspection and tagging before order confirmation
- Coordinate lead times, freight and customs clearance through the bonded facility, with phytosanitary documents checked by Biosecurity
- Maintain the approved vendor list and review supplier performance
- Handle supplier contracts, claims and disputes
- Cultivate local suppliers wherever possible
- Track savings, price benchmarks and spend by category and business unit
- Enforce procurement policy, ethics, conflict-of-interest and anti-bribery controls, keeping records audit-ready
- Agree reorder levels for consumables with stores and Nursery Operations to prevent stock-outs
- Lead the procurement team, setting objectives, KPIs and development plans
- Fulfil the fixed responsibilities of a Section Head
- Champion the safety, quality, environmental and compliance management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 37301)
- Identify improvements to procurement systems and processes that reduce cost and raise productivity
- Raise supply risks early, before delays reach clients
Experience & skills
- Hold a bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or Agriculture
- Possess CIPS or an equivalent certification (preferred)
- Bring a minimum of 12 years in procurement, including at least 5 years managing a procurement team
- Show experience in agricultural, horticultural, landscape or construction procurement, including international imports
- Negotiate, tender and evaluate bids with confidence
- Manage supplier contracts and import and customs procedures
- Analyse spend using ERP procurement modules
- Understand biosecurity and phytosanitary documentation requirements
- Speak and write fluent Arabic and English