Senior Associate - Technology Procurement (COR 930)

The organization is a flagship gigaproject under Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 initiative, aiming to create a world-class entertainment, cultural and lifestyle destination. The Senior Associate – Tech Procurement plays a crucial role in managing the procurement of tech-related goods and services, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and adherence to compliance standards. This position requires experience in sourcing, contract management, and vendor negotiations, alongside collaboration with internal stakeholders to deliver value while maintaining financial discipline.

 1. Procurement Operations

• Support procurement processes to meet tech procurement needs, including managing RFPs, vendor negotiations, and finalizing contract agreements.
• Conduct analyses to support vendor identification and selection for tech goods & services, including IT, data, digital & cybersecurity firms.
• Support review of bid returns and issue of Combined Award Recommendation (CAR) while serving as a lead in expediting contract agreements in alignment with established governance processes.
• Support review of bid tabulations (technical & commercial) for accuracy, vendors recommendation, completeness and selection of vendors, and ensure all commitments made are accurately presented and have proper approval and signing authorities, as per established procedures.
• Ensure compliance of all procurement activities with the set procurement policies and procedures, and update digital systems accordingly.
• Support evaluation of vendor proposals for commercial evaluation reports.

2. Vendor Management

• Maintain and update a database of preferred suppliers, ensuring continuous monitoring of their performance.
• Support administration of complex contract agreements with vendors to ensure proper delivery of required services and meeting of business needs.
• Support evaluations of vendor performance regularly to confirm alignment with service delivery standards and organizational requirements.

3. Budget Monitoring and Reporting

• Conduct procurement budget analyses related to tech goods & services for expenditure reporting.
• Support the development and enhancement of frequent, periodic, accurate and high-quality reports to ensure complete documentation of procurement activities.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings and optimization within the tech procurement framework.