Project Manager (Procurement and packaging lead)

About the Role
In this position, you will lead procurement planning and package coordination within a PMO establishment and launch assignment for a major technology and infrastructure program in Saudi Arabia. This role develops practical procurement arrangements and translates program requirements into coordinated packages, clear approval requirements, and a controlled procurement pipeline.

What You'll Be Doing

Procurement Strategy and PMO Establishment

• Develop and implement the Procurement Strategy and Procurement Packaging Strategy with client procurement, technical, commercial, legal, and finance stakeholders.
• Assess sourcing and contracting options against program sequencing, market capability, package interfaces, lead times, and delivery risks.
• Establish package ownership, readiness criteria, review and approval routes, templates, and working procedures within the PMO governance framework.
• Develop the Procurement Schedule, Tender Management Framework, and Evaluation Framework with the relevant functional owners.

Package Planning and Tender Readiness

• Lead planning and coordination for assigned packages, defining boundaries, dependencies, responsibilities, milestones, and required procurement outputs.
• Coordinate technical scopes, specifications, deliverables, quantities or pricing schedules, service levels, acceptance criteria, and commercial inputs into complete tender packages.
• Obtain specialist review of technical and contractual content from the responsible discipline owners and the Contracts and Claims team. Lead package readiness reviews, resolve gaps, and track the evidence and decisions needed for authorized tender release.

Market Engagement and Tender Coordination

• Coordinate market sounding, requests for information, expressions of interest, and prequalification through the approved client procurement process.
• Plan tender activities and coordinate bidder briefings, clarification responses, and evaluation inputs with the client procurement and technical teams.
• Apply the agreed evaluation framework and maintain complete records of clarifications, scoring inputs, qualifications, and recommendations.
• Support negotiation preparation, award recommendations, and supplier mobilization planning as authorized by the client.

Program Controls and Reporting

• Integrate procurement milestones, approval periods, lead times, and package dependencies with the integrated program schedule and controls baseline.
• Maintain the package register, Procurement Tracking Dashboard, and procurement status reports, using agreed definitions and reporting cycles.
• Track readiness, tender progress, risks, decisions, and recovery actions against agreed targets; escalate constraints affecting program milestones.
• Assess procurement impacts of proposed scope or package changes with technical, commercial, and project controls colleagues before submission for approval.

Stakeholder Coordination and Procurement Governance

• Lead package coordination meetings and maintain clear accountability for actions across client functions, advisers, and delivery partners.
• Operate within approved procurement procedures and the delegated authority matrix, routing tender issue, award, and contractual commitments through authorized client representatives.
• Maintain confidentiality, conflict-of-interest declarations, and an auditable record of procurement decisions and communications.
• Coordinate handover of approved scope, tender, and contract information to the teams responsible for mobilization and delivery.

Capability Development and Handover

• Pilot the procurement procedures and templates on priority packages, capture lessons, and refine the arrangements with the PMO governance team.
• Guide client and PMO personnel in package planning, readiness reviews, reporting, and use of approved procurement records and systems.
• Transfer the procurement pipeline, procedures, open actions, risks, and decision records to nominated continuing owners before assignment completion.

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in procurement, supply chain management, engineering, quantity surveying, business, project management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience in project management, program procurement, procurement planning, packaging, or tender management.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating procurement packages and multidisciplinary inputs for complex programs or portfolios.
• Experience developing procurement strategies, package plans, tender documentation, evaluation arrangements, and procurement schedules.
• Evidence of establishing or improving procurement processes, templates, approval arrangements, and reporting within a PMO, program, or client organization.
• Working understanding of contracting options, commercial risk, package interfaces, and the distinction between coordination, technical approval, and procurement authority.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, with experience using procurement, project management, or document control systems.
• Strong planning, analytical, stakeholder management, and written communication skills, including preparation of clear recommendations and decision papers.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Relevant procurement or project management professional certification.
• Experience supporting PMO establishment, client-side program management, or a consultancy assignment with defined implementation and handover outputs.
• Experience in national or multi-site technology, ICT, security systems, smart infrastructure, or comparable programs.
• Experience working with Saudi Arabian or GCC client procurement functions and multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Familiarity with PM Web, Aconex, Power BI, or comparable systems supporting procurement tracking and program reporting.