{"id":2349918,"url":"https://alion.io/job/frontend-director-of-procurement","title":"Director of Procurement","company":{"id":4423685,"name":"the future of Energy, Industry, and beyond.","domain":"frontend.sa","url":"https://alion.io/company/frontend-3","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Manatal","truth_index":null},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"head","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Khobar, Saudi Arabia"],"countries":["SA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":44000,"max_usd":99000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":2174},"experience_years_min":12,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Asana","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-12T13:36:03Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-12","last_verified_at":"2026-11-05T10:06:20Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":23,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":23},"description":"Front End is seeking a commercially astute and operationally grounded Director of Procurement to lead our procurement function across all eight solution verticals - Offshore, Energy, Industrial Facilities, Geoscience, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy & Mobility, Space, and Mining.\nThis role carries a dual mandate: serve as the primary procurement authority for Front End's maritime and offshore operations - including our Aramco-chartered vessel fleet - while simultaneously driving strategic sourcing, supplier development, and contract governance across the full breadth of the company's industrial and technology portfolio.\nReporting directly to the Chairman & CEO, the Director of Procurement will be a senior decision-maker who understands the commercial rhythm of the offshore and maritime industry, is fluent in BIMCO contract frameworks and MLC 2006 supply chain obligations, and can translate that expertise into procurement discipline across a fast-growing, multi-sector industrial group. Front End is a proud member of BIMCO and OCIMF, and operates under IMO and DNV standards - the right candidate will regard these not as compliance overhead but as professional foundations.\nKey responsibilities\n1. Maritime & offshore procurement (primary anchor)\nLead all procurement for Front End's offshore vessel operations - technical spares, FIFI systems, life-saving appliances, navigational equipment, deck consumables, and port disbursements.\nManage procurement obligations arising from Saudi Aramco time charter agreements, ensuring all items and services satisfy Charter Party technical schedules and avoid off-hire exposure.\nApply BIMCO standard contract frameworks (SUPPLYTIME, SHIPMAN, CREWMAN, GENCON, etc.) in vendor agreements; ensure procurement documentation aligns with BIMCO best practice for offshore support vessel operations.\nCoordinate with the marine operations and shore support team to align procurement timelines with vessel schedules, dry-dock plans, and survey windows.\nManage ship chandler, port agent, and technical service provider relationships across key ports in Saudi Arabia and GCC, and international call points.\nEnsure procurement decisions reflect OCIMF TMSA and SIRE requirements, supporting the fleet's third-party inspection readiness at all times.\nProcure crew welfare items, PPE, and consumables in compliance with MLC 2006 supply chain standards, in coordination with the Crewing Superintendent.\n2. Strategic procurement across all solution verticals\nOwn the enterprise-wide procurement strategy covering all Front End solution segments: Energy, Industrial Facilities, Geoscience, Space, AI & Autonomy, Mobility, and Mining.\nDevelop category management plans for each vertical, identifying strategic versus tactical spend and building sourcing strategies accordingly.\nLead high-value tendering and RFQ/RFP processes, ensuring competitive market testing, transparent evaluation, and audit-ready award decisions.\nPartner with Business Development to assess supplier capabilities and local content positioning when pursuing new Aramco and SABIC opportunities.\nManage procurement input into project bids, ensuring cost accuracy, supplier commitments, and lead-time assumptions are correctly reflected in commercial proposals.\n3. Supplier management & contract governance\nBuild and govern a qualified supplier base across maritime, energy, industrial, and technology categories - regionally in KSA and GCC, and internationally through Front End's global strategic alliances.\nLead major supplier contract negotiations, applying commercial leverage, total cost of ownership analysis, and risk-adjusted pricing models.\nMaintain and continuously improve Front End's Approved Vendor List (AVL), ensuring alignment with Saudi Aramco SRMS qualification requirements.\nImplement formal supplier performance management: KPIs, quarterly business reviews, escalation protocols, and corrective action frameworks.\nIdentify and act on supply chain risks - geopolitical, logistical, and commercial - and maintain contingency sourcing for mission-critical items.\n4. Commercial & cost discipline\nDrive year-on-year cost savings through strategic sourcing, spend consolidation, and supplier rationalization without compromising quality, safety, or delivery performance.\nDevelop and maintain a procurement spend dashboard aligned to executive reporting cycles, covering committed, actioned, and forecasted spend by category and vertical.\nPartner with Finance to ensure procurement plans align with project budgets, cash flow forecasts, and working capital targets.\nEstablish clear procurement authority levels and delegation matrices aligned to Front End's governance framework.\n5. Compliance, ethics & regulatory alignment\nEnsure all procurement activities comply with Saudi procurement regulations, ZATCA requirements, and client supply chain codes of conduct.\nMaintain zero-tolerance enforcement of Front End's anti-bribery and anti-corruption policy, consistent with Saudi Anti-Bribery Law and signed agency agreements.\nApply BIMCO's ethical standards and IMO supply chain requirements across all maritime vendor engagements.\nMaintain audit-ready tender files, award justifications, and contract modification records for all categories.\n6. Systems, team & process leadership\nBuild and lead a capable procurement team; set clear accountability frameworks aligned to Front End's five core values: Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Agility, and Community.\nDrive adoption and optimization of procurement modules within Front End's ERP environment (NetSuite), including purchase order workflows, vendor master management, and spend analytics.\nIntegrate procurement workflows with Asana-based project management and the company's AI-enabled bid submission pipeline.\nChampion digital procurement tools and AI-assisted sourcing to improve cycle time, supplier discovery, and category intelligence.\nJob Requirements\nEssential\nBachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Maritime Studies, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.\nMinimum 12 years of progressive procurement experience, with at least 5 years in a Director-level or equivalent senior leadership role.\nDemonstrated expertise in maritime and offshore procurement - vessel technical spares, charter party supply obligations, port services, and offshore support operations.\nWorking knowledge of BIMCO standard contracts (SUPPLYTIME, SHIPMAN, CREWMAN, GENCON, etc.) and their commercial and procurement implications.\nSolid understanding of OCIMF TMSA, SIRE inspection standards, and MLC 2006 supply chain compliance.\nDirect experience managing procurement for Saudi Aramco or SABIC-linked projects, including familiarity with their AVL/SRMS qualification systems.\nStrong contract negotiation and commercial structuring capability with a track record of measurable cost performance.\nFluency in English; Arabic proficiency is a strong advantage.\nPreferred\nCIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) qualification or equivalent.\nActive BIMCO membership or BIMCO Education credentials.\nExperience across multiple industrial sectors beyond maritime - energy, geoscience, AI, or mining procurement is highly valued.\nFamiliarity with ERP procurement modules (NetSuite, SAP, or Oracle Procurement Cloud).\nSaudi national (or GCC national) strongly preferred in line with Vision 2030 Saudization objectives.\nExperience within a multi-sector holding company or diversified industrial group.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7497,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":12,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"Arabic","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":true},{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Supply Chain"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-12T13:36:03Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":65,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":0.75,"age_days":23,"expected_fill_days":31,"reasons":["conf:1","win:late"],"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/frontend-director-of-procurement","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/frontend-director-of-procurement.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-05T11:20:59Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":14596,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-06T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4423685},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4423685"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Ffrontend-director-of-procurement"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Ffrontend-director-of-procurement"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Ffrontend-director-of-procurement"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/frontend-director-of-procurement\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Ffrontend-director-of-procurement"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":2349918}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"frontend.sa","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":2349918},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); 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