Project Procurement Manager

Project Procurement Manager

Location: Riyadh, SA

Company: Alstom

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time onsite Project Procurement Manager in Riyadh, SA we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your comprehensive procurement and strategic planning expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dedicated, collaborative, and innovative teammates. You'll define and implement the Project Procurement Strategy, ensuring alignment with Quality Cost Delivery (QCD) commitments. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (including Legal, Project Management, and Procurement), coordinate and consolidate sourcing activities for efficiency and performance, and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

1. At project start, securing QCD Procurement Commitment from the respective Leading Units (LU) and Participating Units (PU).
2. Developing the Project Procurement strategy with the Procurement Platform Director (PPLD) into an approved Project Procurement Management Plan.
3. Ensuring the Project Procurement strategy is comprehensively communicated and applied by the procurement teams and the SSM.
4. Collaborating with Legal Department to establish and enforce specific legal requirements for the project.
5. Managing buyers to contribute effectively to the project QCD and organizing Procurement launch meetings.
6. Maintaining a general vision of the Project’s/suppliers' progress, challenges, and implementing corrective measures.
7. Instituting proper processes and tools for reporting and ensuring their application across the project.
8. Ensuring Business Award decisions align with the Project Procurement strategy and QCD requirements.
9. Escalating procurement issues impacting the Project and proposing corrective measures.
10. Reporting QCD performance of procurement for each sub-system & component.

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

1. Master in purchasing or equivalent (engineering, project management…).
2. Knowledge of procurement strategies and project management principles.
3. Experience or understanding of matrix environment operations.
4. Familiarity with legal requirements in procurement processes.
5. Strong communication skills, with proficiency in English.
6. Ability to work effectively in a team and influence others in a matrix organization.
7. Results-oriented with a structured and rigorous approach to tasks.
8. International mindset to work efficiently across global teams.
9. Organized and reactive to adapt to the fast-paced nature of projects.
10. Persuasive, resilient, and committed to achieving excellence in procurement management.

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

1. Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.
2. Work with cutting-edge procurement strategies and a global network of suppliers to ensure the highest standards of Quality, Cost, and Delivery (QCD).
3. Progress towards achieving and exceeding project-specific goals, including material work package optimization and procurement savings.
4. Utilise our dynamic and collaborative working environment.
5. Contribute to innovative projects.
6. Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning.
7. Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension).

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.