Director - Purchasing

Red Sea Global (RSG) is seeking a Director - Purchasing to lead their purchasing function in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This role is crucial for developing and executing sourcing strategies to optimize costs, ensure supply continuity, and enhance supplier performance within their regenerative tourism projects.

Red Sea Global is the developer behind pioneering regenerative tourism destinations like The Red Sea and AMAALA, focusing on positive environmental and community impact. They are owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and are a key part of Saudi Vision 2030.

Join Red Sea Global and contribute to a vision that goes beyond delivery, demonstrating a more responsible way to shape the future of tourism and hospitality. Apply now to lead the purchasing function and drive measurable value.

Company Overview

Red Sea Global (RSG) is a visionary developer creating the world’s most pioneering regenerative tourism destinations, including The Red Sea and AMAALA. RSG is committed to demonstrating a more responsible approach to shaping places for living, working, and travel, with a core focus on regenerative tourism that restores natural ecosystems and empowers communities.

Owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), RSG is showcasing the progressive power of Saudi Vision 2030 by acting as agents of change across multiple industries, including tourism, residential, experiences, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare.

Quick Details

• Salary Range: Not Specified
• Job Type: Full-time
• Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain and Logistics, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field. MBA, master’s degree, or professional certification such as CIPS, CPSM, CSCP, ISM, or equivalent is preferred.
• Experience: 10 –15+ years of progressive experience in purchasing, procurement, strategic sourcing, category management.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Director in implementing the centralized purchasing and category management strategy aligned with business priorities.
• Lead purchasing execution for food and beverage, OS&E, consumables, services, and other assigned categories, ensuring cost-effective, compliant, and timely delivery.
• Conduct spend analysis, demand reviews, market research, and supplier assessments to support category plans.
• Lead RFx, tendering, evaluation, negotiation, and supplier selection processes within delegated authority.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance reviews for assigned suppliers, monitoring key metrics.
• Ensure adherence to procurement policies, ethical sourcing standards, and documentation controls.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and day-to-day direction to purchasing team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain and Logistics, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• MBA, master’s degree, or professional certification such as CIPS, CPSM, CSCP, ISM, or equivalent is preferred.
• 10 –15+ years of progressive experience in purchasing, procurement, strategic sourcing, category management.
• Proven experience managing sourcing events, supplier negotiations, and contract implementation.
• Experience supporting or leading category plans across food and beverage, OS&E, consumables, services, trading, distribution, FMCG, hospitality, retail, or similarly complex commercial environments.
• Strong track record in delivering savings, cost avoidance, service improvements, compliance, and supplier performance outcomes.

Benefits

• Opportunities to work on world-pioneering regenerative tourism destinations.
• Contribute to a company focused on positive environmental and community impact.
• Be part of a team demonstrating a more responsible way to shape places for living, working, and travel.
• Work within a company owned by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF).
• Accelerate transformation across tourism, residential, experiences, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare.