Procurement Specialist (Saudi National)

About the role

Parsons is looking for a Procurement Specialist (Saudi National) to join its team in Riyadh. The role supports the Procurement team in day-to-day tendering activities, with a strong focus on tender administration, procurement systems management, bidder engagement and governance compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end tender administration, from RFP/RFQ issuance through clarification, evaluation, recommendation and award.
• Administer procurement and e-tendering systems, keeping records, documentation and workflows accurate and up to date.
• Coordinate bidder engagement, including invitations, inquiries and clarifications, bidder meetings and submission compliance.
• Support technical and commercial evaluation by coordinating stakeholder inputs and preparing approval documentation.
• Maintain procurement trackers, dashboards, tender logs and reporting tools, and give regular status updates to Procurement Managers and project stakeholders.
• Ensure procurement follows governance frameworks, policies, procedures, approvals and audit requirements.
• Work with Procurement Managers on multiple concurrent tenders, helping resolve issues, risks and delays.
• Help improve procurement processes, templates, tools and systems, and prepare reports, summaries, recommendations and management presentations.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Procurement, Public Administration or a related field.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in procurement, sourcing, tender administration or contract support.
• Strong hands-on experience with RFPs, RFQs, bid evaluations and award recommendations.
• Good understanding of procurement governance, compliance standards, audit requirements and approval processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English; able to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Required skills

• Experience with e-procurement and e-tendering platforms, procurement systems and workflow tools.
• Advanced Microsoft Office, especially Excel, PowerPoint and reporting tools.
• Desired: experience with large-scale city operations, infrastructure, government or public-sector procurement; CIPS, CPSM or equivalent certification; dashboards and performance reporting; stakeholder management.