Senior Manager | Strategy & Transactions | M&A | Performance Improvement | Riyadh

VCS (Value Creation Services) – Senior Manager – Procurement, Supply Chain & Local Content

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During your tenure as a Senior Manager, you will play a pivotal leadership role in the Performance Improvement practice, with a strong focus on procurement and local content. You will lead complex, high-impact engagements across the Middle East region, predominantly in KSA, driving sustainable EBITDA and working capital improvements through pragmatic, private equity-style interventions. You will be responsible for shaping strategy, managing senior client relationships, and leading multi-disciplinary teams to deliver measurable business outcomes. The team helps clients with rapid assessment of maturity; cost reduction; local content improvement, working capital optimization; and business model transitions, transformations, and modernization.

You will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:

• Lead the identification, quantification, and delivery of high-value performance improvement initiatives focused on procurement, supply chain and local content, ensuring alignment with client strategic objectives.
• Oversee the end-to-end delivery of multiple, complex performance improvement projects across diverse sectors and geographies, ensuring quality, timeliness, and client satisfaction.
• Build and maintain trusted, senior-level client relationships by deeply understanding their business challenges and acting as a strategic advisor.
• Drive business development efforts by developing and executing go-to-market strategies, expanding Deloitte’s footprint in procurement and local content advisory services.
• Mentor, coach, and develop managers and senior consultants, fostering a high-performance culture and supporting career progression.
• Contribute to thought leadership and practice development, sharing insights and best practices internally and externally.
• Leverage Deloitte’s global network and resources to bring innovative solutions and capabilities to clients.

Leadership Capabilities:

• Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact.
• Demonstrates strong commitment to personal learning and development; acts as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent.
• Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track.
• Actively focuses on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills.
• Understands how their daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business.

Qualifications:

• 12+ years of total work experience, including at least 7 years in operations improvement or procurement advisory roles within consulting or corporate environments.
• Proven track record in leading rapid procurement and supply chain diagnostics, performance improvement, cost reduction implementation, local content assessments.
• Deep functional expertise in local content, strategic sourcing, spend analysis, supplier relationship management, contract management, digital procurement transformation, procurement governance, and operating models.
• Bachelor’s degree from a reputable university (2.1 or above), preferably in Business, Engineering, or related fields. Master’s degree and relevant professional certifications (e.g., CIPS, PMP) are highly desirable.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesise complex, unstructured information and develop actionable insights.
• Comfortable discussing detailed financial impacts of cost and working capital initiatives on client financial statements.
• Sector specialism in Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Technology, Media and Telecommunications, Transportation and Logistics is advantageous.
• Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives from conception through to realisation, managing multiple stakeholders and complex project dynamics.
• Experienced in applying diverse procurement performance improvement methodologies and tailoring approaches to client needs.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and negotiate at senior client and internal levels.
• Proven leadership in managing, coaching, and developing high-performing teams.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; experience with business intelligence tools (e.g. PowerBI, Tableau) is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; fluency in Arabic is mandatory.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively across the Middle East region.