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Samar AlFayez, Commercial Contract Manager

Samar AlFayez

Commercial Contract Manager·NEOM

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration-System

Work experience

Total years of experience: 14 years, 7 months

Commercial Contract Manager

April 2023 - Present

NEOM

Tabouk, Saudi Arabia

April 2023 - Present

-Lead commercial and contract management for a multi-billion portfolio of water transmission and distribution infrastructure within NEOM.

-Lead end-to-end contract lifecycle management for major service and infrastructure agreements, including tender strategy, negotiations, change orders, and dispute resolution.

-Advise proponent on commercial strategy, procurement governance, and contractual risk management to ensure alignment with project objectives, budgets, and regulatory frameworks.

-Support in complex sourcing and tendering processes while coordinating with legal, procurement, finance, and project teams to ensure effective contract execution and delivery.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Management

Accounting Staff Analyst III

July 2022 - April 2023

Saudi Aramco

Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

July 2022 - April 2023

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Finance and Investment

Accounting Staff Analyst

July 2022 - April 2023

Saudi Aramco

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

July 2022 - April 2023

- Managed procurement activities for financial advisory services related to transactions (M&A, JV,
divestments).
- Handled end-to-end sourcing and contracting for high-value advisory services

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Procurement and Contract Lead

July 2018 - July 2022

WorleyParsons Engineering Consultancies

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

July 2018 - July 2022

- Develop, implement and manage contracts and service level agreements for Corporate Procurement.
-Played a key part in the development of an internal purchasing system which has significantly improved the purchasing process experience to all departmental users.
- Develop and manage tendering process activities including development of RFP/RFQ documentation and classification to bidders in line with company guidelines and policies.
- Analyzes and evaluates bids in order to determine the optimal value.
- Prepare and issue purchase orders and agreements.
- Receive invoices from suppliers and verify them against PO & delivery receipts.
- Monitor overhead budgets and fiscal year expenditures.
- Develop and maintains policies and procedures related to procurement processes.
- Identify and register new suppliers.
- Review and evaluate supplier’s performance and suggest improvements to concerned parties including end-user departments.
- Develop negotiation strategy to achieve the desired commercial outcomes.
- Ensure competent call-off-contract frameworks are in place covering, high-transactional spend categories.
- Ensure that local Purchasing activities are conducted in accordance with Purchasing procedures.
- Source and deliver the day-to-day business activities.
-Perform other related duties as assigned.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Projects Procurement Specialist (Residential)

July 2012 - July 2018

Al-Othman Holding Company

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

July 2012 - July 2018

• Led end-to-end procurement activities for luxury hospitality and residential projects, supporting the
successful delivery of 5-star hotels, residential compounds, office towers, and mixed-use developments.
• Managed the complete procurement lifecycle for the Kempinski Al Othman Hotel, including Furniture,
Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E) and Operating Supplies & Equipment (OS&E), ensuring timely project
handover and compliance with quality standards.
• Managed international procurement logistics, importation, customs clearance, and shipping
coordination to ensure uninterrupted project delivery.
• Prepared project budgets and procurement cost estimates, supporting commercial planning and cost
control across multiple projects.
• Provided project coordination of 3 stars hotel (Ottoman hotel) budgeting, purchasing & logistics.
• Managed leasing documentation and tenant commercial agreements for Al Othman Office Tower and Al
Mohamadia Residential Compound, supporting successful property operations.
• Coordinated with the finance department to initiate suppliers Letter of Credit requirements in relation
to project materials.
• Researched, proposed, and implemented vendor services to decrease costs to the organization.

Company industry:
Management Consulting

Summer Training

July 2009 - September 2009

Saudi Aramco

Other

July 2009 - September 2009

-Attendning meetings
-Writing minutes & distributing them
- Doing excel sheets
-File and retrieve corporate documents, records, and reports.

Company industry:
Human Resources Outsourcing
Job role:
Administration

English Teacher Assistant

September 2008 - December 2008

AlFaisaliah schools

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

September 2008 - December 2008

Prepare all the illustration used for teaching and guiding students during the lesson. Scheduling programs given on each day.

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Education

Arab Open University - Saudi Arabia

January 2013

January 2013

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration-System

Saudi Arabia

Arab Open University

September 2012

September 2012

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration, System tracks

Saudi Arabia

GPA (point): 3 out of 4

GPA (point): 3 out of 4

Skills

Commercials

Expert

Procurement

Expert

Contracts

Expert

Sourcing

Expert

Attention to Details

Expert

Microsoft Office

Expert

Procurement

Expert

Team Management

Expert

Tendering Management

Expert

Supply Chain

Expert

Office management

Expert

Contracts Administration

Expert

Negotiation

Expert

Contract Review

Expert

Coordination

Expert

Microsoft Excel

Expert

BUSINESS NEGOTIATION

Intermediate

CONTRACT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT

Intermediate

ANALYTICAL THINKING

Intermediate

CONTRACT NEGOTIATION

Intermediate

CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT

Intermediate

DETAIL ORIENTED

Intermediate

OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY

Intermediate

STRATEGIC SOURCING

Intermediate

Social profiles

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Certificate for summer training program in Staff services Department
Quality Management System Internal Auditor-based on ISO 9001:2015
Certified Contract Manager|
Project Schedule & Cost Management|
Quality Management System Internal Auditor-based on ISO 9001:2015
Aug 2019

Training
Staff Services Trainee
Saudi Aramco
Jul 2009

Hobbies and interests

Reading