Waleed Alharbi

• Lead procurement coordination and authority-level material requirements using the Etimad System, streamlining cross
entity communication to reduce overall processing delays.
• Review and align annual purchasing forecasts and procurement plans with approved budgets and national water strategy
objectives, optimizing critical material allocation.
• Evaluate high-value procurement submissions and government tenders through SAP S/4HANA for regulatory
compliance and risk exposure, achieving 100% audit readiness.
• Coordinate with legal, finance, and technical stakeholders during tender preparation and award stages, shortening
approval cycles and improving cross-functional alignment.
• Drive the optimization of centralized framework agreements and long-term contracts, minimizing repetitive
procurement actions and enhancing operational efficiency.
• Analyze procurement data to track authority-level KPIs, providing senior leadership with clear visibility on supplier
performance and procurement efficiency.
• Participate in supplier evaluation and market analysis initiatives, enhancing supplier diversity and improving sourcing
decisions for strategic materials and services.
• Contribute to procurement policy refinement and standard operating procedures, supporting consistent application of
government procurement regulations across departments.

• Lead procurement coordination for authority-level requirements across multiple water sector entities, streamlining
communication between technical departments and procurement governance to reduce processing delays.
• Review and align procurement plan and annual purchasing forecasts with approved budgets and national water strategy
objectives, improving prioritization of critical procurement activities.
• Evaluate procurement submissions for regulatory compliance, technical completeness, and risk exposure, strengthening
audit readiness and reducing approval rework.
• Coordinate with legal, finance, and technical stakeholders during tender preparation and award stages, shortening
approval cycles and improving cross-functional alignment.
• Support the development and optimization of framework agreements and centralized contracts, helping reduce repetitive
procurement actions and improve procurement efficiency.
• Analyze procurement data and reports to track authority-level performance indicators, supporting leadership with
clearer visibility on procurement efficiency and supplier performance.
• Participate in supplier evaluation and market analysis initiatives, enhancing supplier diversity and improving sourcing
decisions for strategic materials and services.
• Contribute to procurement policy refinement and standard operating procedures, supporting consistent application of
government procurement regulations across departments.

• Managed end-to-end procurement of specialized spare parts, industrial materials, and technical services for desalination
plants, ensuring continuous operations and zero material-related downtime.
• Partnered with plant maintenance and engineering teams to validate technical specifications for purchasing requests,
significantly decreasing order revision rates.
Sourced and negotiated with local and international suppliers, optimizing lead times and cost efficiency while
maintaining strict quality standards.
Key Strategic Achievements:
• Framework Agreements: Led the implementation of the enterprises first framework agreement for cartridge filter
supply, establishing a scalable model that enhanced supply resilience.
• Cost Optimization: Delivered a 42% cost reduction across filtration procurement through strategic sourcing and
commercial negotiations.
• Supply Chain Localization: Spearheaded national localization goals by negotiating and signing Memorandums of
Understanding (MoUs) with local industrial manufacturing partners.
• Process Efficiency: Shortened end-to-end procurement cycles and reduced supplier lead times for critical materials by
redesigning sourcing workflows.
• Supply Chain Resilience: Diversified approved sourcing channels by qualifying multiple local and international
suppliers, mitigating supply chain risk and eliminating single-source dependency.
• Desalination Continuity: Reduced supplier lead times for critical filtration materials, ensuring uninterrupted desalination
operations across multiple plants.

•Oversaw efficiency of operational process.
•Analyzed business requirement and customer needs.
•Supervised and trained employees.
•Ensured compliance with company polices and regulation.
•Monitored and reported on department performance.