KHALID BIN JABRAH.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ◆ Portfolio

Khalid Bin Jabrah Procurement Governance Compliance

Acting Procurement Manager at JW Marriott Riyadh. Eleven years of professional experience, more than seven in procurement — leading governance over SAR 97M+ in annual spend, and building the system that runs it.

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(01)Impact

Impact in Figures

SAR97M+

Annual spend

Under governance

SAR1.1M+

Savings delivered

≈ 10% of portfolio

1,500+

RFQs per year

3-day max cycle time

4.53/5

Audit score

0 compliance breaches

Across a SAR 11.4M service contract portfolio and a 200+ supplier base at JW Marriott Riyadh.

(02)Expertise

Core Competencies

Governance Sourcing Contracts Performance

01

Governance

RFQ and RFP bid governance for engineering service contracts, with technical and commercial bid evaluation and comparison matrices.

  • Zero compliance breaches to date
  • 4.53/5 internal audit score
  • Policy, procedure and regulatory compliance
02

Sourcing

Strategic sourcing and category management across direct and indirect categories, from local suppliers to multi-country specialty imports.

  • 50+ engineering & maintenance vendors onboarded
  • 20+ OS&E vendors registered
  • Market and material price tracking
03

Contracts

Negotiation and quarterly review of a SAR 11.4M service contract portfolio covering BMS, fire alarm, CCTV and water treatment.

  • SAR 1.1M+ saved through renegotiation and rebidding
  • Scope, SLA, payment terms and insurance reviewed
  • Five-year insured warranties secured on capital works
04

Performance

Supplier performance evaluations and site visits across a 200+ vendor base, with KPIs reported to senior management.

  • 40+ non-performing suppliers replaced
  • 40–60 PO actions a day
  • RFQ cycle times from same day to three days
(03)Featured Work

Designed & Built In-House

AI-Enabled Procurement Operations System

1,500+

RFQs per year

Live

RFQ pipeline & KPIs

−50%

Manual follow-up

  1. 01

    A portal, not an inbox

    Suppliers register and submit quotations through a portal instead of email.

  2. 02

    Status is derived, never typed

    Every RFQ’s status comes from its deadlines and the quotations received — never entered by hand.

  3. 03

    The two-quote rule

    No comparison opens until two quotations are in.

  4. 04

    One record per award

    Quotations and evidence sit together, read the same way by procurement and management — faster decisions that hold up in any audit.

(04)Track Record

Eleven Years. One Discipline.

From keeping production lines supplied at a bottled water plant, to a two-property Hilton cluster, to leading procurement at JW Marriott Riyadh.

  1. 2024 — NowNov 2024 – Present

    Acting Procurement Manager

    JW Marriott, Riyadh

    • Set and run the procurement strategy and lead the team across SAR 97M+ in annual purchasing exposure, direct and indirect.
    • Renegotiated and rebid the SAR 11.4M service contract portfolio — SAR 1.1M+ saved so far, roughly 10%.
    • Replaced 40+ non-performing suppliers; onboarded 50+ engineering and maintenance and 20+ OS&E vendors.
    • Team processes 1,500+ RFQs a year and 40–60 PO actions a day.
    0 breaches4.53/5 audit200+ suppliers
  2. 2024Jan – Oct 2024

    Cluster Procurement Supervisor

    Hilton Garden Inn & DoubleTree by Hilton, Riyadh Financial District

    • Led procurement governance as department in charge across the two-property cluster.
    • Cleared 150–200 open POs a quarter and cut the aged backlog by about 40%.
    • Managed Engineering, FF&E, furniture, OS&E, F&B and service categories.
    91% audit · Pass−40% aged POs
  3. 2022 — 23Sep 2022 – Dec 2023

    Senior Cluster Procurement Specialist

    Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Riyadh

    • PO approvals, RFQs, contracts, vendor onboarding and price comparisons, with approval discipline enforced.
    • Sourced kitchen equipment, engineering supplies, FF&E and OS&E across the cluster.
    • Reported directly to the General Manager and led the daily briefing with department heads.
  4. 2019 — 22Jan 2019 – Sep 2022

    Procurement Specialist

    Safia Bottled Drinking Water

    • Raw material and industrial procurement — chemicals, polycarbonate and packaging — keeping production supplied without interruption.
    • Local and international orders for Krones and CapSnap machinery spare parts.
    • Supported the ERP implementation on the procurement side.
  5. 2015 — 18

    Project Coordination & HR Administration

    EFS Facilities Services Group (formerly EMCOR) and Jura Holding

Selected Projects

01Capital Project

Tennis Court Facility

JW Marriott, Riyadh

A new facility, taken through procurement from concept to handover. Appointed the engineering consultancy and design office, tendered and selected the contractor, then bought the construction materials through to completion.

Concept to handover

02Conversion

Business Hub Conversion

JW Marriott, Riyadh

Converting an existing area into a business hub. Ran procurement from the feasibility study and engineering consultancy through design, contractor award and construction execution.

Feasibility to execution

03Remediation

Facade & Stone Cladding Remediation

Hilton cluster, Riyadh Financial District

Led procurement for the whole programme. Appointed a specialist facade consultancy and coordinated the structural cladding modifications.

5-year insured warranties on all execution works

04Fit-Out · SAR 1M+

Open-Plan Coworking Conversion

Hilton cluster, Riyadh Financial District

A large conference room rebuilt from scratch — full strip-out and wall removal, then flexible workstations, mixed furniture zones, individual focus pods and complete AV and facility services. Sourced the design consultants and fit-out contractors end to end.

SAR 1M+ conversion

05Conversion

Events Venue & Spa Conversions

Hilton cluster, Riyadh Financial District

Handled procurement for a new multipurpose events venue and a full spa conversion, sourcing the design consultants and fit-out contractors for both.

Two conversions, two properties

06International Import

KAFD Global Chefs 2022

Hilton, Riyadh

An international chefs event against a fixed date. Imported rare and specialty food items from several countries, and sourced the supporting equipment, FF&E and OS&E alongside.

No item had to be substituted

Qualifications

  • CIPS Level 4 Diploma in Procurement & SupplyIn progress · expected Nov 2027
  • Harvard Leadership Series, Lead 1.1 & 2.1 (EMEA)2024
  • PM Foundations: ProcurementCertification
  • SAP MM (Materials Management)Certification

Languages

  • ArabicNative
  • EnglishProfessional
(05)Contact

Let’s Talk

Procurement that holds up.

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