عزيزة العتيبي

Senior Procurement & Contracts Officer with 8+ years of progressive experience across Saudi public-sector organizations, spanning healthcare, water, defense, and regulatory environments. Experienced in end-to-end government procurement and contract lifecycle management, tendering, commercial evaluation, post-award administration, change orders, claims, supplier performance, governance, and executive reporting. Combines regulatory knowledge with practical commercial judgment to strengthen compliance, improve contract performance, and support strategic decision-making.

Brings direct water-sector experience through the Saudi Water Authority and Saline Water Conversion Corporation, alongside current responsibility for strategic procurement and contracts at the Council of Health Insurance. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 8+ years of progressive procurement and contracts experience across leading Saudi government entities.

• Direct water-sector experience supporting procurement, contract administration, supplier performance, and infrastructure-related projects.
• Managed and followed up supplier claims and contract close-out activities involving more than 260 suppliers.
• Led and supported public tenders, limited tenders, framework agreements, direct procurement, commercial evaluations, and post-award contract administration.
• Developed procurement and contract KPI dashboards and performance-monitoring tools to strengthen governance and executive visibility.
• Led Local Content implementation initiatives and supported compliance with government procurement requirements.
• Represented government entities in specialist committees and workshops and received Ministry of Health recognition for contributions during crisis-response efforts.

Senior Procurement & Contracts Officer at Council of Health Insurance (CHI) (2025 – Present)

• Lead procurement and contract management activities for strategic and enterprise-wide initiatives, from planning and tendering through award, execution, performance monitoring, and close-out.
• Manage public and limited tenders, framework agreements, and direct procurement through Etimad; prepare procurement documents, scopes, evaluation criteria, and contractual documentation.
• Coordinate technical and commercial evaluations and support award recommendations, ensuring regulatory and governance compliance.
• Administer contract amendments, extensions, change orders, guarantees, claims, payments, and close-out requirements in coordination with Legal, Finance, Technical, and Business Units.
• Monitor supplier performance and contractual obligations through KPIs, dashboards, and executive reporting.
• Lead Local Content implementation activities and support periodic governance and compliance reporting.
• Selected Achievements
• Managed and followed up supplier claims and contract close-out activities involving more than 260 suppliers.
• Strengthened procurement governance through standardized documentation, controls, and performance-monitoring tools.
• Supported strategic digital-transformation procurements and complex technology/service contracting.

Acting Procurement Manager at General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) (2024 – 2025)

• Led procurement planning, sourcing, supplier management, tender activities, and procurement governance during an acting leadership assignment.
• Reviewed procurement requirements and supported executive decision-making through commercial analysis and compliant sourcing strategies.

Contracts Operations Team Leader at Saudi Water Authority (SWA) (2023 – 2025)

• Led contract administration and supplier-performance follow-up for strategic water-sector projects.
• Reviewed contractual requests including extensions, variations, suspension/resumption matters, claims, deliverables, and payment-related documentation.
• Coordinated with project managers, engineering teams, consultants, contractors, Finance, Legal, and executive stakeholders to address contractual and operational issues.
• Prepared executive reports on contract performance, risks, delays, and corrective actions; supported commercial negotiations and governance activities.
• Selected Achievements
• Developed and enhanced contract-performance monitoring tools, improving visibility, compliance, and contract-management efficiency.
• Supported effective delivery of water-sector initiatives through proactive risk identification and stakeholder coordination.

Contracts & Procurement Specialist / Secretary, Bid Evaluation Committee at Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) (2022 – 2023)

• Supported procurement and contract activities for water infrastructure projects and coordinated bid-evaluation committee activities.
• Prepared and organized bid examination, analysis, evaluation, and award documentation; reviewed regulatory and technical completeness.
• Worked with engineering and technical teams during procurement and contract execution and monitored contractor deliverables and contractual compliance.

Assistant Procurement & Contracts Manager at Ministry of Health (MOH) (2018 – 2020)

• Managed government procurement procedures, tender documentation, proposal evaluation, contract preparation, and contract administration.
• Prepared pricing studies and commercial analyses and supervised procurement and administrative activities.
• Selected Achievements
• Received formal Ministry of Health recognition for contributions during crisis-response efforts.

Bachelor’s Degree in Dawah and Media – Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University