Basem M Albalawi

Senior Supply Chain & Procurement leader with 6+ years of progressive experience driving strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, and supply chain transformation across NEOM gigaproject workstreams and government-affiliated contracts. Delivered over SAR 55M in combined cost savings and high-stakes issue resolution — including a SAR 20M reduction in European import costs achieved through direct supplier negotiation and a strategic sourcing shift from an international to a local supplier, and the resolution of a SAR 35M supply, tendering, and contracts dispute — while managing procurement portfolios up to SAR 170M across 9 concurrent projects and leading cross-functional teams of up to 18 direct reports. Recognized for converting complex supply chain challenges into measurable performance gains, including raising customer satisfaction from 30% to 80% across multiple projects.

Certified CISCM, CISCP, CPSM, CILT Level 5 | M.Sc.

Engineering

Management (First Honors).

Senior Logistics Engineer at NEOM Region Project (2024-01 – Present)

• Own end-to-end strategic sourcing and supply chain execution for contracts valued at SAR 170M, leading 6 direct reports and coordinating 18+ contractors and 6+ consultants across 9 concurrent NEOM workstreams, reducing delivery delays by 20%.
• Delivered SAR 20M in cost savings on European product imports through direct supplier negotiation and a sourcing shift from an international to a local supplier; resolved recurring stalled-shipment issues and established a dedicated tracking file for contractor-supplier coordination and follow-up.
• Established and lead a centralized Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) framework and an interactive Power BI dashboard for real-time procurement, inventory, and logistics visibility, formally recognized by senior leadership.
• Operate SAP S/4HANA (MM), Oracle Aconex, and Oracle Fusion Procurement; author SOW/RFQ documents with defined KPIs and budget governance.
• Leadership: Manage multi-disciplinary stakeholders across engineering, contracts, and operations, and drive change management, coaching, and performance management across the team through executive-level reporting and KPI governance.

Operations Supervisor — Facilities Management at NEOM Project (NEOM FM) (2023-01 – 2023-12)

• Directed daily operations across multiple NEOM facilities, leading a team of 12 technicians while sustaining 100% compliance with quality and safety standards.
• Cut maintenance response times by redesigning dispatch workflows and delivered weekly KPI reports that drove corrective actions improving facility uptime.

Operations Supervisor (Project-Based Contract) at Takamol – NEOM Municipal Affairs (2022-10 – 2023-01)

• Led a team of 8 to design and implement efficiency strategies, driving a 15% increase in municipal service productivity across 10+ field sites.
• Raised customer and business-owner satisfaction from 30% to 70% by resolving service issues and deploying a satisfaction survey across every facility.

Regional Logistics Manager at Sary Co. Ltd (2021-06 – 2022-09)

• Led a regional logistics team of 18, implementing Excel-based tracking and Locus Logistics (WMS) to automate order assignment, route optimization, and transportation management.
• Delivered SAR 52K in monthly savings (SAR 630K annually) on vehicle assignment, driver allocation, and shipment delivery through data-driven planning.
• Reduced product returns by 58% of annual order volume and raised customer satisfaction by 80% by introducing structured follow-up after every delivery evaluation.

Senior Industrial Engineer at Sahara Maintenance Services Co. Ltd. (2020-10 – 2021-06)

• Led a team of 12 engineers on Saudi Ministry of Defense contracts, ensuring compliance with strict government timelines; delivered SAR 27K in annual savings through revised warehouse and maintenance policies.

Manufacturing & Warehouse Manager / Industrial Engineer at Al-Watan Factory Co. Ltd (2019-05 – 2020-10)

• Resolved a SAR 35M supply, tendering, and contracts issue, protecting continuity of raw material supply and production schedules.
• Led a team of up to 70 production workers and cut production costs by 20% via Lean Manufacturing and process re-engineering.

M.Sc. in Engineering Management – Tabuk University (2023)

B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering – Tabuk University (2018)