Vendor Platform, Tender & Opportunity Coordinator
This position is no longer accepting applications(closed Aug 16, 2026).
ABOUT 54GROUP:
54 is a sports and entertainment agency operating across five regions and ten offices: United Kingdom (London & Manchester), Europe (Sotogrande, Spain), MENA (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), APAC (Vietnam, Singapore & Adelaide, Australia) and USA (West Palm Beach, Florida & New York). It works with rights holders, governing bodies, household brands and major investors who share its belief in the power of sport. 54 comprises three service areas each consisting of two divisions: 1. Strategic Advisory (Consultancy and Data & Insights), 2. Asset Optimisation (Operations and Commercial), 3. Activation & Engagement (Events and Marketing). At its core, the company has an unwavering belief in embracing the opportunities offered by pushing at the edges of conventional wisdom to turn the improbable into the unignorable.
ROLE OVERVIEW:
We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Vendor Platform, Tender & Opportunity Coordinator to manage our pipeline of public and private sector procurement opportunities across Saudi Arabia and the wider region.
We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Vendor Platform, Tender & Opportunity Coordinator to manage our pipeline of public and private sector procurement opportunities across Saudi Arabia and the wider region.
The role will be responsible for identifying relevant opportunities, monitoring procurement portals, coordinating bid submissions, maintaining supplier registrations, and ensuring all tender activities are delivered accurately and on time.
This is a critical business development support role, enabling our team to focus on developing winning solutions while ensuring no commercial opportunity is missed.
This position is ideal for someone who enjoys bringing structure to complex processes and takes pride in delivering high-quality work under tight deadlines. The successful candidate will play a central role in helping the business identify and secure new opportunities across Saudi Arabia's rapidly growing public and private sectors.
Opportunity Management
- Monitor procurement portals and supplier platforms daily for new opportunities.
- Identify relevant RFIs, EOIs, RFQs and RFPs aligned to the company's services.
- Produce concise opportunity summaries, including scope, deadlines, eligibility requirements and recommendations.
- Maintain an up-to-date pipeline of all active opportunities.
Procurement Portal Administration
Manage supplier registrations and company profiles across procurement platforms, including:
- Etimad
- Aramco
- NEOM
- ROSHN
- Diriyah Company
- Qiddiya
- Red Sea Global
- Mushama (PIF Portfolio Company platform)
- Other public and private sector procurement platforms
Responsibilities include:
- Maintaining company information
- Updating certifications and licences
- Managing user access
- Renewing registrations
- Tracking portal compliance requirements
Bid Coordination
Coordinate the end-to-end submission process by:
- Downloading and organising tender documentation
- Creating submission plans and timelines
- Coordinating inputs from internal teams
- Tracking clarification deadlines
- Preparing submission checklists
- Managing document formatting and quality assurance
- Uploading submissions through procurement portals
- Confirming successful submission
Document Management
Maintain a central library of company information, including:
- Company profile
- Corporate presentations
- CVs
- Project credentials
- Commercial Registration
- VAT Certificate
- ZATCA documentation
- ISO certifications
- Policies and compliance documents
Ensure all information remains current and readily available for tender submissions.
Reporting
Produce regular reports covering:
- New opportunities identified
- Active bids
- Submission deadlines
- Bid outcomes
- Win/loss statistics
- Upcoming renewals
- Portal registration status
Essential
- Experience supporting tenders, proposals or procurement activities.
- Excellent organisational and project coordination skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
- Excellent written English & Arabic.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
- Experience working with procurement portals or supplier registration platforms.
Desirable
- Experience using Etimad or major Saudi procurement platforms.
- Experience with SAP Ariba, Oracle, Coupa or Jaggaer.
- Experience supporting consulting, marketing, events or professional services businesses.
Personal Attributes
- Highly organised
- Self-motivated
- Process-driven
- Proactive
- Strong communicator
- Calm under pressure
- Detail-oriented
- Collaborative
- Curious and commercially aware
- Competitive Salary
- Annual Discretionary Company Bonus – up to 8% - 3% Company & 5% Individual
- 33 days annual leave (+ public holidays), pro-rated
- Working hours will be from 09.00 to 17.30 Sunday to Thursday with an hour taken for lunch between 12.00 and 14.00