Peter Killiard - MCIPS

Senior Procurement & Commercial Leader - GCC | Energy | Tech&Digital | Infrastructure | Data Centers

Saudi Arabia

About

13+ years in Procurement & Commercial roles including Procurement consulting & Big4 advisory. Procurement & Commercial leader specialising in contracting strategies, claims, disputes and negotiations with global supply chain leaders and delivery in GCC markets. • Reporting to Chief Financial Officer, Peter is the Senior Procurement executive driving strategic contracting across Energy, Infrastructure, Data Centers, Telecoms and digital transformation programme in KSA.

Experience

  • A/Director of Commercial and Vendor Management - TONOMUS at TONOMUS
    Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

  • Procurement Manager - Renewable Energy at NEOM
    Jan 2025 - Aug 2025 · 8 mos

    Procurement Manager, leading Renewable Energy procurement for ENOWA in NEOM since 2022. Leadership of strategic buyers and category managers, diverse and international team management both on-site and remote. $1-2BN Annual spend management across multiple sectors of the renewable energy organisation including; Hydrogen, Wind, Solar, (PHS) Pumped Hydro storage BESS, GRID Transmission & Distribution, Digital & AI, Cybersecurity, Corporate Investments.

  • Management Consultant - Procurement - Renewable Energy - NEOM at Efficio
    Dec 2022 - Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Secondment to the client as an SME Procurement Manager, leading Renewable Energy procurement for ENOWA in NEOM, Saudi Arabia. $3-4BN Annual spend management across multiple sectors of the renewable energy organisation including; LNG, Carbon, Hydrogen, Wind, Solar, (PHS) Pumped Hydro storage BESS, GRID Transmission & Distribution, Digital & AI, Cybersecurity, Corporate Investments.

  • Manager | Supply Chain & Operations | EMEIA at EY
    May 2021 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Group Procurement Manager UK & ROI - Directs at C&C Group
    Feb 2019 - May 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Peter managed a small EU based team in supply chain and procurement of commodities inclusive of agriculture foods, in a manufacturing sector. Leadership: Peter continuously supported the development of direct reports ensuring deliverables achieved across team, creating career opportunities and learnings and supporting wider team development. Peter managed the Wholesale Energy procurement in the UK & EU and multiple Direct categories across global markets including agricultural foods, corrugated packaging Energy: Procurement including hedging of all C&C Group energy across UK and Republic of Ireland, annual budget setting across UK and EU, building strong working relationships with energy traders and continual risk analysis to achieve optimal commercial benefit. Recommendations to Ex Co. in the transition to renewable energy supporting transition strategy to implement and achieve Carbon Neutral by 2025 Projects: Solar Panel Installation (Ireland) – negotiating a long term PPA to deliver 10% of electricity demand, supporting wider group strategy to achieve carbon neutral status Peter was a leader in supplier negotiation strategy for cost reduction and engagements, contract renewal negotiations and investment recommendations to the Board Peter managed Annual Budget setting, Quarterly Forecast Reporting, Monthly PPV tracking with Finance and half year and end of year Procurement reporting to Executive Committee demonstrating Procurement team achievements vs budget, commodity market movements and YOY category movement Logistics: Utilising previous Logistics experience to profile current goods movements to establish potential opportunities to maximise efficiencies across the portfolio of goods in and out with a view to establishing a long-term partnership with award winning global logistics provider.