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About the Role

Hire Fellows is seeking a skilled and commercially driven Procurement Officer to join a fast-growing company's production team. This full-time position is based in Dammam, Eastern Province, and plays a key role in ensuring a reliable supply of ingredients, packaging, and consumables for the production facility while maintaining cost efficiency and high supplier standards.

Role Overview

The Procurement Officer will manage the end-to-end procurement process within an agreed budget. This includes sourcing and onboarding suppliers, negotiating commercial terms, and monitoring supplier performance. The role requires close collaboration with the kitchen, inventory, receiving, and quality teams to ensure timely material availability without compromising quality or food-safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and onboard suppliers for ingredients, packaging, and production consumables.
• Source products and suppliers in line with agreed quality, pricing, and budget requirements.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, and service levels with suppliers.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers.
• Monitor supplier performance across quality, delivery, pricing, and service levels.
• Manage and resolve supplier issues and escalations related to quality, delays, or availability.
• Track procurement spend against the facility's annual budget and identify variances early.
• Identify cost-saving and efficiency opportunities without compromising product quality or food-safety standards.
• Coordinate closely with Inventory and Receiving teams to understand stock levels and incoming delivery requirements.
• Communicate changes to ingredients, packaging, or suppliers to relevant kitchen and production teams.
• Maintain a reliable dual-supplier or backup supplier base for critical ingredients and packaging.
• Develop procurement plans to reduce supply-chain risks and prevent production disruptions.
• Lead supplier contract negotiations, renewals, and pricing reviews as the facility and order volumes grow.
• Work closely with the Quality team on supplier audits, quality agreements, and supplier compliance.
• Ensure suppliers meet required food-safety, quality, and operational standards.
• Maintain accurate procurement records, supplier information, contracts, and pricing documentation.
• Prepare and report on procurement spend, savings, supplier performance, and budget utilization to management.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Saudi national.
• 5-10 years of experience in procurement.
• Experience in food production, bakery, FMCG, hospitality, or a similar environment is preferred.
• Strong experience in sourcing and negotiating with suppliers.
• Proven ability to manage supplier relationships and resolve performance issues.
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills with a focus on cost optimization.
• Comfortable managing procurement budgets, tracking spend, and reporting on variances and savings.
• Understanding of ingredients, packaging, and consumables used in food production is preferred.
• Strong understanding of supplier quality, food-safety, and compliance requirements.
• Experience developing backup or alternative supplier options for critical products.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple suppliers, orders, negotiations, and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proactive and commercially minded, with the ability to identify opportunities and solve supply challenges independently.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, growing production environment.

Work Environment

This role operates within a fast-paced, growing production environment, requiring close collaboration with various internal teams including kitchen, inventory, receiving, and quality. The position is full-time in Dammam.

Application Process

Candidates who meet the above requirements are encouraged to apply. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.