Supply Manager📣 Job Ad

About the role: We are hiring a Regional Supply Chain Manager to manage and optimize supply chain operations across our region. This role ensures smooth procurement, inventory control, and distribution processes that support business goals and deliver operational efficiency, with strong supply chain expertise and a solid understanding of food industry operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute regional supply chain strategies aligned with company objectives.
• Oversee procurement, inventory, and logistics to ensure timely and cost-effective operations.
• Work closely with operations teams to improve supply chain performance.
• Monitor supplier activities, market trends, and ensure compliance with standards.
• Negotiate with vendors and maintain strong supplier relationships.
• Track KPIs and report supply chain performance to senior management.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Logistics, Business, or related field (MBA preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in supply chain management, including 3+ years in a regional or operational role within the food/FMCG industry.
• Hands-on experience in the nutrition sector and its operational processes.
• Strong knowledge of procurement, inventory management, and logistics.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage budgets and deliver cost-efficient solutions.

About the Company: ALBAIK is one of Saudi Arabia's leading quick-service restaurant chains, serving customers its signature chicken and seafood meals for over 46 years. They are committed to quality food, fast service, and community initiatives.

Join Abbott as a Supply Chain Manager
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, dedicated to improving people's health through breakthrough science. We anticipate changes in medical science and technology to enhance the quality of life.

About the Role
As a Supply Chain Manager in Jeddah, you will work closely with multiple teams including commercial, regulatory, quality, finance, and operations. You will be responsible for developing and implementing supply chain strategies to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of pharmaceuticals across the Kingdom.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive sales, growth, and margin improvements in collaboration with the leadership team.
• Develop and implement country supply chain strategies that meet regulatory and operational needs.
• Ensure supply chain effectiveness through end-to-end process accountability.
• Maintain stock levels and optimize production planning in alignment with business objectives.
• Lead communication and cooperation between planning centers and commercial teams.
• Manage inventory levels and reconcile stock to ensure efficiency.
• Participate in strategic projects such as localization and supply security assessments.

Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or related fields, along with 10-12 years of supply chain experience. A minimum of 3 years in a managerial position is required. Proficiency in English and strong analytical skills are essential, and familiarity with SAP is preferred.

Join us at Abbott to make a lasting impact on health worldwide.

A Snapshot of Your Day
As an SCM Manager, you will be at the forefront of ensuring the seamless flow of materials and components crucial for the Saudi factory’s operations, targeting seasoned professionals with extensive experience in procurement and supply chain management. You will lead strategic projects that enhance supply chain resilience, directly impacting production efficiency and Siemens Energy’s mission of industrial excellence.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Develop and implement a comprehensive Supply Chain Assurance System, integrating procurement, import, warehousing, and distribution with the production plan.
• Lead strategic procurement initiatives, managing local and international suppliers to build a reliable supply network and reducing total procurement costs.
• Establish a supplier performance evaluation system to monitor delivery times, quality, and costs, optimizing inventory levels and improving capital turnover.
• Manage the customs clearance process for imported materials, ensuring compliance with Saudi regulations and timely arrival of critical materials.
• Implement a modern Warehouse Management System (WMS) to ensure efficient storage and delivery of raw materials to the production line.
• Lead the procurement and logistics team, ensuring compliance with company policies and Saudi regulations while optimizing supply chain-related costs.

What You Bring

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in logistics, supply chain management, business administration, or related fields, with strategic procurement experience.
• At least eight years of procurement or supply chain management experience in manufacturing, including three years as a manager in the Middle East.
• Extensive hands-on import experience in Saudi Arabia, with strong local customs clearance capabilities and familiarity with key transformer raw materials.
• Proficiency in using ERP systems (such as SAP, Oracle) for procurement and inventory management, with excellent negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Fluency in Arabic as the local working language, with priority given to English communication skills.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and process-driven, with strong risk anticipation and mitigation abilities, capable of building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

About The Team
Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Who is Siemens Energy?
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.