Career Opportunities: Senior Production Planner📣 Job Ad

About Almarai and the Opportunity

Almarai Company, founded in 1977, is recognized as the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy company and the leading food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company in the MENA region. Headquartered in Riyadh, Almarai is the number one FMCG Brand across the GCC, Egypt, and Jordan. We are seeking a Senior Production Planner to join our team in Saudi Arabia, with opportunities in Makkah, King Abdullah Economic City, and Rabigh. This full-time role is crucial for upholding our core principle: "Quality you can trust."

Role Overview

The Senior Production Planner will be responsible for preparing detailed production plans. This involves utilizing available sales forecasts and actual sales order requirements to establish effective utilization of processing and packing machine assets. The role also requires continuous monitoring of the production plan throughout its cycle and communicating any necessary changes to the respective departments to ensure operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide practical plans for daily and weekly planning meetings, aiming to meet as many operational requirements as possible.
• Target 100% optimization of processing and packing machines.
• Ensure every processing and packing plan adheres to the norms and standards outlined by standard operating procedures to avoid non-conformance and concessions.

Required Experience

Candidates for the Senior Production Planner position should have 2 to 5 years of relevant experience in production planning or a related field.

Working Environment at Almarai

Almarai has expanded its product range to include dairy, juices, baked goods, poultry, infant formula, dates, fish and seafood, and bottled water, marketed under more than 20 brands. The company currently employs over 43,000 "Quality Makers" across the GCC, Egypt, and Jordan. In 2025, Almarai reported a net income of SAR billion on sales of SAR 22 billion. Almarai offers a competitive salary and benefits package for the right candidate.

Application Information

We invite qualified individuals to apply for this full-time Senior Production Planner role and contribute to Almarai's continued success.