Country Quality & Local Content Manager📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Country Quality & Local Content Manager to be based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role is responsible for defining, driving, and governing the country's Quality framework and Local Content strategy, ensuring alignment with Saudi Arabia's regulatory requirements and the company's strategic objectives. The position is crucial for ensuring compliance, fostering execution excellence, and achieving local content targets while upholding robust quality governance across all business units.

The Country Quality & Local Content Manager will act as a key interface with regulatory bodies, customers, and internal stakeholders, championing both quality standards and local content initiatives. This role requires a proactive, execution-focused individual with a strong understanding of the Saudi Arabian market and its specific regulatory landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and drive the country's Local Content strategy in alignment with Saudi Vision 2030 and relevant authorities such as the Local Content Authority, IKTVA, and NUSANED.
• Define, monitor, and deliver country-level local content targets, including scoring and comprehensive reporting.
• Lead and implement localization initiatives, focusing on local supplier development, optimization of local spend, and the creation of detailed localization roadmaps.
• Serve as the primary liaison with regulators, customers, and internal stakeholders on all matters pertaining to local content.
• Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), dashboards, and governance mechanisms to effectively track and enhance local content performance.
• Establish and maintain country-level Quality Management governance structures that are fully aligned with corporate standards.
• Ensure the effective implementation of quality processes, including conducting audits, managing non-conformities, and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Drive cross-business unit quality alignment, oversee supplier quality management, and champion continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.
• Support risk management, ensure regulatory compliance, and promote operational excellence through structured quality oversight.
• Partner closely with Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Finance departments to embed quality and local content requirements into all aspects of business execution.
• Provide expert guidance and strategic advice to country leadership on quality and local content risks, opportunities, and compliance obligations.
• Represent the country in both internal and external reviews and discussions related to quality and localization efforts.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A minimum of 10 to 12 years of relevant experience in quality management, local content, localization, supply chain, or similar country-level roles.
• Proven hands-on experience with Saudi Arabian local content frameworks, regulations, scoring mechanisms, and reporting requirements.
• Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining quality governance, conducting audits, managing corrective actions, and overseeing supplier quality.
• A strong understanding of business execution principles, regulatory compliance, and effective cross-functional stakeholder management.
• Experience working within an industrial, energy, manufacturing, or large project-based environment is highly preferred.
• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Quality, Supply Chain, or a related discipline is required; a Master's degree is considered an advantage.
• Proficiency in both spoken and written English and Arabic is mandatory.

Required Skills

• Quality Management
• Local Content Strategy Development and Execution
• Localization Initiatives
• Supply Chain Management
• Quality Governance and Assurance
• Auditing and Compliance
• Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
• Supplier Quality Management
• Risk Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Stakeholder Management and Engagement
• Leadership and Team Management
• Communication (Verbal and Written)
• Negotiation Skills
• Practical, execution-focused mindset
• Ability to operate independently at a country level

Work Location and Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.