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Requisition ID:14447

CityLV Manag.

Group overview:

Headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we operate construction and manufacturing businesses, design & development centers and a host of facilities in the Middle East and other countries.

alfanar is involved in:

• Electrical, Electromechanical and Civil Engineering Construction
• Manufacturing and Marketing Electrical Construction Products
• Allied Engineering Services

Our Main Divisions:

• alfanar electric
• alfanar Construction
• alfanar Building Systems

alfanar electric

alfanar electric is the industrial arm of alfanar, manufacturing a variety of low, medium and high voltage electrical construction products.

alfanar electric operates industries in:

• Riyadh and Jubail, Saudi Arabia
• Dubai, UAE
• London, UK

alfanar has a development and engineering center in Chennai, India.

Industrial Complex, Riyadh

The center of alfanar’s industrial activities is alfanar Industrial Complex situated in the Third Industrial Zone on Al-Kharj Road, Riyadh.

Spread across 700,000 square meters, the Complex houses alfanar’s facilities.

The Complex has a comprehensive infrastructure including a data and communication center as well as a commercial zone.

Lead and optimize the production planning process. Responsible for ensuring efficient utilization of resources, minimizing lead times, and contributing to overall operational excellence. Aligning production schedules with organizational goals.

Comprehensive Planning:

• Lead strategic planning activities, organizing monthly, weekly, and daily planning to achieve production targets and meet delivery schedules.
• Coordinate with diverse customers' planning teams, ensuring seamless alignment and workflow.

Resourceful Material Management:

• Ensure the strategic availability of essential materials on the shop floor, optimizing workflow efficiency.
• Release in-house stock production orders for Press tool components, meticulously analyzing and addressing consumption or variance issues.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration:

• Spearhead collaborative efforts with various departments to identify and implement process improvement opportunities.
• Foster teamwork to enhance product quality assurance measures, leveraging cross-functional expertise.

Strategic Customer Communication:

• Engage with customers to elucidate design and product specifications, ensuring clarity and alignment.
• Solicit valuable feedback and input from customers to continually enhance the effectiveness of production processes.

Efficient Order Management:

• Oversee the release of in-house stock production orders, employing analytical insight to address consumption, time posting, and other variances.

Proactive Data Provision:

• Provide customers with comprehensive product Bill of Material (BOM) data, facilitating new BOM creation and routing.
• Update routing based on evolving process improvements, design changes, or time studies, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.

Effective Meeting Management:

• Lead and coordinate bi-weekly production meetings, daily production reviews, and monthly Operational Risk Management (ORM) meetings.
• Prepare senior-level reports, including monthly ORM reports, Monthly Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OTP) reports, and detailed analyses on material consumption and work center utilization.

HR Proficiency:

• Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job
• To have a vision and a plan for the career path and how to achieve it.

Delivery:

• Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide a periodic report formatted by detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks.

Problem-Solving:

• Solve any related problems arise and escalate any complex operational issues.

Quality:

• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities.

Business Process Improvements:

• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automations opportunities as much as possible.

Compliance:

• Comply to related policy and procedures and work instructions.

Health, Safety, and Environment:

• Ensure compliance of relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products/services.

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Description:

Requisition ID:14447

CityLV Manag.

Group overview:

Headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we operate construction and manufacturing businesses, design & development centers and a host of facilities in the Middle East and other countries.

alfanar is involved in:

• Electrical, Electromechanical and Civil Engineering Construction
• Manufacturing and Marketing Electrical Construction Products
• Allied Engineering Services

Our Main Divisions:

• alfanar electric
• alfanar Construction
• alfanar Building Systems

alfanar electric

alfanar electric is the industrial arm of alfanar, manufacturing a variety of low, medium and high voltage electrical construction products.

alfanar electric operates industries in:

• Riyadh and Jubail, Saudi Arabia
• Dubai, UAE
• London, UK

alfanar has a development and engineering center in Chennai, India.

Industrial Complex, Riyadh

The center of alfanar’s industrial activities is alfanar Industrial Complex situated in the Third Industrial Zone on Al-Kharj Road, Riyadh.

Spread across 700,000 square meters, the Complex houses alfanar’s facilities.

The Complex has a comprehensive infrastructure including a data and communication center as well as a commercial zone.

Lead and optimize the production planning process. Responsible for ensuring efficient utilization of resources, minimizing lead times, and contributing to overall operational excellence. Aligning production schedules with organizational goals.

Comprehensive Planning:

• Lead strategic planning activities, organizing monthly, weekly, and daily planning to achieve production targets and meet delivery schedules.
• Coordinate with diverse customers' planning teams, ensuring seamless alignment and workflow.

Resourceful Material Management:

• Ensure the strategic availability of essential materials on the shop floor, optimizing workflow efficiency.
• Release in-house stock production orders for Press tool components, meticulously analyzing and addressing consumption or variance issues.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration:

• Spearhead collaborative efforts with various departments to identify and implement process improvement opportunities.
• Foster teamwork to enhance product quality assurance measures, leveraging cross-functional expertise.

Strategic Customer Communication:

• Engage with customers to elucidate design and product specifications, ensuring clarity and alignment.
• Solicit valuable feedback and input from customers to continually enhance the effectiveness of production processes.

Efficient Order Management:

• Oversee the release of in-house stock production orders, employing analytical insight to address consumption, time posting, and other variances.

Proactive Data Provision:

• Provide customers with comprehensive product Bill of Material (BOM) data, facilitating new BOM creation and routing.
• Update routing based on evolving process improvements, design changes, or time studies, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.

Effective Meeting Management:

• Lead and coordinate bi-weekly production meetings, daily production reviews, and monthly Operational Risk Management (ORM) meetings.
• Prepare senior-level reports, including monthly ORM reports, Monthly Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OTP) reports, and detailed analyses on material consumption and work center utilization.

HR Proficiency:

• Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job
• To have a vision and a plan for the career path and how to achieve it.

Delivery:

• Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide a periodic report formatted by detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks.

Problem-Solving:

• Solve any related problems arise and escalate any complex operational issues.

Quality:

• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities.

Business Process Improvements:

• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automations opportunities as much as possible.

Compliance:

• Comply to related policy and procedures and work instructions.

Health, Safety, and Environment:

• Ensure compliance of relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products/services.

We’re Hiring – Supply Chain Manager

Supply Chain Manager

Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Supply Chain Manager to oversee our procurement operations. The ideal candidate will ensure that the company's purchasing needs are met efficiently and with the appropriate quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

️ Oversee all purchasing operations to ensure the company’s needs are met effectively and with high quality.

️ Identify purchasing strategies and select suitable suppliers to align with company goals.

️ Negotiate prices and terms to secure the best value for costs incurred.

️ Sign contracts and ensure suppliers adhere to agreed-upon terms.

️ Develop purchasing policies and oversee their implementation across the organization.

️ Ensure compliance with company regulations and local and international laws.

️ Lead and direct the procurement team, distributing tasks effectively among team members.

️ Provide reports on procurement performance to senior management.

️ Offer recommendations for enhancing purchasing processes.

Qualifications:

️ Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.

️ Proven experience in procurement and supply chain management.

️ Strong negotiation skills and experience in contract management.

️ Excellent leadership and team management abilities.

️ Knowledge of relevant laws and regulations.

️ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Skills:

Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Proficiency in procurement software and Microsoft Office Suite.

Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Project management skills to oversee multiple initiatives.

Ability to analyze data and make data-driven decisions.

Familiarity with supply chain management software (Microsoft Dynamics 365)

Understanding of inventory management principles and practices.

Ability to adapt to changing market conditions and business needs.

Conflict resolution skills to manage supplier relationships effectively.

This position works out of our (Jeddah Office) in the Established Pharmaceutical Division where we are committed to bringing the benefits of our trusted medicines to more people in the world’s fastest-growing countries. Our broad portfolio of high-quality and differentiated branded generic medicines reaches across multiple therapeutic areas including gastroenterology, women's health, cardiometabolic, pain management / central nervous system, and respiratory.

As the Saudi Arabia Supply Chain Manager, you’ll work closely with commercial team, regulatory, quality, finance & operations teams / departments, as well as third party logistics, cluster, area & global colleagues in the EPD division.

What You’ll Do :

• Partner with affiliate Leadership team to drive sales, growth and margin improvement
• Responsible for developing and implementing country supply chain strategies supporting all financial, operational, quality and regulatory aspects
• Build up and maintain supply chain country strategic roadmap, ensure that processes meet and reflect EPD overall expectations
• Responsible for implementing all Supply Chain planning policies : procedures and practices in the market.
• Responsible for driving supply chain effectiveness, with full accountability on E2E SC process.
• Key contributor in Biosimilars localization projects evaluation and implementation.
• Work with TPM leader on TPM selection, capacity reservation to ensure supply security.
• Partner with TPMs to ensure supply security while building a strong relationship with internal & external stakeholders.
• Monitor stock levels of APIs & bulk items at TPMs to avoid out-of-stock situations and ensure safety stocks are maintained.
• Regularly monitor shipments to ensure on-time delivery of materials from APO to TPMs.
• Plan and optimize the monthly supply replenishment : Monthly planning of production orders & updating the replenishment plan on SAP, ensuring alignment with business objectives, demand forecast, and inventory strategies for all products (API, finished products & bulk items).
• Monitor demand changes to ensure supply plans are realistic, adequate and includes contingency plans in such a challenging environment.
• Supply Review and Communication : Lead the monthly supply review and share updates with concerned departments.
• Lead all communications with Planning Centers & supply planners as the main operating link with the Commercial Affiliate.
• Backorder Management : Weekly backorder reporting and follow-up with planners for BO resolution.
• Coordination with RA Department : on annual importation plans, special import permits, and artwork changes to ensure supply is uninterrupted.
• Tender business : Supply Planning to ensure timely deliveries under strict authorities, penalty risk.
• Ensure Safety-stocks are adequate to avoid stockout or expiries & align with concerned departments like Finance, Trade and Operations to meet cash flow goal.
• DI Management : Partner with commercial, Demand and finance teams on Distressed inventory forecasting and monitoring, mitigation of risks ex : communication of short dated stocks to mitigate write offs.
• Inventory Reconciliation : Manage inventory levels and stock reconciliations by ensuring system parameters are correctly set up.
• Acts as a key business partner with commercial team to ensure a cost effective & agile supply chain is maintained, ex : freight mode, warehousing, container utilization, discontinuation initiatives, change of source, MOQ revision, ….
• Support in monthly LBE achievement, proactively highlights risks & provide gap mitigation recommendations.
• Provide shipment plan to APO in M-1 to secure containers booking and align on risk / opportunities and Weekly Call alignment on progress.
• Monitor Supply Chain Indicators and metrics to measure TPMs performance (On-time In-full, Supply Adherence, Capacity Constraints) in accordance with SOPs.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels to achieve organizational goals
• Accountable on compliance with applicable audit and divisional policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Statistics, Pharmacy or Business Administration.
• 10-12 years’ experience in the Supply chain field with Minimum 3 years of managerial experience
• Strong experience in Supply Planning & logistics
• Excellent command of both written and spoken English.
• Excellent communication & leadership skills
• Proactive internal and external stakeholder communication, coordination and collaboration
• Ability to work efficiently in complex and deadline-driven operations, not losing focus on accuracy and quality
• Analytical and Problem-solving skills.
• Highly Experienced in presenting to senior management.
• Advanced Excel and database skill is a must
• SAP knowledge & experience is a plus

The Supply Chain Manager will be based in Riyadh in Nextracker office. In this position, you will report to the Supply Chain Director . Nextracker is seeking a Supply Chain Manager in Saudi Arabia to develop and manage its local supply chain as local supply is highly strategic.

The Sourcing department is responsible for driving the Total Cost of Ownership through deploying category/region/supplier-specific strategies and establishing strategic relationships with core suppliers.

He/She will also be responsible for ensuring proper planning and correct execution of contracts through raw material planning, capacity management and demand review. He/She will also provide local KSA support to the Supply Chain Operations team by performing suppliers expediting activities (including shop expediting, as needed) as well as logistic support activities.

We are looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Passionate drive to innovate and create
• Integrity to the core
• Enthusiastic customer focus
• Consistent interactive teamwork
• Desire for continuous improvement and top performance
• Organized and structured

Here is a glimpse of what you ll do

• Understand technical and economic requirements of the products as well as specific project needs
• Support a local sourcing strategy to optimize the cost/quality of the products and meet the necessary requirements, aligned with regional project demands and corporate sourcing goals.
• Work cross-functionally with Sales, Planning, Quality, Supply Chain Operations and Saudi leadership team to review and align demand trends and specific project requirements.
• Source best in class local suppliers. Identify, evaluate, and onboard best-in-class local suppliers in the steel manufacturing and other sectors, as required to support the business needs.)
• Negotiate, close and manage Master Supply Agreements in line with the sourcing strategy
• Establish and maintain executive level relationship with key stakeholders of the value chain in KSA with special focus on steel commodity
• Follow project specific delivery requirements including material planning, capacity analysis, supplier allocation, weekly delivery reviews with local suppliers and conduct site visits and shop expediting to ensure local suppliers on time delivery.
• Analyze markets and perform supplier screening and qualification
• Prepare and manage Requests for Quotation (RFQs)
• Assess supplier performance on a quarterly basis, champion supplier performance management, conduct regular evaluations, site visits, and feedback reviews
• Visit frequently suppliers and keep track of execution performance
• Work in close collaboration with the Supply Chain Operations team and provide them with local support/representation, as needed.

Here is some of what you ll need (required)

• Advanced Negotiation skills
• Strong knowledge of commercial contracts in KSA
• Experience in compliance with local KSA regulations (e.g., IKTVA, localization goals)
• Experience with Saudi steel manufacturers in particular flat steel mills, tubing and stamping companies, service centers and galvanizing companies.
• Solid structuring and analytical skills to keep track of multiple projects and vendors, in an international and multicultural environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially in Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to report and present a strategy at executive level
• Advanced communication skills (written and verbal)
• Fluent oral and written communications at least in English and Arabic
• Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills as a significant part of the team and suppliers are remote
• Results orientated and demonstrated ability to think out of the box to drive results
• Ability to handle ambiguity and respond quickly and flexibly
• Autonomous
• Availability to travel on a regular basis

Here are a few of our preferred experiences

• Bachelor s degree in technical and/or business major.
• Minimum of 10-year experience in Saudi local supply chain, preferably with steel
• Experience working in a multicultural environment

Company Industry

• Power Generation
• Power Distribution
• Energy
• Nuclear Energy

Department / Functional Area

• Logistics
• Supply Chain

Keywords

• Supply Chain Manager

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Supply Chain Specialist | Saudi Arabia, Al Kharj

The Company:

Almarai is the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy and the region’s largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company. Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Almarai Company is ranked as the #1 FMCG Brand in the MENA region and is a market leader in all its categories across the GCC. Almarai currently employs over 40,000 employees servicing some 220,000 retail outlets across GCC, Egypt and Jordan and has reported net income of SAR 2.31 Billion on sales of SAR 20.97 Billion in 2024.” . For more details, please visit our website –

An aggressive expansion program together with acquisitions in new vertical markets have created an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic multinational team dedicated to furthering growth plans for the group.

About the role:

To coordinate activities of Supply Chain Coordinator ensuring that they plan and control stock levels/availability of all materials and ingredients required for their designated portfolio within the CPP manufacturing environment. This will be achieved by using SAP and analyzing the required service levels/working capital budget and taking into consideration delivery lead times, seasonal constraints, available storage, etc.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee Supply Chain Coordinator tasks.
• Create SAP purchase requisitions for packaging and ingredients.
• Work with Purchasing to resolve supply issues and manage material plans.
• Control stock levels to stay within the Working Capital budget.
• Schedule deliveries with local suppliers, considering warehouse limits.
• Optimize Blow & Injection molding facility usage.
• Plan material run outs to reduce obsolete stock.
• Coordinate staff training with the Training team.
• Monitor and maintain staff efficiency and quality.
• Ensure SOP compliance.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business Administration, or related field
• 4+ years of MRP experience in a Supply Planning environment
• Experience in FMCG environment
• Fluent in English
• Highly proficient in MS Excel, including:

1. Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, INDEX, MATCH
2. SUMIF, COUNTIF, WEEKNUM, DATE functions
3. Basic formulas (SUM, AVERAGE, MAX, MIN

Almarai offers a competitive package, generous leave, medical coverage, discretionary bonus, training, and development etc.

This is a great opportunity to join a successful and expanding global business, offering an excellent remuneration and benefits package.

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The Company:

Almarai is the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy and the region’s largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company. Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Almarai Company is ranked as the #1 FMCG Brand in the MENA region and is a market leader in all its categories across the GCC. Almarai currently employs over 40,000 employees servicing some 220,000 retail outlets across GCC, Egypt, and Jordan, with reported net income of SAR 2.31 Billion on sales of SAR 20.97 Billion in 2024. For more details, please visit our website – .

An aggressive expansion program, together with acquisitions in new vertical markets, has created an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic multinational team dedicated to furthering growth plans for the group.

To coordinate activities of the Supply Chain Coordinator, ensuring the planning and control of stock levels and availability of all materials and ingredients required for their designated portfolio within the CPP manufacturing environment. This will be achieved by using SAP, analyzing service levels and working capital budgets, and considering delivery lead times, seasonal constraints, available storage, etc.

• Oversee Supply Chain Coordinator tasks.
• Create SAP purchase requisitions for packaging and ingredients.
• Work with Purchasing to resolve supply issues and manage material plans.
• Control stock levels to stay within the Working Capital budget.
• Schedule deliveries with local suppliers, considering warehouse limits.
• Optimize Blow & Injection molding facility usage.
• Plan material run outs to reduce obsolete stock.
• Coordinate staff training with the Training team.
• Monitor and maintain staff efficiency and quality.
• Ensure SOP compliance.

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business Administration, or related field.
• 4+ years of MRP experience in a Supply Planning environment.
• Experience in FMCG environment.
• Highly proficient in MS Excel, including:
• SUMIF, COUNTIF, WEEKNUM, DATE functions.

Almarai offers a competitive package, generous leave, medical coverage, discretionary bonus, training, and development, etc.

This is a great opportunity to join a successful and expanding global business, offering an excellent remuneration and benefits package.

• Not Applicable

• Full-time

• Supply Chain and Analyst
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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Parkhouse Bell is delighted to be recruiting for a leading electronics retailer in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Our client operates over 160 outlets servicing the major brands in mobile phones, computers, and electronic accessories.

Reporting to the COO, you will lead the Supply Function by ensuring efficiency & consistency of supply, cost effectiveness, availability of goods & materials & developing the management team to guarantee timely delivery of goods at a competitive price.

1. Ensure efficiency & consistency of supply.
2. Manage cost effectiveness and availability of goods & materials.
3. Develop the management team to guarantee timely delivery of goods at a competitive price.

1. Bachelor's Degree in business related subject.
2. MBA / MSC Degree (preferable).
3. 10 - 12 years experience at management / senior management level (including 5-6 years Supply Chain Management experience covering planning, warehousing, purchasing & transportation management) in a large Retail / Distribution organization.
4. Very Good English – fluent Arabic.
5. Microsoft skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).