Procurement Officer - Saudi National

We are looking for a skilled and commercially driven Procurement Officer to join the production team of a fast-growing company operating across multiple markets. You will play a key role in ensuring the production facility has a reliable supply of ingredients, packaging, and consumables while maintaining cost efficiency and high supplier standards. In this role, you will manage the end-to-end procurement process within an agreed budget, from sourcing and onboarding suppliers to negotiating commercial terms and monitoring supplier performance. You will work closely with the kitchen, inventory, receiving, and quality teams to ensure the right materials are available at the right time without compromising quality or food-safety standards. Responsibilities • Identify, evaluate, and onboard suppliers for ingredients, packaging, and production consumables. • Source products and suppliers within 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 flag 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 the relevant kitchen and production teams. • Maintain a reliable dual-supplier or backup supplier base for critical ingredients and packaging. • Develop procurement plans that 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 the 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.