About the Role

Modern Mills For Food Products Co. is seeking a Manager, Purchasing to join their team in Jeddah. This full-time role requires 5-10 years of relevant experience and involves leading strategic sourcing and procurement activities for critical materials within the food manufacturing sector.

Role Purpose and Strategic Impact

The Manager, Purchasing will lead the strategic sourcing, procurement, and supply continuity of food ingredients, additives, vitamins, premixes, enzymes, packaging components, and other assigned direct and indirect materials. This position is central to supporting ongoing operations, new product development, and business growth by identifying qualified suppliers, negotiating competitive commercial terms, ensuring material availability, and maintaining compliance with quality, food safety, and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies and category plans for food ingredients, additives, vitamins, premixes, enzymes, and packaging components, aligned with operational and product development priorities.
• Analyze market trends, supplier capacity, commodity movements, and supply risks to support purchasing decisions, and identify local and international sourcing opportunities.
• Manage the end-to-end purchasing process, including requests for quotation, bid evaluation, negotiation, purchase orders, and supplier follow-up.
• Coordinate with Planning, Production, and Warehouse teams to maintain appropriate material availability and inventory levels, and resolve supply shortages, delayed deliveries, quality concerns, and commercial disputes.
• Partner with Research and Development, Quality, Marketing, and Operations to source materials for new products, coordinate material trials and sample requests, and ensure launch timelines are met.
• Identify, evaluate, and develop reliable local and international suppliers, and lead commercial negotiations covering prices, payment terms, lead times, and contractual conditions.
• Conduct supplier performance reviews based on quality, cost, delivery, and service; develop corrective action plans for underperforming suppliers and secure alternative sources for critical materials.
• Deliver measurable cost savings through negotiation, competitive bidding, demand consolidation, and alternative sourcing, and review total cost of ownership.
• Develop dual-sourcing, local-sourcing, and contingency plans for critical items, and monitor geopolitical, logistical, regulatory, and commodity-related risks affecting supply.
• Ensure procured materials comply with approved technical specifications, food safety standards, and Saudi Food and Drug Authority requirements.
• Negotiate and manage supplier agreements in coordination with Legal, ensuring compliance with procurement policies, the authority matrix, and ethical standards.
• Lead, coach, and develop purchasing team members, set individual objectives, and build team capability in negotiation, supplier management, and strategic sourcing.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• 5-10 years of relevant experience within food manufacturing, FMCG, milling, bakery products, animal nutrition, or a related manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience sourcing food ingredients, additives, vitamins, enzymes, premixes, or packaging materials.
• Proven capability in local and international sourcing, contract negotiation, and supplier management.
• Experience supporting new product development and supplier qualification is strongly preferred.

Essential Skills and Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of food safety and regulatory compliance requirements, including SFDA standards.
• Proficiency in ERP procurement systems and Microsoft Office applications.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Jeddah, offering an opportunity to contribute to the strategic procurement function of Modern Mills For Food Products Co.