Quality & Food Safety Head – Saudi Arabia

Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Sector: FMCG / Food Manufacturing

Employment Type: Permanent

Alexander Steele is supporting a leading international food manufacturing business with the appointment of a Quality & Food Safety Head for its Saudi Arabian operations.

This is a senior country-level role responsible for leading the full Quality & Food Safety agenda across multiple manufacturing sites, ensuring the consistent delivery of safe, compliant, and high-quality products.

The position will be based in Jeddah, with responsibility across Saudi operations and regular domestic travel.

The Role

The successful candidate will lead Quality & Food Safety across the business, working closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, R&D, Procurement and regional leadership.

Key responsibilities will include

Leading the Food Safety Management System across multiple factories

Ensuring compliance with HACCP, FSSC 22000, ISO 22000, SFDA and GCC requirements

Driving audit readiness and leading internal and external audits

Managing CAPA closure, root cause analysis and continuous improvement activity

Standardising quality systems, governance routines, KPIs and procedures across sites

Leading product quality, compliance, product release and incident management

Acting as a key point of contact for regulatory bodies, certification bodies and external auditors

Building a strong quality and food safety culture across factory teams

Coaching, developing and leading the Quality & Food Safety team

The Candidate

We are looking to speak with candidates who have

Strong Quality & Food Safety leadership experience within FMCG / food manufacturing

Experience operating across a site, multi-site or country-level manufacturing environment

Strong knowledge of FSMS, HACCP, FSSC 22000 and ISO 22000

Experience with SFDA / GCC regulatory requirements

Strong audit, compliance, supplier quality and continuous improvement experience

Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills

A degree in Food Science, Microbiology or a related field

Lead Auditor or Food Safety certifications would be advantageous

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior QFS professional to take ownership of a country-level quality and food safety function within a major food manufacturing environment.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Clarke Smith directly.