Head of Quality

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 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

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.