Dairy Industrial Development Manager

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Identify Saudi factories for toll-processing Cagliata into finished mozzarella.
• Identify manufacturers and co-packers for processing and private-labeling Gouda, Edam, and Cheddar cheese.
• Identify facilities for repacking bulk and frozen cream.
• Assess facilities for producing formulated pizza toppings using dairy ingredients and vegetable fats.
• Conduct factory visits to evaluate equipment, capabilities, capacity, quality systems, SFDA compliance, and cold-chain infrastructure.
• Analyze processing costs, minimum order quantities, capacity, lead times, and investment requirements.
• Negotiate and coordinate trial production with selected partners.
• Evaluate partners from technical, operational, quality, and commercial perspectives.
• Establish expected volumes, target selling prices, and commercial feasibility with commercial teams.
• Develop recommendations and business cases for local manufacturing and co-packing partnerships.

Requirements

• Relevant experience in dairy manufacturing, cheese processing, food manufacturing, industrial development, or a related field.
• Strong technical understanding of dairy and cheese manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of the Saudi dairy manufacturing landscape and local food production facilities is highly preferred.
• Experience evaluating factories, production lines, manufacturing capacity, and quality systems.
• Understanding of SFDA requirements, food safety standards, and cold-chain operations.
• Experience in costing, contract or toll manufacturing, supplier evaluation, and commercial negotiations.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel and conduct factory visits across Saudi Arabia.

Preferred Background

• Experience in Saudi Arabia or the GCC within dairy companies, cheese manufacturers, food-processing companies, or dairy ingredients businesses is strongly preferred.

Employment

• The position is full-time.

Workplace

• The role includes on-site factory visits across Saudi Arabia.