Dairy Industrial Development Manager

Dairy Industrial Development Manager

Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Employment Type: Full-TimeWe are seeking an experienced Dairy Industrial Development Manager to identify, evaluate, and develop local dairy manufacturing and co-packing partnerships across Saudi Arabia.The role combines dairy manufacturing expertise, factory assessment, commercial evaluation, and business development, with a strong focus on building local processing capabilities for cheese, cream, and formulated dairy products.Key Responsibilities

• Identify Saudi dairy factories capable of toll-processing Cagliata into finished mozzarella.
• Identify manufacturers and co-packers capable of cutting, slicing, shredding, grating, packing, and private-labeling Gouda, Edam, and Cheddar cheese.
• Identify facilities capable of repacking bulk and frozen cream.
• Assess whether existing Saudi manufacturers can produce formulated pizza toppings using dairy ingredients and vegetable fats.
• Conduct on-site factory visits across Saudi Arabia to evaluate production equipment, technical capabilities, available capacity, quality systems, SFDA compliance, and cold-chain infrastructure.
• Obtain and analyze actual processing costs per kilogram, minimum order quantities (MOQs), available production capacity, lead times, and potential investment requirements.
• Negotiate and coordinate trial production with selected manufacturing partners using supplied dairy materials.
• Evaluate potential manufacturing partners from technical, operational, quality, and commercial perspectives.
• Work closely with BinDawood commercial teams to establish expected volumes, target selling prices, and overall commercial feasibility.
• Develop recommendations and business cases for potential 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/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 BackgroundCandidates with experience in dairy companies, cheese manufacturers, food-processing companies, or dairy ingredients businesses within Saudi Arabia or the GCC will be strongly preferred.