Dairy Industrial Development Manager

Dairy Industrial Development Manager

Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Employment Type: Full-Time

We 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 Background

Candidates with experience in dairy companies, cheese manufacturers, food-processing companies, or dairy ingredients businesses within Saudi Arabia or the GCC will be strongly preferred.