Regional Assets & Facilities Manager | Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
The Company:
Almarai is the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy and the region’s largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company. Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Almarai Company is ranked as the #1 FMCG Brand in the MENA region and is a market leader in all its categories across the GCC. Almarai currently employs over 40,000 employees servicing some 220,000 retail outlets across GCC, Egypt and Jordan and has reported net income of SAR 2.31 Billion on sales of SAR 20.97 Billion in 2024.”. For more details, please visit our website –www.almarai.com.
An aggressive expansion program together with acquisitions in new vertical markets have created an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic multinational team dedicated to furthering growth plans for the group.
About the role:
To organize and control assigned work by scheduling, supervising and assisting mechanics and technicians operating on shift. To plan and implement training of workshop staff adopting a mentor approach to ensure that assigned staff has the required level of skills to effectively maintain the fleet
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement regional Assets & Facilities strategies, policies, governance frameworks, and operational standards to ensure compliance, sustainability, operational excellence, and alignment with business objectives.
- Manage employee accommodation, welfare facilities, and workplace services, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality living and working environments.
- Direct the operation, maintenance, and optimization of facilities, infrastructure, depots, and support assets to maximize reliability, availability, and operational performance.
- Oversee the delivery of catering, housekeeping, transportation, and other employee support services in line with agreed service levels and quality standards.
- Lead Health, Safety, Environment (HSE), fire protection, and regulatory compliance programs through audits, inspections, risk assessments, and corrective action plans.
- Drive workplace planning, office space allocation, and utilization initiatives to optimize resources, enhance employee experience, and support changing business needs.
- Manage contractor and vendor relationships, including procurement support, contract administration, performance evaluation, and service-level compliance.
- Oversee the full asset lifecycle, including acquisition, utilization, maintenance, replacement planning, and disposal to maximize asset value and performance.
- Develop and maintain business continuity, emergency response, disaster recovery, and salvage management plans to ensure operational resilience.
- Lead regional expansion projects, infrastructure development initiatives, lease management activities, and capital improvement programs to support business growth and operational readiness.
Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering (Electrical / Mechanical)
- 6+ + years' experience in Assets & Facilities Management or related disciplines
- Experience managing multi-site operations, contractors, budgets, and large facility portfolios.
- Experience in asset lifecycle management, maintenance, compliance, and business continuity.
- Experience in managing System based inventory and PM
- Proven leadership experience managing large teams and cross-functional stakeholders
Almarai offers a competitive package, generous leave, medical coverage, discretionary bonus, training, and development etc.
This is a great opportunity to join a successful and expanding global business, offering an excellent remuneration and benefits package.
