Sitaf, one of Saudi Arabia’s leading Premium Food Importers and Distributors, is hiring a highly motivated Quality Control Manager in Riyadh. This is a rare and exciting new strategic position — built entirely from scratch — offering the unique opportunity to design, implement, and lead the complete Quality Management System (QMS) and Food Safety framework across the entire organisation. If you have a strong background in Food Service, HoReCa, or FMCG quality management and thrive in fast-growing, entrepreneurial environments, this is your defining career move in Saudi Arabia.
About Sitaf — Saudi Arabia’s Premium Food Importer
Specialisation: Premium food importation and distribution across Saudi Arabia’s dynamic food service market
Market Position: Trusted supplier to leading HoReCa, Food Service, and FMCG clients across the Kingdom
Growth Stage: Fast-growing company actively building its quality and operational infrastructure for long-term leadership
Strategic Vision: Creating a new Quality Control Manager role to anchor food safety and compliance at the highest level
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — the Kingdom’s commercial and business capital
Why This Role Is Unique — Build Something from the Ground Up
Greenfield Opportunity: Design and build the entire QMS and food safety framework — your vision, your structure
Strategic Impact: This role influences operations, procurement, warehousing, logistics, and commercial teams directly
Career Milestone: Own the quality function of a premium food brand in the Kingdom’s booming food service sector
Growth Environment: Join a fast-expanding company where your work builds lasting organisational capability and culture
Position Overview
The Quality Control Manager at Sitaf Riyadh will take full ownership of building and implementing the company’s Quality Management System (QMS) from the ground up. This is not a maintenance role — it is a true leadership and creation opportunity. You will establish quality procedures, enforce compliance with HACCP, ISO 22000, GMP, and SFDA regulations, manage quality controls across warehousing, logistics, suppliers, and distribution channels, and drive a robust food safety culture throughout the entire organisation in alignment with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 food sector ambitions.
Why This Role Matters: As Quality Control Manager at Sitaf, you will be the architect of the company’s entire quality and food safety identity — establishing policies, leading audits, managing supplier quality, ensuring SFDA compliance, and building a team culture where food safety is everyone’s responsibility. This is the ideal role for a QC leader ready to leave a lasting professional legacy at a growing premium food brand in Saudi Arabia.
Key Responsibilities
QMS Design & Implementation from Scratch
- Build and implement the company’s complete Quality Management System (QMS) from the ground up — creating a fully structured, scalable, and compliant framework
- Establish all quality procedures, operational policies, and standards covering every aspect of the company’s food import, storage, and distribution activities
- Design documentation frameworks, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and quality manuals aligned with international best practices
Regulatory Compliance — HACCP, ISO 22000, GMP & SFDA
- Ensure full and ongoing compliance with HACCP principles, ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System requirements, and GMP guidelines across all operations
- Manage compliance with all Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) regulations applicable to premium food importation and distribution in the Kingdom
- Stay current with evolving KSA food safety legislation and proactively update the QMS to reflect regulatory changes
Supply Chain & Distribution Quality Controls
- Manage and oversee quality controls across all warehousing, cold chain logistics, supplier relationships, and product distribution channels
- Develop and enforce supplier qualification and approval programmes to ensure all imported premium food products meet Sitaf’s quality specifications
- Monitor product integrity, temperature control compliance, and traceability across the end-to-end supply chain
Audits, Inspections & Corrective Actions
- Lead and coordinate all internal audits, regulatory inspections, and supplier quality assessments across the business
- Manage traceability systems and ensure full product recall readiness in line with SFDA and international food safety standards
- Implement and verify corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) arising from audit findings, non-conformances, and customer complaints
Food Safety Culture & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Drive a strong, organisation-wide food safety and quality culture through awareness programs, training, and visible senior leadership commitment
- Work closely with operations, procurement, warehouse, logistics, and commercial teams to embed quality thinking into all business decisions
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives that raise quality standards and operational efficiency across the entire Sitaf organisation
Qualifications & Requirements
Educational Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Nutrition, Quality Management, or a related scientific or business discipline
- Professional certifications in food safety management, HACCP, or ISO 22000 are strongly preferred
Experience Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in Quality Control or Quality Assurance within the food service, HoReCa, premium food distribution, or FMCG sectors
- Demonstrated hands-on experience building, implementing, or significantly improving Quality Management Systems in a food environment
- Strong background in managing quality across import, warehousing, cold chain logistics, and multi-channel distribution operations
Essential Skills
- Excellent and up-to-date knowledge of international food safety standards including HACCP, ISO 22000, GMP, and SFDA regulatory requirements in Saudi Arabia
- Strong leadership, organisational, and structured problem-solving skills to build systems and processes in a fast-growing business
- Proven ability to design processes and organisational structures in dynamic, entrepreneurial, or scaling environments
- Fluent English communication skills — written and spoken — essential for supplier management and international standard implementation
- Collaborative, cross-functional mindset with the ability to influence and align teams at all levels of the organisation
About Sitaf — Premium Food Importation & Distribution in Saudi Arabia
Sitaf is a premium food importer and distributor operating in the heart of Saudi Arabia’s thriving food service market. With a carefully curated portfolio of high-quality international food products, Sitaf serves the Kingdom’s most discerning HoReCa clients, food service operators, and premium retail channels — establishing itself as a trusted partner for quality and reliability across Riyadh and beyond.
As Saudi Arabia’s food sector continues its rapid expansion in line with Vision 2030, Sitaf is investing in the systems, talent, and quality infrastructure needed to lead this growing market. This new Quality Control Manager role sits at the very heart of that ambition — making it one of the most impactful food safety leadership opportunities available in Riyadh in 2026.
Career Excellence: Join a premium food brand at its most exciting growth stage and build the quality system that will define its future.
Who Should Apply?
- QC / QA Managers: With 5+ years in food service, HoReCa, or premium food distribution and a passion for building systems from scratch
- Food Safety Leaders: With strong HACCP, ISO 22000, and SFDA knowledge seeking a strategic, ownership-level role in Riyadh
- FMCG Quality Professionals: Ready to move into a pioneering greenfield role at a fast-growing premium food brand in Saudi Arabia
- Supply Chain Quality Specialists: With expertise in warehousing, cold chain, and distribution quality management in the KSA or GCC food sector
- Process Builders: Experienced QC professionals who excel at creating structure, policies, and culture in growing organisations
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