Quality Control Manager Jobs Riyadh Saudi Arabia 2026

Sitaf — a premium food importer and distributor operating across Saudi Arabia — is creating a brand-new, strategic Quality Control Manager position in Riyadh. This is a rare and genuinely exciting opportunity to build a complete Quality Management System (QMS) and Food Safety framework entirely from the ground up, shaping the entire quality culture and operational standard of a fast-growing, premium food company. If you have 5 or more years of QA/QC leadership experience in Food Service, HoReCa, or FMCG, and you thrive in environments where you can architect systems rather than just maintain them, Sitaf is looking for exactly you.

About Sitaf — Saudi Arabia’s Premium Food Importer

Company: Sitaf — a premium food importer and distributor in Saudi Arabia, serving the HoReCa, food service, and premium FMCG distribution sectors

Strategic Position: This Quality Control Manager role is a new strategic hire — built from scratch to create the company’s entire QMS and food safety framework for the first time

Scope: Quality management across warehousing, logistics, supplier relationships, and distribution — a full-chain quality responsibility from import to delivery

Regulatory Framework: HACCP, ISO 22000, GMP, and SFDA (Saudi Food and Drug Authority) compliance are at the core of this role’s mandate

Growth Context: A fast-growing, premium food business in one of Saudi Arabia’s most dynamic consumer markets — creating the quality systems that will support long-term scalability and regulatory excellence

Why Join Sitaf as QC Manager in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?

Rare Build-From-Scratch Opportunity: Most QC Managers inherit someone else’s system — this role lets you design, build, and own Sitaf’s entire quality framework from the very first day

Tax-Free Saudi Salary: Competitive compensation in Saudi Arabia’s zero-income-tax environment — QC management talent in the premium food sector commands strong SAR packages

Strategic Visibility: As the architect of Sitaf’s quality function, you will have direct senior leadership exposure and the opportunity to shape company culture from the quality-up

Vision 2030 Market Growth: Saudi Arabia’s food service, HoReCa, and premium food distribution sectors are growing rapidly under Vision 2030 — making this an exceptional time to build a food quality career in Riyadh

Position Overview

This Quality Control Manager role at Sitaf in Riyadh is a full-time, senior strategic position created specifically to build the company’s quality management infrastructure from the ground up. There is no existing QMS to inherit — your mandate is to establish it, implement it, and lead it. You will design and implement quality procedures, policies, and operational standards; ensure full compliance with HACCP, ISO 22000, GMP, and SFDA regulations; manage quality controls across warehousing, logistics, supplier networks, and distribution; lead audits, inspections, traceability systems, and corrective action programmes; and drive a strong food safety culture across the entire organization. You will work closely and cross-functionally with operations, procurement, warehouse, and commercial teams — building quality into every business process from the inside out. This role demands 5 or more years of QC/QA leadership in Food Service, HoReCa, or FMCG, excellent knowledge of international food safety standards, strong leadership and organizational capability, and the entrepreneurial mindset to build processes in a fast-growing premium food environment where the quality system you create will define the company’s regulatory posture and customer trust for years to come.

Why This Role Matters: As Quality Control Manager at Sitaf Riyadh, you are not stepping into a role — you are creating one, and that distinction makes all the difference for a quality professional who has spent years maintaining other people’s systems and is ready to design their own, your QMS, your food safety framework, your audit programme, and your quality culture will define how Sitaf operates for years to come — a level of organizational impact that most quality professionals never get the chance to achieve, you work in the premium food import and distribution sector at a time when Saudi Arabia’s appetite for high-quality, internationally sourced food products is growing faster than the regulatory infrastructure can keep up with — making your SFDA compliance expertise a genuine competitive differentiator for the business, and you build your professional legacy at a company that trusted you enough to hand you a blank page and say: build us something excellent.

Key Responsibilities

Building the Quality Management System from Scratch

Design, build, and implement Sitaf’s entire Quality Management System from the ground up — creating the policies, procedures, operational standards, and documentation framework that will govern the company’s quality function going forward
Establish clear, practical, and enforceable quality procedures across all business operations — ensuring every function from import and warehousing through logistics and distribution has defined quality standards and accountability
Develop and implement food safety and quality management frameworks that are fully compliant with HACCP, ISO 22000, GMP, and Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) regulatory requirements
Create a scalable QMS architecture that can grow with Sitaf’s business — building quality systems designed for a fast-growing premium food company, not just for today’s operational footprint

Supply Chain Quality Management

Manage quality controls across Sitaf’s full supply chain — covering warehousing standards, cold chain and logistics compliance, supplier qualification and performance, and distribution quality at the point of delivery
Develop and implement a supplier quality management programme — establishing clear supplier standards, audit frameworks, performance metrics, and corrective action processes that protect the integrity of Sitaf’s premium product portfolio
Monitor quality across the entire cold chain and distribution network — ensuring temperature-sensitive premium food products maintain their quality, safety, and compliance from import receipt to final customer delivery
Coordinate product traceability systems across the supply chain — ensuring every imported product can be traced accurately and completely from origin through to end customer in the event of a quality issue or recall requirement

Audits, Inspections & Corrective Actions

Lead all internal quality audits and inspections across Sitaf’s warehouses, logistics operations, and distribution activities — documenting findings, identifying non-conformances, and driving corrective and preventive actions to closure
Manage the company’s corrective action programme — ensuring all quality non-conformances and food safety deviations are investigated, root-caused, addressed, and verified for effective and lasting resolution
Support and coordinate external audits by SFDA regulatory authorities, third-party certification bodies, and major customer quality inspections — ensuring Sitaf is audit-ready at all times
Maintain comprehensive quality documentation, inspection records, audit reports, and corrective action logs — providing senior management with clear quality performance visibility and regulatory compliance evidence

Food Safety Culture & Cross-Functional Leadership

Drive a strong, genuine food safety and quality culture across the entire Sitaf organization — ensuring that quality is understood, valued, and actively practiced by every team from warehouse staff to commercial management
Deliver food safety and quality training to staff across all relevant functions — building awareness, competency, and personal accountability for food safety from the warehouse floor to the purchasing desk
Work closely and collaboratively with operations, procurement, warehouse, and commercial teams — embedding quality into cross-functional processes and ensuring quality considerations are integrated into every business decision
Serve as Sitaf’s internal and external expert on food safety regulations, SFDA requirements, and international quality standards — advising leadership on compliance obligations, risks, and improvement opportunities

Qualifications & Requirements

Experience Requirements

5 or more years of experience in Quality Control or Quality Assurance — with a strong operational and managerial background in the Food Service, HoReCa, or FMCG industry
Proven track record of building, implementing, or significantly developing QMS frameworks, food safety systems, or quality audit programmes in a food business context
Strong background in premium food distribution, food import operations, or fast-moving food service environments — understanding the specific quality and traceability challenges of the premium food supply chain

Technical Knowledge

Excellent knowledge of international food safety standards — specifically HACCP, ISO 22000, GMP — and Saudi SFDA regulatory requirements for food importers and distributors
Demonstrated ability to build quality processes and operational structures in a fast-growing business environment — someone who creates systems rather than waits for them to exist

Personal Skills

Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills — with the authority and communication ability to drive quality standards across multiple functions and business levels
Entrepreneurial mindset and the professional resilience to build from scratch in a fast-growing environment where structure, processes, and documentation need to be created rather than inherited
Fluent English communication skills — written and verbal — for supplier communication, regulatory correspondence, and senior management reporting in a premium food import business

About Sitaf — Riyadh’s Premium Food Importer

Sitaf is a premium food importer and distributor based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, supplying high-quality internationally sourced food products to food service, HoReCa, and FMCG distribution customers across the Kingdom. Operating in one of the world’s fastest-growing premium food markets, Sitaf is building the professional infrastructure, quality systems, and operational excellence needed to scale its business and its reputation as a trusted premium food partner. The creation of this Quality Control Manager role represents Sitaf’s commitment to embedding genuine quality leadership at the heart of its business — making this one of the most strategically significant and professionally rewarding quality management opportunities available in Riyadh in 2026.

Who Should Apply?

Senior QC/QA Managers: With 5+ years of food quality leadership in Food Service, HoReCa, premium food distribution, or FMCG who are ready to build something genuinely their own
QMS Builders: Who have direct experience designing, implementing, and launching quality management systems — rather than simply operating within existing frameworks
SFDA & ISO 22000 Specialists: With deep knowledge of Saudi food safety regulations and international food safety standards applicable to premium food import and distribution operations
Cross-Functional Quality Leaders: Comfortable working across operations, procurement, logistics, and commercial teams to embed quality into every business process and decision
Riyadh-Based or Relocating Professionals: Ready to join Sitaf immediately and take ownership of building Saudi Arabia’s next premium food company’s quality foundation

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