Country Quality & Local Content Manager
Riyadh - Saudi Arabia
Job Summary
Location:
Riyadh Riyadh Saudi ArabiaJob ID:
R0126699Date Posted:
Company Name:
HITACHI ENERGY LTDProfession (Job Category):
Quality ManagementJob Schedule:
Full timeRemote:
NoJob Description:
The opportunity
The Country Quality & Local Content Manager is responsible for defining driving and governing the country Quality framework and Local Content strategy in line with Saudi Arabia regulatory requirements and company objectives. The role ensures compliance execution excellence and achievement of local content targets while maintaining robust quality governance across all business units.
How youll make an impact
- Own and drive the country Local Content strategy in alignment with Saudi Vision 2030 and relevant authorities (e.g. Local Content Authority IKTVA NUSANED).
- Define monitor and deliver country local content targets scoring and reporting.
- Lead localization initiatives including local supplier development local spend optimization and localization roadmaps.
- Act as the main interface with regulators customers and internal stakeholders on all local content matters.
- Establish KPIs dashboards and governance mechanisms to track and improve local content performance.
- Quality & Governance
- Establish and maintain country-level Quality Management governance aligned with corporate standards.
- Ensure effective implementation of quality processes audits non-conformities corrective and preventive actions.
- Drive crossBU quality alignment supplier quality management and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support risk management compliance and operational excellence through structured quality oversight.
- Stakeholder & Business Engagement
- Partner with Sales Operations Supply Chain Engineering and Finance to embed quality and local content requirements into business execution.
- Provide expert guidance to country leadership on quality and local content risks opportunities and compliance obligations.
- Represent the country in internal and external reviews related to quality and localization.
Your background
- Minimum 1012 years of relevant experience in quality management local content localization supply chain or related countrylevel roles.
- Proven handson experience with Saudi local content frameworks regulations scoring mechanisms and reporting.
- Demonstrated experience in quality governance audits corrective actions and supplier quality management.
- Strong understanding of business execution regulatory compliance and crossfunctional stakeholder management.
- Experience working in an industrial energy manufacturing or large projectbased environment is highly preferred.
- Bachelors degree in engineering Business Quality Supply Chain or a related discipline (Masters degree is an advantage).
- Strong leadership communication and negotiation skills.
- Practical executionfocused mindset with the ability to operate independently at country level.
- Proficiency in both spoken & written English and Arabic is required.
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Manager
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