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Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Almarai Company ranked as #1 FMCG Brand in the MENA region and is 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.\nFor more details, please visit our website -www.almarai.com.\nAbout the Role:\nTo merge advanced baking and culinary expertise with strong commercial acumen to drive product innovation, customer satisfaction, and business growth. The role ensures bakery offerings meet the highest quality standards while aligning with commercial goals, market demands, and profitability targets.\nActivities:\nLead the development of new bakery products by applying technical expertise in ingredients, equipment, and processes, in line with market trends and customer preferences, to deliver commercially viable and innovative SKUs that support sales growth.\nConduct production trials and technical validations, using standard procedures and collaboration with the operations team, to ensure that product prototypes can be scaled efficiently for full manufacturing runs without compromising quality.\nMaintain comprehensive technical documentation, including product specifications, ingredient lists, supplier briefs, and bills of materials, using internal systems and QA protocols, to support traceability, compliance, and production accuracy.\nCollaborate with Sales and Marketing teams to deliver technical product presentations, customer demos, and sampling sessions, in alignment with commercial plans, to enhance customer engagement and secure new business.\nRequirement:\nThe potential candidates must meet the requirements mentioned below:\nBachelor of Culinary Arts and Food Science or Bachelor of International Culinary Arts Management or Bachelor of Hotel Management (Essential) \nDiploma in Baking & Pastry Arts, Culinary Arts, or Hospitality Management. 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