Commencement of Implementation of the Decision to Raise the Saudization Percentage in Procurement Professions as of 31 May
بدء تطبيق قرار رفع نسبة التوطين في مهن المشتريات اعتبارًا من 31 مايو
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced the implementation, effective 31 May 2026, of a decision raising the Saudization rate to 70% in procurement professions in the private sector, applying to establishments employing three or more workers across 12 designated professions (procurement manager, procurement representative, contracts manager, warehouse keeper, logistics services manager, warehouse manager, tenders specialist, procurement specialist, e-commerce specialist, market research specialist, warehousing specialist, and private-label supply specialist). Ministry oversight teams have begun monitoring targeted establishments' compliance with the required ratios, and the Ministry stated that statutory penalties will be applied to violating establishments that fail to comply after the specified grace period ends.
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