Regulatory update / Procurement
Procurement jobs: the Saudi hiring requirement is now 70%.
Since 31 May 2026, the rule covers more procurement, logistics and warehouse jobs and raises the required Saudi share from 50% to 70%.
- Required share
- 70%
- Applies from
- 31 May 2026
- Business size
- 3+ listed procurement workers
01 / Check your business
Does this affect you?
Private-sector businesses with at least three workers in the 12 listed jobs. Count the covered workers across the entity—not all staff and not each branch separately.
The guide does not set a separate wage threshold for this rule. Other employment requirements and Nitaqat wage-counting conditions still apply.
02 / Your next step
What should you do?
Check the expanded list
Include relevant logistics, warehouse, contracts and specialist jobs—not just buyers.
Check overlapping rules
Some jobs may have a higher Saudi-only requirement under another decision.
Review your staffing
Apply 70% to the covered group and use the official rounding rule.
03 / Check the source
Sources & supporting detail
Targeted review of the rates, wage basis, scope and dates discussed here. Confirm current requirements and individual applicability with the authority.
Occupation list and supporting notes
Covered Titles (12)
Codes are from the Saudi Unified Occupational Classification as listed in Table 1 of HRSD's procedural guide. Verify each code against that table before filtering your Qiwa staff list.
Management
- 132417 Procurement Manager
- 132415 Logistics Services Manager
- 132418 Warehouse Manager
- 122105 Contracts Manager
Specialists
- 243102 Procurement Specialist
- 243104 Tender Specialist
- 243107 E-commerce Specialist
- 243108 Market Research Specialist
- 332301 Private-Label Sourcing Specialist
- 313907 Warehouse Specialist
Representatives and keepers
- 332302 Procurement Representative
- 241110 Warehouse Keeper
Warehouse Keeper was already 100% Saudi under the administrative-support decision. Under this decision it also counts toward the procurement 70%.
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