Almarai nurtures young Saudi talent for top careers

Almarai celebrated the trainees of its ‘Managers of the Future’ program at a recent ceremony.
Abdul Rahman Al-Fadhli, Almarai executive president, was pleased with the program that started with 50 trainees and is training 200 this year. He said the company is implementing the program every year and is cooperating with most universities to attract students to enroll in it.
He said Almarai launched the program several years ago as its “ultimate investment in Saudi youths” where it would train and qualify Saudis to take over the key positions in the company.
This year’s graduates of the program said in a statement delivered by Abdul Muhsin Al-Subaih that they learned to acquire positive energy at the workplace, overcoming negative aspects and focusing on positive ones.
Abdullah Al-Badr, director general of support services, said training Saudi youths and making them part of the company’s work environment is part of its CSR activity. The ‘Managers of the Future’ program provides new graduates with professional skills.
A trainee is assigned specific tasks by day one, learning on-the-job with the assistance of their more experienced colleagues, he said, adding that trainees are also given courses in management skills given by specialists and have advisers providing professional consultations.
The program is 12-month long with quarterly and final evaluation.