Supply chain management
4–5 years- You study
- Procurement, Warehouse management
- Jobs
- Logistics specialist, Procurement officer
- Average for the business field · Age 25–29
- 8,200SAR
Average monthly pay in the business field for Saudi bachelor’s holders, GASTAT Labour Force Survey 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3; many earn less. Pay in a first job is usually lower.
Forecasts published in other countries for the occupation Procurement and purchasing agents and officers: leaning to growth (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 2026 (Safar – Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH); Employment and Social Development Canada, June 2025 · Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 – Muharram 1447 AH)1,2. They are not a forecast for the Saudi market, nor by DataPulse.
Where is Supply chain management taught?
Taught at 13 universities: 6 government and 7 private.
Riyadh
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityGovernment · women
- Almaarefa UniversityPrivate
Makkah
- University of JeddahGovernment · men and women
- Effat UniversityPrivate
- University of Business and TechnologyPrivate
Madinah
- Taibah UniversityGovernment · men
Qassim
- Mustaqbal UniversityPrivate · men and women
Eastern Province
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityGovernment
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsGovernment
- King Faisal UniversityGovernment
- Al-Fayha CollegePrivate
- Alasala CollegesPrivate
Tabuk
- Fahad Bin Sultan UniversityPrivate
From university pages, admission guides and the Ministry’s Study in Saudi platform4. Gender is tagged where the university publishes it per programme.
Compare with…
A side-by-side view, not a judgement that one major is better. Figures are for the broad field, so two majors in one field share the same figures. Figures: bachelor’s, both sexes, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)35
| Supply chain management | Insurance and risk management | Accounting |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Business, administration and law | Business, administration and law | Business, administration and law |
| Length of study | ||
| 4–5 years | 4–5 years | 4–5 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 13 universities | 6 universities | 47 universities |
| Men | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 91.5% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 11,491 | 11,491 | 11,491 |
| An occupation of its graduates and generative AI | ||
| minimal exposure | gradient three of four | gradient three of four |
Availability for men and women from university pages and the Ministry’s programmes platform; last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
What do Supply chain management students learn?
How goods move from suppliers to customers: purchasing, storage and transport.
- Procurement
- Warehouse management
- Transport and shipping
- Logistics planning
In Arabic: إدارة سلاسل الإمداد
How many years is Supply chain management?
4–5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Supply chain management graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Logistics specialist
- Procurement officer
- Warehouse supervisor
- Shipping coordinator
You move between office, warehouse and port; may include shifts and travel.
- Mixed
- Sometimes shifts
- Sometimes outside the city
- Moderate physical effort
- Some travel
What do Supply chain management graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Business, administration and law” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the business field?
Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)3:
For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.
Official decisions and signals
- Companies must have 70% Saudi procurement staff. in force since May 2026 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1447 AH) (binds firms, not individuals)6
- The job “Procurement officer” is only slightly affected by AI. May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)7
- Target: 330 million air passengers and a top-10 world ranking in logistics by 2030. in force since December 2030 (Sha'ban – Ramadan 1452 AH) (announced target)8
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Buyers and purchasing agents” (BLS 13-1020), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Procurement and purchasing agents and officers” (COPS 12102), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Business, administration and law”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
- Programme pages on university websites, last checked 26 October 2026 (15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
- International Labour Organization, global index of occupational exposure to generative AI, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).
- Ministry of Human Resources, 30 November 2025 (9 Jumada al-Akhirah 1447 AH).
- International Labour Organization · occupation code 3323, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).
- Saudi Vision 2030, 19 June 2026 (4 Muharram 1448 AH).