Supply chain and Procurement Society

What Supply chain and Procurement Society does

The Supply Chain and Procurement Society (SCPS) is a Saudi Arabian non-profit national association, inaugurated on February 5, 2019 at the Riyadh Chamber, that operates under the technical supervision of the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources and the patronage of the General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monshaat). Its strategic objectives are derived from Saudi Vision 2030 and it is governed by a Board of Directors chaired by Saleh bin Ibrahim Al-Shabanan, with Saleh Homoud Al-Suwaiti serving as CEO and Abdullah bin Saleh Al-Tassan as Vice-President. It was founded by Saudi volunteers with domain experience spanning oil & gas, petrochemicals, metals, telecommunications, banking, agriculture, food, and retail, and operates from a single headquarters in Riyadh with a workforce in the 11-50 employee range.

The Society functions as a professional community and knowledge hub rather than a technology company. It delivers services across three lines: (1) tiered individual memberships — Beginners (free for university students), Professionals (500 SAR annually), and Experts (1,000 SAR annually, with voting rights in the General Assembly after six months); (2) organizational consulting services covering project management, change management, and capability building; and (3) paid training and certification programs delivered through a strategic partnership with Elite Training Center (ECS). It additionally operates a Job Localization service targeting Saudization of supply chain roles, and publishes Arabic-language knowledge articles alongside co-branded research sourced from GPCA and Camelot Management Consultants.

The go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: members self-enroll via the bilingual website with online payment, enterprise consulting is requested through online forms, and awareness is built through recurring presence at industry events (GPCA Supply Chain Conference, Bayan Riyadh Forum 2020, Etqan Exhibition, Prince Sultan University GCC Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Conference). Geographic scope is limited to Saudi Arabia, no proprietary technology, mobile application, API, or AI/ML capability is present in the data, and revenue is not publicly disclosed. No funding rounds, subsidiaries, M&A activity, or external investors are present.

Name

Supply chain and Procurement Society

Legal name

جمعية سلاسل الإمداد والمشتريات

Website

https://saudiscp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Supply Chain and Procurement Society is a Saudi Arabian non-profit association founded in 2018 under Monshaat's patronage that develops the Kingdom's supply chain profession through memberships, consulting services, training partnerships, and job localization aligned with Vision 2030.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

akta.pro primary industry

Procurement & Strategic Sourcing (BPAHAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Supply Chain Strategy & Network Design (BPAHAHAA)

Keywords

• Supply chain consulting
• Procurement services
• Professional association membership
• Workforce Saudization services
• Training and certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Riyadh

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: The Society generates revenue through tiered membership fees: Beginners membership (free for university students), Professionals membership (500 SAR), and Experts membership (1,000 SAR). These fees provide access to training courses, professional development resources, workshops, seminars, and the annual general meeting.
2. Consulting Services: Revenue generated from providing consulting services including project management, change management, and capability building for organizations seeking to improve their supply chain and procurement functions.
3. Training and Certification Programs: Through partnership with Elite Training Center (ECS), the Society offers professional training and certification programs in procurement, supply chain, and business fields, generating revenue from course fees and certification charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Supply Chain and Procurement Society is a non-profit national association that delivers tiered individual membership (Beginners, Professionals, Experts), training and certification programs through partner Elite Training Center, consulting services in project management, change management, and capability building, and job localization services connecting Saudi nationals with supply chain employers. Its membership and services are explicitly aligned to Saudi Vision 2030 and operate under the patronage of Monshaat and the technical supervision of the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources.

Product overview

The Supply Chain and Procurement Society operates as a non-profit national society offering a portfolio of professional services focused on developing Saudi Arabia's supply chain and procurement sector. The core offerings include consulting services (project management, change management, capability building), training programs through a strategic partnership with Elite Training Center, job localization services, and individual membership plans for beginners, professionals, and experts. The society also provides studies and research publications and maintains a knowledge documentation initiative. Services are designed to support Saudi Vision 2030 objectives and national workforce development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Training Services Professional training programs in procurement, supply chain, and other business fields, delivered through a strategic partnership with Elite Training Center; members receive registration discounts.
• Recruitment and Job Localization Service Job localization service that maintains databases of required supply chain and procurement roles and links Saudi recruiters with qualified candidates, supporting Saudization in the logistics and procurement market.
• Consulting Services Supply chain and procurement consultancy delivered to government and private sector organizations through structured engagement modules: project management, change management, and capability building.
• Individual Membership Plans Subscription membership tiers for individuals: Beginners for university students (free), Professionals for up to 15 years of experience (500 SAR), and Experts for over 15 years of experience (1,000 SAR), with tiered benefits including training discounts, annual skills assessments, workshops, seminars, and annual conference participation.
• Studies and Research Publications Research publications and studies on supply chain topics distributed through the Society's expert platform, including GCC Women in Supply Chain report, logistics phrases dictionary, and whitepapers on chemical logistics, pharma logistics, and digital supply chain.
• Knowledge Documentation Articles Regular Arabic-language knowledge management articles published on the Society's website covering topics such as strategic procurement, supplier relationship management, and supply chain resilience.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Prince Sultan UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2019The Society participated in the first GCC Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Conference hosted by Prince Sultan University in Riyadh, with the Chairman presenting on behalf of the Society.
• Middle East Logistics Institute for TrainingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 May 2019The Supply Chain and Procurement Society and Middle East Logistics Institute for Training signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation and to leverage capacities to support and increase local content in the logistics, supply chain, and procurement sectors.
• Elite Training Center (ECS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECS is the strategic partner of the Supply Chain and Procurement Association, offering professional training and certification programs in procurement, supply chain, and other business fields. Society members receive discounts for registration.
• Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGPCA provides research materials and publications to the Society, including reports on Women in Supply Chain and Logistics Phrases dictionary. The Society's Chairman also serves as Supply Chain Vice-Chairman of GPCA.
• Camelot Management ConsultantsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCamelot Management Consultants provides research content to the Society's knowledge platform, including studies on 3D Printing impact on chemical companies, Chemical Logistics 4.0, Pharma Logistics 4.0, Digital Supply Chain, and Lot Size 1 supply chain management.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Project Management Institute (PMI): Global professional association for project management with tiered membership, certifications (PMP), chapters, and corporate training. Strong model analog: PMI demonstrates how a non-profit professional body can scale globally through chapters, certifications, and enterprise partnerships; the Society offers project management consulting as one of its core modules.
• Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM, formerly APICS): US-based global association offering supply chain certifications (CPIM, CSCP, CLTD) and training. Directly comparable in offering tiered membership, certification programs, and corporate training in supply chain, which the Society is replicating regionally via its ECS partnership.
• Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP): Global professional association for supply chain management offering membership, education, and research. Highly comparable in its member-led, research-publishing, and education-focused model for supply chain practitioners.
• Middle East Logistics Institute for Training (MELI): Regional logistics and supply chain training partner of the Society (MOU signed May 2019). Directly comparable in offering training and certification programs for supply chain and logistics professionals in the region.
• Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS): Global professional body for procurement and supply, offering membership tiers, certifications, and training. CIPS is the most direct comparator to the Society's mission of professionalizing procurement and is the dominant international credential Saudi practitioners already pursue.
• Institute for Supply Management (ISM): US professional association for supply management professionals with member tiers, research, and certifications. Comparable as a membership- and certification-driven professional body targeting individual supply chain practitioners.
• Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA): Global professional association with tiered membership, certifications, training, and national chapters including a Saudi Arabia presence. Comparable as a non-profit professional body monetizing membership, certifications, and chapter-based local engagement in a related governance/risk discipline.

Regional players

• Saudi Council of Engineers: Saudi national professional body governing engineering professions, including a procurement-related engineering committee. Comparable as a Saudi-domiciled non-profit professional society operating under government patronage with tiered membership and professional accreditation mandate, illustrating the institutional template the Society is following.

Broad incumbents

• Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT): Global professional body for logistics, transport, and supply chain with tiered membership and certifications. Comparable as a credential-issuing association overlapping in logistics and supply chain training, competing for the same Saudi practitioner mindshare.
• Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA): Regional industry association serving petrochemicals and chemicals with research, conferences, and supply chain initiatives (including Women in Supply Chain reports that the Society distributes). GPCA is both a strategic partner and a comparable regional membership body serving overlapping industrial supply chain audiences.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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