Retail conglomerate is one of the biggest retail employers in Saudi Arabia, with more than 5,000 Saudi nationals, 80 per cent of which are women
Riyadh-KSA: – Landmark Arabia, the Saudi arm of Landmark Group – the region’s leading retail and hospitality conglomerate – has been named one of the top five workplaces in 2021 for Saudi nationals by Great Place to Work® (GPTW).
Recognition from GPTW, a global research, human resources consultancy that identifies the best workplaces in over 60 countries worldwide, underlines Landmark Arabia’s commitment to the professional growth of Saudi citizens through career acceleration, and training and development programmes.
GPTW recognition underscores Landmark Arabia’s efforts to offer a list of career acceleration programmes, such as the ERTIQAA Career framework, Store Management Development Programme, Supervisor Development Program, Area Manager Development Program and Warehouse Education Programme. They aim to provide Saudis, across floor and supervisory levels, with a clear and distinct pathway to own their professional growth.
Almost 93 per cent of participating employees were promoted after completing the career acceleration programmes, with participation coverage of 5615 Saudi employees since its launch. More than 530 Saudi nationals are currently engaged in various career development programs and around 2000 employees in training programmes. Landmark Arabia continuously aims to upskill employee capabilities, create a robust culture of learning and mentoring across the group, and empower employees to continue to deliver real value to the business
With more than 200,000 Saudis joining the workforce in 2021, according to data from the National Observation of Labor recently, Landmark Arabia is now one of the biggest retail employers in Saudi Arabia, with more than 5,000 Saudi nationals, 80 per cent of which are women.
Tanzeel Rehman, Managing Director for the KSA and Bahrain, Great Place to Work® Middle East said: “Landmarks Arabia- in the past few years- achieved remarkable progress in support of their Nationalization drive. This has earned Landmark the 5th rank (large size category) in our Best Workplaces for KSA Nationals list for this year. The organization offered training and mentoring programmes as well as an adaptive environment for local talent to thrive. The support Landmark Arabia have provided enhanced the right capabilities that enable employees to take on lead roles in Landmark’s businesses. Congratulations Landmark Arabia.””
Yasser Alqahtani, Head of Human Resources, Landmark Arabia, said: “We have worked hard to create an exceptional work culture for our people, the most important part of our business. We are proud of this recognition and strongly believe this is a testament to the significant strides we have made to contribute to the government’s Saudization drive and to the overarching Saudi Vision 2030. We take great pride in the diversity of capabilities at Landmark Arabia. And we will continue to employ, empower and upskill top talent in the Kingdom, as we provide a nurturing environment for our employees to grow into leadership positions across our business.”
Empowering and upskilling Saudi nations fall in line with the directives of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, and as part of The Human Capital Development Program, part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 strategy for social and economic change.