Saudi Postal and Logistics (SPL) and Jingdong Industrials (JDi), an industrial supply chain technology and service provider and a subsidiary of JD.com (also known as Jingdong), have signed a strategic collaboration framework to jointly develop a business-to-business (B2B) digital procurement platform. 

The partnership marks an important milestone in advancing Saudi Arabia’s industrial development ambitions under Vision 2030, supporting more efficient industrial procurement and stronger, more resilient supply chains across the kingdom.

The agreement was signed by Eng. Rayan Alsharef, Chief Commercial Officer at SPL and Steven Mei, CEO of Jingdong Industrials Middle East, in the presence of Saudi Post | SPL President Eng. Anef Abanomi and JD.com Middle East CEO Feng Guo alongside senior representatives from both companies. 

The platform is designed to move beyond traditional transactional procurement. By combining SPL’s extensive local market reach and logistical capabilities with JDi’s comprehensive supplier network and extensive MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) and BOM (Bill of Materials) product portfolios, the collaboration aims to address critical gaps across upstream and downstream industrial supply chains.

For factories and enterprises across the kingdom, the platform will offer streamlined digital integration, transparent sourcing, and localized inventory readiness, helping to establish the infrastructure needed to support long-term industrial self-reliance and advanced manufacturing capabilities, said the statement.

The collaboration builds on JD.com’s long-term commitment to Saudi Arabia, where the company’s logistics, property and industrial supply chain businesses support local and international companies in serving customers across the kingdom, it added.-TradeArabia News Service