Assistant Manager – Warehouse & Distribution
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About the Role
Mai Dubai is hiring an Assistant Manager – Warehouse & Distribution in Dubai. The role involves overseeing daily warehouse and distribution operations, ensuring inventory accuracy, and leading teams.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Support and manage daily warehouse and distribution operations across multiple warehouse locations
- Plan and coordinate material flow to meet production and sales requirements
- Ensure inventory accuracy through effective inventory control and regular physical stock counts
- Supervise inbound and outbound logistics operations to ensure timely product movement
- Monitor warehouse KPIs and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity and reduce costs
- Maintain warehouse documentation, reports, process records, and safety compliance
- Supervise and coach warehouse supervisors, storekeepers, and forklift operators
- Ensure compliance with company policies, food safety, health, safety, and environmental standards
- Coordinate with Supply Chain, Production, Sales, and Logistics teams to ensure seamless operations
- Support warehouse expansion, process optimization, and operational improvement projects
- Identify operational risks and implement corrective actions to ensure business continuity
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or a related field
- 7–10 years of experience in warehouse and distribution operations within the FMCG or manufacturing industry
- Experience managing high volume warehouse operations and multiple warehouse locations is highly preferred
- Strong knowledge of inventory management, warehouse operations, and distribution processes
- Hands on experience with SAP Warehouse Management (WM/EWM) or other ERP systems
- Excellent analytical, problem solving, and reporting skills
- Strong leadership, communication, and people management skills
- Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and deliver results in a fast paced environment
- GCC experience is preferred
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Role Overview
- Mai Dubai is looking for an experienced Assistant Manager – Warehouse & Distribution to support and oversee day to day warehouse and distribution operations across multiple sites.
- The role is responsible for ensuring inventory accuracy, efficient material flow, timely order fulfillment, and operational excellence while maintaining safety and quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and manage daily warehouse and distribution operations across multiple warehouse locations.
- Plan and coordinate material flow to meet production and sales requirements.
- Ensure inventory accuracy through effective inventory control and regular physical stock counts.
- Supervise inbound and outbound logistics operations to ensure timely product movement.
- Monitor warehouse KPIs and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintain warehouse documentation, reports, process records, and safety compliance.
- Supervise and coach warehouse supervisors, storekeepers, and forklift operators.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, food safety, health, safety, and environmental standards.
- Coordinate with Supply Chain, Production, Sales, and Logistics teams.
- Support warehouse expansion, process optimization, and operational improvement projects.
- Identify operational risks and implement corrective actions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or a related field.
- 7–10 years of experience in warehouse and distribution operations within the FMCG or manufacturing industry.
- Experience managing high volume warehouse operations and multiple warehouse locations is highly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of inventory management, warehouse operations, and distribution processes.
- Hands on experience with SAP Warehouse Management (WM/EWM) or other ERP systems.
- Excellent analytical, problem solving, and reporting skills.
- Strong leadership, communication, and people management skills.
- Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and deliver results.
- GCC experience is preferred.
Preferred Candidate Profile
- Has strong expertise in warehouse and distribution operations.
- Can effectively manage multiple warehouse sites and high volume inventory.
- Thrives in a demanding, fast paced FMCG environment.
- Demonstrates a proactive approach to problem solving and operational excellence.
- Is a strong team leader with the ability to motivate, coach, and develop people.
- Is committed to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
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