Our Client is a multi- national food logistics and facilities provider. Our Client manages a large food distribution contract on a worldwide basis for a military client.

They are currently seeking an accomplished Supply Chain Inventory Manager to be based in Dubai to manage the stock management aspects of the contract.

Reporting into the Assistant Operations Controller the primary objective is to develop and implement best practice stock management procedures into all of the contract operations.

In addition the successful candidate will develop and implement reordering models so as to achieve and maintain customer product availability in line with depot performance KPI?s whilst ensuring that depot stock holding is kept within target and write offs are minimised.

The key tasks will include the development and implementation of purchasing models to facilitate the accurate and timely procurement of all stock levels in theatre to enable internal and external fill rate KPI?s to be met and exceeded.

You will carry out joint analysis weekly with depot Stock Controllers of stock status ?Mona Lisa? by depot, which is then forwarded to the customer for their information.

You will generate and manage weekly rolling forecasts reports, ensuring that orders are shipped in full and on time and will track and trace all inbound shipments from local, European and UK suppliers, ensuring that shipments are on time and that the whereabouts of all stock in the pipeline is known at all times.

You will create daily reports for operations department in theatre and the business as a whole, particularly daily service level reporting.

You will monitor inventory discrepancies on a daily basis, and liaise with depot Stock Controllers in theatre to enable accurate physical v. system visibility on stock holding, BBDs and excess stock.

Finally you will monitor overstocked and short life products using the Stock at Risk Report (SARR) coming up with solutions to help mitigate the possible losses.
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Knowledge and Skills:

To meet this unique challenge, you will ideally be an ambitious inventory professional with your inventory management / demand planning experience ideally gained in an fmcg environment.

You should have the ability to work on your own initiative with minimum supervision and possess strong numerical and analytical skills with an ability to prioritise workloads, be both proactive and reactive and have a high degree of data entry accuracy.

You should possess excellent communication skills in English and ideally one other language and be able to adapt to rapid changes in a positive manner and work to tight deadlines.

Superb inter-personal skills and instant credibility are essential as you will be inter-facing with a number of people from different backgrounds, nationalities and religions.

You will be resourceful with a flexible outlook, have the ability to multi-task in order to handle competing priorities and be able to fit in to an international dynamic and multi-cultural environment.

Finally you should possess a Drivers Licence and be PC / IT literate, particularly in Excel.

This is an outstanding challenge for an accomplished Inventory / Demand Planning Manager looking for something different. Whilst our Clients operation is somewhat unique they are in it for the long term and are looking for a minimum of 18 to 24 month?s commitment.

The basic salary is paid in US Dollars and is tax free for an Ex-Patriate employee. In addition there is a bonus payable after 12 month?s service which is paid annually and is also paid in US Dollars and tax free for an Ex-Patriate employee.

Western Ex-Patriate employees will receive 30 days annual leave per year and medical insurance cover.

Western Ex-Patriate employees will also receive 1 paid return economy flight per year and Mobilization and De-Mobilization flights are also paid for by our client.