Warehouse Unit Head (Marine Industry)

Job Description
1. Job Purpose
• The main purpose of the Warehouse Unit Head’s job is to ensure the cost effective and timely receipt, storage, retrieval, and dispatch of goods from the warehouse
2. Principal Accountabilities
• Supports in the development of the warehouse yearly plan and budget
• Monitors all aspects of the warehouse day-to-day operations to maximize the efficiency, reliability, security, timeliness, and cost effectiveness of the warehousing activities
• Ensures the efficient and economical utilization of the warehousing facilities and equipment
• Identifies, evaluates, and capitalizes on opportunities to reduce costs and enhance security and performance by optimizing warehouse’s layout, space utilization, goods storage, staffing, equipment, systems, processes, etc.
• Administers overall inventory management, optimization, productivity, accuracy, and loss prevention programs, and ensures that policies and procedures for inventory and inventory movement control are complied with
• Enforces warehouse safety, security, housekeeping, and sanitation programs
• Directly manages all warehouse staff to meet warehouse targets (cost, fill rates, data accuracy and timeliness, safety, etc.) and to ensure appropriate support to internal customers
• Maintains accurate, up-to-date stock records and ensures a timely response to enquiries (for example on inventory levels) is provided to internal users
• Provides support for the professional development of warehouse staff
• Performs miscellaneous tasks as assigned by the Supply Chain Manager
• Promotes and disseminates a positive health and safety culture and ensures the health, safety and welfare of self and others
• Ensures employee health and safety programs and guidelines are developed, regularly maintained, implemented and complied with
• Identifies any Health, Safety or Environmental risks and recommends and implements measures and solutions to mitigate these risks
• Performs miscellaneous tasks as assigned by the Supply Chain Manager
• Is responsible for the development, performance appraisal and succession planning of all direct and indirect reports
• Identifies and tracks KPIs for his function, and devises plans and initiatives for operational improvements
Qualifications
3. Communications and Working Relationships
• Reports to the Supply Chain Manager on all warehousing activities
• Interacts with onsite warehouse staff to ensure that warehousing processes are handled effectively  
• Interacts with the internal users of the warehouse services for strategic and operational issues, including the identification and management of obsolete inventory
• Coordinates with Purchasing and Logistics to ensure a timely and accurate flow of information related to shipment arrival schedules
• Works closely with the Insurance Representatives at RVOS to ensure proper insurance coverage for warehouses • Interacts and manages direct reports and operational issues on a daily basis
4. Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Qualifications
• Bachelor in Business Administration or equivalent degree; MBA degree is a plus
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in warehouse management, in a comparable operation to RVOS • Professional certification in relevant areas is preferred
• Excellent interpersonal, communications, organization, negotiation and presentation skills
• Computer literacy, including knowledge of MS office applications and basic software applications. ERP knowledge is a plus
• Previous experience in the GCC is a plus, especially if the experience was in Saudi Arabia • English fluency is a must; Arabic language is a plus