Logistics Executive | Retail | Fashion

Job Requisition ID: 162122 

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. 

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview of the role

To provide executive administrative support for Fashions proactively and with minimal supervision. The primary focus of this role is to manage end-to-end logistics of all fashion products within the UAE & non-UAE regions.

What you will do

Supply Chain Management

• Measure, monitor and manage cost and budgeting for fashion brand logistics.
• Manage compliance of products, exports, and documentation to other GCC from UAE central distribution center complying with country requirements and regulations; SABER – Brand support on certification body application of yearly/monthly subscription of all products for Importation to KSA
• Support Brand for all Egypt shipment requirements for GOEIC / Whitelisting and all regulations needed for Importation to Egypt.
• Maintain warehousing standards as expected
• Preparing Monthly Provisions for Fashions, budgeting
• Monitoring all warehouse Invoices/cost

3PL Warehouse on Inbound Logistics Management

• High-level shipment tracking and reporting
• KPIs as per AF Fashion best practice
• Liaise with Buying & Supply chain to meet On-Shelf Availability
• Responsible point upstream (Supply point, JAFZ to RDC)

Coordinate with 3PL warehouse and delivery partner on Outbound Logistics management

• Managing warehousing KPI performance
• Product cycle time; arrival to dispatch lead time/ performance
• Accuracy; Prepaid and added gross
• Delivery On Time

E-commerce operations management

• Manage last-mile e-commerce operations from the warehouse, future projects in scope.
• Coordinate with the warehouse on delivery accuracy and performance.
• Day-to-day coordination with stores/ service partners and customer service.
• Daily monitoring of backlog / Productivity report to stakeholders.
• Pending delivery orders and tracking of incomplete details of customers
• Allocation split for last mile partner

Reporting

• One-to-one with the buying, planning, and operations team.
• Lead weekly calls and reports.
• Weekly, monthly and YTD reviews and reports
• Dashboard reports using Power BI or MS Project

Required Skills to be successful

• Supply Chain management
• Logistics
• Inventory Management
• Negotiate contracts with suppliers
• Monitor inventory
• Data Analytics
• Cost Accounting
• Vendor relations

What equips you for the role

Minimum Qualification and Knowledge

Education: University Degree or Master's certification in Supply Chain or Finance, SAP expertise preferable, Good knowledge in MS Office Applications, especially Outlook, Word, and Excel

Minimum Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Logistics and Warehousing in a similar role

Behavioral Competencies

• Highly organized, attention to detail
• Problem Solving
• Decision Making
• Work under pressure
• Pro-active and flexible
• Able to handle numerous tasks at one time and prioritize them effectively
• Advanced skills in MS office, (MS project/ Power BI) , SAP skills preferred
• Interpersonal skills ability to interact professionally with high level executives on regular basis, Ability to work well with all levels of internal management and staff, as well as outside clients and vendors
• Ability to maintain high degree of confidentiality

About Al-Futtaim Retail

Al-Futtaim Retail has established itself as one of the leaders in Retail across the Middle East, Africa & Asia over the past 30 years. We have developed partnerships with some of the biggest and most respected Brands in the world including IKEA, ACE and Toys R Us in the Middle East and the Inditex Group of Brands (Zara, Mango, Bershka and P&B) across Asia. We are also one of the largest Global partners of Marks and Spencer’s in both regions with over 75 stores offering both fashion & food options.
 
Most recently we have been responsible for bringing brands to the Middle East for the first time with the exciting launches of Watsons and B&Q and we aim to continue to be agile and adaptive to our markets with new launches and further development. For this to be possible we aim to recruit the best talent from all backgrounds who will continue to challenge and develop our diverse workforce which includes over 100 nationalities across 12 countries. Join us today and make a difference…