Summary
Al-Futtaim is hiring a Warehouse Supervisor for its automotive and industrial equipment operations in Riyadh. The role oversees daily warehouse activities, employees, material-handling equipment, productivity, service standards, and safety compliance. Responsibilities include planning workloads and manpower, monitoring KPIs, coordinating equipment maintenance, and processing warehouse consumables purchases and LPOs in SAP. Applicants need a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, at least two years of large-scale warehousing experience, supervisory experience, and strong English communication skills.
The posting
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Job Requisition ID: 177688
About Al-Futtaim
Established in the 1930s, Al-Futtaim is one of the most diversified and progressive privately held regional businesses, headquartered in Dubai. Operating across more than 20 countries, the Group spans automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and health. With more than 40,000 employees, Al-Futtaim represents over 200 of the world’s most recognised brands, including Toyota, Lexus, IKEA, ACE and Marks & Spencer. Driven by its purpose to enrich lives and elevate communities, Al-Futtaim focuses on digital innovation, AI, sustainable growth and strategic partnerships, creating long-term value for customers, communities and partners while building a responsible legacy for future generations.
Overview of the role
We are looking for an experienced Warehouse Supervisor to join our team. The role is responsible for supervising daily warehouse activities, operational processes, warehouse employees, material-handling equipment, safety standards, and performance indicators.
The successful candidate will ensure that operational deadlines, service standards, and customer requirements are achieved efficiently and cost-effectively while maintaining a positive and productive working environment.
What you will do
- Plan daily workloads, warehouse routines, and manpower requirements.
- Supervise warehouse operatives and material-handling equipment operators.
- Ensure operational deadlines and productivity targets are achieved within the allocated manpower budget.
- Monitor warehouse quality standards, including accuracy, process compliance, and product presentation.
- Maintain customer-specific KPIs and service standards.
- Manage employee performance, development, and appraisal activities.
- Monitor warehouse productivity and throughput.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, security, HR, and operational policies.
- Coordinate the maintenance of material-handling equipment within the approved repair and maintenance budget.
- Support manpower planning and control overtime costs.
- Manage the purchasing of warehouse consumables and LPO processing in SAP.
- Promote the company’s values and behavioural standards across the team.
Required skills to be successful
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification.
- At least two years of experience in large-scale warehousing operations.
- Previous experience supervising warehouse employees and daily operational activities.
- Demonstrated knowledge of warehouse processes, manpower planning, productivity monitoring, and safety compliance
About the team
The role supervises warehouse operatives and material-handling equipment operators while working closely with internal departments, customers, suppliers, and other operational stakeholders.
What equips you for the role
- A proactive leadership style with the ability to maintain a positive, efficient, and customer-focused working environment.
- Strong people-management and team-leadership skills.
- Excellent planning and organisational abilities.
- Detailed understanding of warehouse operational, administrative, and system processes.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse workforce.
- Good problem-solving and conflict-management skills.
- Ability to remain organised and effective while working under pressure.
Al-Futtaim Automotive is one of the region's leading mobility businesses, operating across eight countries in the Middle East, Asia and North Africa.
With a portfolio of more than 25 world-leading brands, we deliver one of the region's most comprehensive mobility ecosystems.
Our capabilities span passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles and industrial equipment, backed by integrated logistics, leasing, aftersales and financial services that deliver a seamless customer experience across every stage of the mobility journey.
Our vision is to become a world-class mobility player, creating better experiences for our customers through innovation, digital transformation and a relentless focus on customer experience. We work alongside some of the world's most trusted automotive brands to shape the future of mobility, delivering solutions that meet the evolving needs of individuals, businesses and communities.
Behind everything we do is a team of more than 9,000 colleagues united by ambition, collaboration and a shared commitment to progress. Together, we're shaping the future of mobility, embracing new technologies and creating better experiences for our customers. At Al-Futtaim Automotive, you'll be empowered to turn ambition into action and help move our customers, our business and your career forward.