Job Description

Seeking a hands-on and strategic Warehouse Manager to lead our warehouse operations across all facilities. The ideal candidate combines strong operational leadership with a continuous improvement mindset, commercial awareness, and a passion for building high-performing teams while implementing new processes and technologies. This role requires relentless focus on service, cost optimization, inventory integrity, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

1- Operational Leadership

Oversee daily operations across all warehouse facilities (internal and external warehouses)
Lead, motivate and develop warehouse staff including supervisors, officers, and others while building a culture of accountability, high performance, operational discipline, and continuous improvement
Develop a cross skilled team to be utilized flexible across different warehouses / different areas of warehousing
Establish KPI-driven performance management to ensure optimal utilization of warehouse resources

2- Systems & Process Optimization

Implement and optimize the Warehouse Management System (WMS)
Optimize storage space utilization to maximize capacity and efficiency
Benchmark warehouses performance against industry best practices and drive continuous enhancement initiatives to reduce costs, eliminate waste and improve productivity.

3- Cost & Inventory Management

Manage the annual warehouse budget
Maintain a strong cost-conscious mindset and continuously scrutinize/reduce all warehouse operational expenses, inventory holding costs, labor productivity, and external service costs
Develop and enforce Standard Operating Procedures for inventory control, working capital efficiency, and obsolete stock management
Ensure inventory accuracy through rigorous cycle counts

4- Cross-Functional Collaboration

Coordinate cross-departmental logistics with Production, Sales, Logistics (Transportation), Procurement and Finance to optimize end-to-end material flows and inventory management
Support broader business transformation and operational excellence initiatives across the organization
Handle escalated customer and vendor issues effectively

5- Compliance & Safety

Promote a strong safety-first culture and ensure compliance with all company policies and regulatory requirements to achieve zero lost time
Ensure regulatory compliance (customs, fire safety, etc.)

6- Reporting & People Development

Establish KPI-driven performance management with monthly KPI reports (OTIF, damage rates, inventory accuracy, personnel utilization, cost management, etc.)
Regularly review operational and financial performance, providing data-driven recommendations to senior management
Develop staff training programs to build team capability

Candidate Profile:

Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field preferred
10+ years of warehouse management experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
Proven expertise in WMS implementation and optimization.
Strong leadership skills with experience managing large and multicultural teams within complex operational environments
Experience in manufacturing, paper, recycling, or a related industrial sector preferred.
Demonstrated success in inventory accuracy, safety, and continuous improvement.
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities
Demonstrated ability to challenge the status quo and drive sustainable organizational change
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a data-driven approach to decision-making
Proven track record of delivering measurable cost savings, productivity improvements, and operational excellence initiatives