Operations Associate - Stock Replenishment
Posted date [2026-07-16]
(ID: 48142)
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Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim is one of the most progressive regional family business houses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. |
Job Description and Requirements
Operations Associate - Stock ReplenishmentJob Snapshot
Role: Operations Associate - Stock Replenishment
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Retail
Function: Inventory Management
Experience: 1-3 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Operations Associate - Stock Replenishment in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Retail hiring opportunity focused on overnight merchandise replenishment, delivery receiving, inventory accuracy, stockroom organization, and store readiness. The role ensures that Marks and Spencer departments are fully stocked, correctly presented, and prepared for customers before trading begins.
This opportunity is suitable for a reliable retail operations professional who can work independently during overnight shifts, handle merchandise safely, follow replenishment priorities, and complete assigned tasks within strict pre-opening deadlines.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Retail
Function: Inventory Management
Salary: 3500-5000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality:
Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Operations Associate - Stock Replenishment supports the overnight movement of merchandise from receiving and stockroom areas to the sales floor. The position plays an important part in maintaining product availability, accurate inventory records, organized storage areas, and consistent merchandising standards.
By completing replenishment before opening, checking incoming deliveries, and reporting stock discrepancies, the associate helps improve operational efficiency, reduce inventory loss, and ensure customers can find the products they need throughout the trading day.
Key Responsibilities
* Replenish merchandise across all store departments during overnight operating hours.
* Move products from stockroom locations to the sales floor according to approved replenishment priorities.
* Ensure shelves, fixtures, and display areas are fully stocked before the store opens.
* Front-face merchandise and arrange products in line with Marks and Spencer merchandising standards.
* Prioritize promotional lines, seasonal merchandise, fast-moving products, and items with low shelf availability.
* Complete assigned replenishment targets within agreed overnight timelines.
* Receive and process daily deliveries accurately and efficiently.
* Verify delivered quantities against delivery documents and inventory records.
* Identify and report missing, incorrect, damaged, or unsuitable merchandise.
* Transfer received products to the correct stockroom or sales floor locations.
* Follow inventory procedures when receiving, storing, moving, and replenishing merchandise.
* Assist with stock counts, cycle counts, inventory audits, and discrepancy investigations.
* Use handheld inventory devices, scanners, and stock management systems accurately.
* Execute planograms and merchandising instructions across assigned departments.
* Confirm that product prices, shelf labels, and descriptions match displayed merchandise.
* Prepare promotional displays, seasonal layouts, and product launches before trading begins.
* Remove damaged, expired, discontinued, or incorrectly displayed products from the sales floor.
* Maintain clean, organized, and commercially presented store departments.
* Arrange stockroom locations to support quick and efficient product retrieval.
* Store merchandise safely according to product type and handling requirements.
* Keep aisles, access routes, receiving areas, and storage spaces clear and safe.
* Dispose of cartons, plastic wrapping, and other packaging through approved recycling procedures.
* Support stock loss prevention, shrinkage control, and waste reduction initiatives.
* Move merchandise using approved manual handling methods and authorized stock equipment.
* Follow health and safety procedures when unloading, lifting, carrying, stacking, and replenishing products.
* Support store layout changes, department resets, stock relocations, and seasonal operational projects.
* Report stock shortages, delivery issues, damaged items, and replenishment challenges to the relevant supervisor.
* Coordinate with store management and operations teams to complete the overnight replenishment plan.
* Attend shift briefings and provide accurate handover information before completing duty.
* Assist colleagues in other departments when additional operational support is required.
Ideal Profile
* High School Diploma or equivalent qualification.
* 1-3 years of experience in retail operations, stock replenishment, warehousing, logistics, receiving, or inventory management.
* Previous overnight retail experience in a supermarket, department store, fashion retailer, or food retail environment is preferred.
* Practical understanding of delivery receiving, stockroom operations, shelf replenishment, and inventory procedures.
* Knowledge of retail merchandising, product facing, planograms, pricing labels, and promotional displays.
* Experience using handheld inventory devices, barcode scanners, or stock management systems.
* Strong organizational and time management abilities.
* Good attention to detail when checking quantities, product condition, labels, and storage locations.
* Ability to prioritize multiple replenishment tasks and meet strict deadlines.
* Capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
* Strong communication and teamwork skills.
* Good verbal communication skills in English.
* Arabic communication skills are an advantage.
* Physically capable of lifting, carrying, moving, and arranging merchandise safely.
* Able to remain productive in a physically demanding overnight environment.
* Strong commitment to health, safety, housekeeping, and operational procedures.
* Willingness to work overnight shifts, weekends, public holidays, and flexible schedules.
Skills Set
* Overnight stock replenishment
* Inventory Management
* Merchandise backfilling
* Delivery receiving
* Stockroom operations
* Inventory accuracy
* Shelf replenishment
* Product facing
* Planogram execution
* Retail merchandising
* Promotional displays
* Seasonal merchandising
* Stock rotation
* Cycle counting
* Inventory audits
* Stock discrepancy reporting
* Product labelling
* Pricing accuracy
* Handheld inventory devices
* Barcode scanners
* Stock management systems
* Warehouse organization
* Shrinkage control
* Stock loss prevention
* Waste reduction
* Manual handling
* Stock handling equipment
* Health and safety compliance
* Store opening preparation
* Product availability
* Shift handover
* Team coordination
Why Join Us
This opportunity provides practical experience across overnight replenishment, inventory management, delivery processing, merchandising, stock control, and retail operations within an established international brand environment. The role offers a strong foundation for progression into senior stockroom, inventory, warehouse, merchandising, or store operations positions.
The successful candidate will contribute directly to store readiness, product availability, and efficient stock flow while working within structured Marks and Spencer operating standards. Al-Futtaim Retail also offers the stability, scale, and professional development opportunities associated with a diversified regional retail organization.
About the Company
Al-Futtaim Retail manages a broad portfolio of international brands across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, with operations covering fashion, food, furniture, home improvement, beauty, and children\'s retail. As a major regional partner of Marks and Spencer, the division operates stores supported by established inventory, merchandising, customer service, and operational standards, with teams working together to maintain product availability, efficient stock flow, and consistent store presentation across all trading periods.
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Operations Associate - Stock Replenishment supports the overnight movement of merchandise from receiving and stockroom areas to the sales floor. The position plays an important part in maintaining product availability, accurate inventory records, organized storage areas, and consistent merchandising standards.
By completing replenishment before opening, checking incoming deliveries, and reporting stock discrepancies, the associate helps improve operational efficiency, reduce inventory loss, and ensure customers can find the products they need throughout the trading day.
Key Responsibilities
* Replenish merchandise across all store departments during overnight operating hours.
* Move products from stockroom locations to the sales floor according to approved replenishment priorities.
* Ensure shelves, fixtures, and display areas are fully stocked before the store opens.
* Front-face merchandise and arrange products in line with Marks and Spencer merchandising standards.
* Prioritize promotional lines, seasonal merchandise, fast-moving products, and items with low shelf availability.
* Complete assigned replenishment targets within agreed overnight timelines.
* Receive and process daily deliveries accurately and efficiently.
* Verify delivered quantities against delivery documents and inventory records.
* Identify and report missing, incorrect, damaged, or unsuitable merchandise.
* Transfer received products to the correct stockroom or sales floor locations.
* Follow inventory procedures when receiving, storing, moving, and replenishing merchandise.
* Assist with stock counts, cycle counts, inventory audits, and discrepancy investigations.
* Use handheld inventory devices, scanners, and stock management systems accurately.
* Execute planograms and merchandising instructions across assigned departments.
* Confirm that product prices, shelf labels, and descriptions match displayed merchandise.
* Prepare promotional displays, seasonal layouts, and product launches before trading begins.
* Remove damaged, expired, discontinued, or incorrectly displayed products from the sales floor.
* Maintain clean, organized, and commercially presented store departments.
* Arrange stockroom locations to support quick and efficient product retrieval.
* Store merchandise safely according to product type and handling requirements.
* Keep aisles, access routes, receiving areas, and storage spaces clear and safe.
* Dispose of cartons, plastic wrapping, and other packaging through approved recycling procedures.
* Support stock loss prevention, shrinkage control, and waste reduction initiatives.
* Move merchandise using approved manual handling methods and authorized stock equipment.
* Follow health and safety procedures when unloading, lifting, carrying, stacking, and replenishing products.
* Support store layout changes, department resets, stock relocations, and seasonal operational projects.
* Report stock shortages, delivery issues, damaged items, and replenishment challenges to the relevant supervisor.
* Coordinate with store management and operations teams to complete the overnight replenishment plan.
* Attend shift briefings and provide accurate handover information before completing duty.
* Assist colleagues in other departments when additional operational support is required.
Ideal Profile
* High School Diploma or equivalent qualification.
* 1-3 years of experience in retail operations, stock replenishment, warehousing, logistics, receiving, or inventory management.
* Previous overnight retail experience in a supermarket, department store, fashion retailer, or food retail environment is preferred.
* Practical understanding of delivery receiving, stockroom operations, shelf replenishment, and inventory procedures.
* Knowledge of retail merchandising, product facing, planograms, pricing labels, and promotional displays.
* Experience using handheld inventory devices, barcode scanners, or stock management systems.
* Strong organizational and time management abilities.
* Good attention to detail when checking quantities, product condition, labels, and storage locations.
* Ability to prioritize multiple replenishment tasks and meet strict deadlines.
* Capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
* Strong communication and teamwork skills.
* Good verbal communication skills in English.
* Arabic communication skills are an advantage.
* Physically capable of lifting, carrying, moving, and arranging merchandise safely.
* Able to remain productive in a physically demanding overnight environment.
* Strong commitment to health, safety, housekeeping, and operational procedures.
* Willingness to work overnight shifts, weekends, public holidays, and flexible schedules.
Skills Set
* Overnight stock replenishment
* Inventory Management
* Merchandise backfilling
* Delivery receiving
* Stockroom operations
* Inventory accuracy
* Shelf replenishment
* Product facing
* Planogram execution
* Retail merchandising
* Promotional displays
* Seasonal merchandising
* Stock rotation
* Cycle counting
* Inventory audits
* Stock discrepancy reporting
* Product labelling
* Pricing accuracy
* Handheld inventory devices
* Barcode scanners
* Stock management systems
* Warehouse organization
* Shrinkage control
* Stock loss prevention
* Waste reduction
* Manual handling
* Stock handling equipment
* Health and safety compliance
* Store opening preparation
* Product availability
* Shift handover
* Team coordination
Why Join Us
This opportunity provides practical experience across overnight replenishment, inventory management, delivery processing, merchandising, stock control, and retail operations within an established international brand environment. The role offers a strong foundation for progression into senior stockroom, inventory, warehouse, merchandising, or store operations positions.
The successful candidate will contribute directly to store readiness, product availability, and efficient stock flow while working within structured Marks and Spencer operating standards. Al-Futtaim Retail also offers the stability, scale, and professional development opportunities associated with a diversified regional retail organization.
About the Company
Al-Futtaim Retail manages a broad portfolio of international brands across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, with operations covering fashion, food, furniture, home improvement, beauty, and children\'s retail. As a major regional partner of Marks and Spencer, the division operates stores supported by established inventory, merchandising, customer service, and operational standards, with teams working together to maintain product availability, efficient stock flow, and consistent store presentation across all trading periods.
