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Senior Supply Chain Manager – Logistics Strategy & Distribution Excellence Job Vacancy in UAE Dubai
Posted date [2025-04-12]
(ID: 34274)
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Senior Supply Chain Manager – Logistics Strategy & Distribution Excellence
Majid Al Futtaim Retail is hiring a Senior Supply Chain Manager to lead logistics and distribution operations for its Retail Discount business. Based at the UAE Corporate Head Office in Dubai, this role is responsible for end-to-end supply chain management, including sourcing hub coordination, inventory flow, replenishment, cold chain compliance, and cost optimization.
Job Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Retail
Function: Supply Chain
What Does a Senior Supply Chain Manager Do?
The Senior Supply Chain Manager oversees logistics planning, inventory control, and distribution center operations to ensure efficient product movement from suppliers to stores. This role is critical to ensuring stock availability, minimizing costs, and aligning supply chain execution with retail expansion plans and operational excellence.
What Are the Key Responsibilities?
- Develop and implement supply chain strategies aligned with business and retail growth plans
- Optimize logistics operations including inbound, replenishment, and distribution
- Coordinate with international sourcing hubs to ensure cost-effective freight solutions
- Ensure cold chain and inventory compliance across distribution centers
- Monitor and improve logistics KPIs such as stock days, service levels, and on-time delivery
- Identify risks in supply chain operations and implement preventive solutions
- Manage logistics cost efficiency by improving warehouse layouts and transport planning
- Drive continuous improvement in operational processes to minimize delays and stockouts
- Lead logistics support for promotional events to ensure timely product availability
- Stay updated on global trade regulations and customs compliance impacting supply operations
What Skills Are Needed for a Senior Supply Chain Role in Dubai?
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field
Experience:
- Minimum 10 years in supply chain or logistics roles, including 4+ years in retail operations
- Experience managing complex supply chain networks and high-volume distribution centers
Skills:
- Strong project management and cross-functional coordination skills
- Proficiency in logistics cost analysis, transportation planning, and inventory optimization
- Excellent decision-making, strategic thinking, and stakeholder communication
- Familiarity with cold chain, warehouse automation, and customs regulations
What Benefits Come with This Position?
- Lead strategic supply chain operations for a growing retail division
- Work with a collaborative and performance-driven team
- Join one of the region’s most innovative and respected retail groups
- Competitive compensation and long-term career growth opportunities
- Engage with international logistics networks and high-impact retail projects
About the company
Founded in 1992, Majid Al Futtaim is an Emirati-owned, diversified lifestyle conglomerate operating across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. With a strong focus on delivering exceptional experiences, the Group manages 29 shopping malls, 7 hotels, and 4 mixed-use communities.
Employing more than 43,000 professionals and serving over 600 million customers annually, Majid Al Futtaim has US$18 billion in assets and continues to lead in retail, real estate, and logistics innovation across 18 countries.
Majid Al Futtaim Retail is hiring a Senior Supply Chain Manager to lead logistics and distribution operations for its Retail Discount business. Based at the UAE Corporate Head Office in Dubai, this role is responsible for end-to-end supply chain management, including sourcing hub coordination, inventory flow, replenishment, cold chain compliance, and cost optimization.
Job Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Retail
Function: Supply Chain
What Does a Senior Supply Chain Manager Do?
The Senior Supply Chain Manager oversees logistics planning, inventory control, and distribution center operations to ensure efficient product movement from suppliers to stores. This role is critical to ensuring stock availability, minimizing costs, and aligning supply chain execution with retail expansion plans and operational excellence.
What Are the Key Responsibilities?
- Develop and implement supply chain strategies aligned with business and retail growth plans
- Optimize logistics operations including inbound, replenishment, and distribution
- Coordinate with international sourcing hubs to ensure cost-effective freight solutions
- Ensure cold chain and inventory compliance across distribution centers
- Monitor and improve logistics KPIs such as stock days, service levels, and on-time delivery
- Identify risks in supply chain operations and implement preventive solutions
- Manage logistics cost efficiency by improving warehouse layouts and transport planning
- Drive continuous improvement in operational processes to minimize delays and stockouts
- Lead logistics support for promotional events to ensure timely product availability
- Stay updated on global trade regulations and customs compliance impacting supply operations
What Skills Are Needed for a Senior Supply Chain Role in Dubai?
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field
Experience:
- Minimum 10 years in supply chain or logistics roles, including 4+ years in retail operations
- Experience managing complex supply chain networks and high-volume distribution centers
Skills:
- Strong project management and cross-functional coordination skills
- Proficiency in logistics cost analysis, transportation planning, and inventory optimization
- Excellent decision-making, strategic thinking, and stakeholder communication
- Familiarity with cold chain, warehouse automation, and customs regulations
What Benefits Come with This Position?
- Lead strategic supply chain operations for a growing retail division
- Work with a collaborative and performance-driven team
- Join one of the region’s most innovative and respected retail groups
- Competitive compensation and long-term career growth opportunities
- Engage with international logistics networks and high-impact retail projects
About the company
Founded in 1992, Majid Al Futtaim is an Emirati-owned, diversified lifestyle conglomerate operating across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. With a strong focus on delivering exceptional experiences, the Group manages 29 shopping malls, 7 hotels, and 4 mixed-use communities.
Employing more than 43,000 professionals and serving over 600 million customers annually, Majid Al Futtaim has US$18 billion in assets and continues to lead in retail, real estate, and logistics innovation across 18 countries.
