Job Description

At Careem we are led by a powerful purpose to simplify and improve lives in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan. We're pioneering the development of innovative services to aid the mobility of people, the mobility of things and the mobility of money.

We're in the driving seat as we help to define how technology will shape progress in some of the fastest-growing countries in the world. Our teams are building tech to meet the needs of the future in areas including data and AI, e-commerce, technology-enabled logistics, maps, identity, and fintech.

We're well placed to solve complex and meaningful challenges at scale, with deep tech expertise, strong regulatory relationships, a local presence, and increasingly specialised global teams which are structured to operate as autonomous start-ups. Our team of over 400 engineers and developers are empowered to develop cutting-edge technology every day.

Careem was established in July 2012, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Uber Technologies, Inc. in January 2020, and today operates in over 100 cities across 12 countries.

About Careem

Careem is the leading technology platform in the greater Middle East region, spanning from Morocco to Pakistan. A pioneer of the region's ride-hailing economy, Careem is now expanding its services across its network to include payments, delivery of food and grocery and quickly becoming the region's everyday Super App. Established in July 2012, Careem operates in more than 100 cities across 13 countries, has created more than one million job opportunities in the region, and hosts over 30 million customers. Careem became a wholly owned subsidiary of Uber Technologies, Inc. in January 2020.

Our team is growing rapidly, and we are looking for talented colleagues to help us in our mission to simplify and improve the lives of people and build a lasting institution that inspires.

Why join our journey

When you start your journey at Careem, you'll be empowered to drive impact across a region of 600 million people, supported by our community of colleagues from over 75 nationalities. Whether you're creating codes for our Super App or finding new ways to bring our platform to the people in your city, you'll have the opportunity to learn and grow every day to develop alongside talented and inspiring people from around the world. As a colleague at Careem, you'll be empowered to take ownership of your work, be of service to our Captains, customers and partners as we build the region's Super App, all while shooting for the moon to create impact across the region.

About the team

Careem Grocery is on a mission to reinvent the way people shop for grocery, pharmacy and retail products. As an exciting new vertical within Careem (a startup within a startup), we're in the early stages of building our product and have plenty of interesting and fundamental challenges to solve in order to achieve our ambitious growth goals in this burgeoning space.

What you'll do

• Create & Maintain delivery schedules between Distribution Center, Suppliers & Stores for inventory transfer
• Ensure timely returns of all damaged, expired and non-usable items from Stores to Suppliers.
• Maintain master-data for all SKUs, ensuring product configurations, phase in/ out information are accurately captured from Suppliers and reflected on internal systems.
• Lead cost-optimization efforts to drive down Inventory Handling costs.
• Work closely with the Operations team on effective space-utilization.

What you'll need

Successful candidates will have a passionate commitment to improving the lives of people, an insane focus on excellence and customer centricity, and a strong alignment with our core values and purpose.

• At least 2+ years of experience in a supply chain role or similar. Time spent in tech, logistics, or a start-up is a plus
• Bachelors in Engineering, with a focus on Supply Chain or Operations Management is a plus.
• Strong analytical capabilities, mastery of Excel is required. Bonus points for technical ability in SQL
• Grittiness. You never hesitate to roll up your sleeves and address something hands-on, you persevere when others fall away
• High level of attention to detail & speed of execution, the role will require lots of daily operational follow ups.
• Strong communication skills, as you will need to communicate with all levels of Supplier & DC operation teams.
• Self-starter - the ability to self-serve, investigate and get the data we require will make you much more effective in this role

What we'll provide you

In addition to a competitive long-term total compensation with salary and equity, we have a reward philosophy that expands beyond this.

As a Careem colleague you will be able to:

• Be part of a Remote-First organisation
• Work from any country in the world for 60 days a year
• Use Unlimited Vacation days throughout the year
• Work and learn from great minds
• Create impact in a region with untapped potential
• Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day

What we'll provide you

In addition to a competitive long-term total compensation with salary and equity, we have a reward philosophy that expands beyond this. As a Careem colleague you will be able to:

• Be part of a Remote-First organisation
• Work from any country in the world for 60 days a year
• Use Unlimited Vacation days throughout the year
• Access fitness reimbursements for health activities including: gym, health club and training classes.