Job Requisition ID: 159274

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world\'s most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group\'s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview of the role:

The job holder will play a crucial role in delivering on-time, high-quality, successful projects within the specified constraints of time and cost.

The role holder will also be liaising with different teams such as IT, legal and procurement while executing the project

The role holder is also responsible to ensure audit compliance and has to ensure SOPs are maintained and adhered to across supply chain functions.

Build strong relationships with all key stakeholder to effectively enable critical decision making.

What you will do:

Support deployment of Multi site fulfilment roll out programme

Prepare cost, business case and project plan for all phases of the project

Report on project progress using metrics

Presentation and communication with the senior management and relevant stakeholders

Establish best practices that supports continuous improvement and deliver business portfolio growth

Prepare and distribute scheduled and ad hoc reports in a timely manner.

Maintain compliant records of Project/Contract Management related activities for future reference or audit purposes.

Required skills to be successful:

Logistics operational experience

Freight trends and logistics service providers knowledge/market intelligence on competency

Open book budgeting, business case

Project management and change management skills

Familiar with root cause analysis, corrective plans, initiative tracking

Takes ownership and makes decisions

Professional, positive & displays Integrity: Communicates openly, transparently & confidently across a wide variety of internal & external audiences. Ability to interact cross functionally with peers and senior leaders to achieve beneficial business results.

What qualifies you for the role:

E-commerce; fulfilment & last mile, NPS culture

Proven track record of 6-8+ years in Logistics & Supply Chain, contract logistics.

Retail industry experience.

Cost modelling, presentation packs, process mapping

GCC; Freight, Warehousing, Transport

Having experience in WMS, SAP, integration with ERP/fulfilment centres, MS office.

Experience of working on warehouse and contract logistics environment with multiple parties and variety of services, with proven ability in negotiations.

Excellent oral and written English communication.

Demonstrated ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence

About Al-Futtaim Retail

Al-Futtaim Retail has established itself as one of the leaders in Retail across the Middle East, Africa & Asia over the past 30 years. We have developed partnerships with some of the biggest and most respected Brands in the world including IKEA, ACE and Toys R Us in the Middle East and the Inditex Group of Brands (Zara, Mango, Bershka and P&B) across Asia. We are also one of the largest Global partners of Marks and Spencer\'s in both regions with over 75 stores offering both fashion & food options.

Most recently we have been responsible for bringing brands to the Middle East for the first time with the exciting launches of Watsons and B&Q and we aim to continue to be agile and adaptive to our markets with new launches and further development. For this to be possible we aim to recruit the best talent from all backgrounds who will continue to challenge and develop our diverse workforce which includes over 100 nationalities across 12 countries. Join us today and make a difference\xe2\x80\xa6

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