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Ref: HP698-11344
Job description / Role
We are looking to recruit an experienced Operations Manager within the Stock department of Al-Futtaim Motors. This role carries responsibility for working closely with Sales Planning Team, Ordering Team and Distribution Team to ensure correct stock availability for sales at all times within the company guidelines. The Operations Manager will manage a team of Stock Control Executives and will report directly into the Head of Stock and Distribution.
The main Accountabilities of this role are to write, maintain and control written procedures for all main inventory control processes and functions, paying particular attention to implementing improvement processes and systems to reduce inventory at branches and minimise costs. You will develop the division's inventory management strategy with the aim of controlling costs within the budgetary limits, generating savings, rationalising inventory and maximising stock availability at all times.
Requirements
You will ideally possess a relevant professional qualification and/or suitable background experience in Inventory Management within the automotive industry. It is essential that you have showroom knowledge including a strong understanding of Fastrack and the auto sales process (dealer level in UAE). You will have Automotive General Management experience within a franchised environment along with a detailed understanding of MRP, ERP and Inventory Control Management systems.
You will have the ability to work productively, efficiently and effectively with initiative and drive under tight timescales and pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and quality. You will be have a demonstrable ability to make hard and fast decisions which are crucial to success.
About the Company
Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.
The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.
The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.