Inventory Coordinator - Stores

Riyadh
Permanent
Full-time

1 month ago

Careem is building the Everything App for the greater Middle East, making it easier than ever to move around, order food and groceries, manage payments, and more. Careem is led by a powerful purpose to simplify and improve the lives of people and build an awesome organisation that inspires. Since 2012, Careem has created earnings for over 2.5 million Captains, simplified the lives of over 70 million customers, and built a platform for the region's best talent to thrive and for entrepreneurs to scale their businesses. Careem operates in over 70 cities across 10 countries, from Morocco to Pakistan.About the teamCareem Grocery is on a mission to reinvent how people shop for their daily essentials. As an exciting new vertical within Careem (a startup within a startup), we're in the early stages of building our product. We have plenty of interesting and fundamental challenges to solve to achieve our ambitiousWhat you'll do

Lead day-to-day inventory management activities including but not limited to Stock count, inventory adjustments, checks and investigations.
Ensure seamless coordination across workstations to maintain flow and meet transfer order SLAs.
Improve operational throughput by identifying bottlenecks and optimizing workflows.
Manage and motivate a team of pickers, setting clear goals and expectations.
Conduct shift planning, task allocation, and productivity management.
Run onboarding and continuous training programs on SOPs, systems, and safety procedures.
Build and maintain dashboards and trackers to monitor Inventory accuracy.
Use data to drive continuous improvement, solve operational problems, and hit performance targets.
Leverage system-controlled transactions to minimize deviations.
Develop and uphold standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure consistency, efficiency, and compliance.
Monitor adherence to processes and identify areas for refinement and automation.
Support rollouts of new operational initiatives and system changes.
Enforce a safety-first culture through regular training, compliance checks, and risk mitigation practices.
Maintain inventory accuracy through proper stock count check routines and plans.
Investigate stock discrepancies, minimize shrinkage, and manage expired/damaged goods processes.

What you'll need

4+ years of experience in Inventory management
Familiarity with ERP, WMS systems and digital tools used in day-to-day operations.
Experience with dashboarding tools, spreadsheets, and performance analysis. SQL proficiency is a strong plus for extracting and working with operational data.
Solid understanding of warehouse best practices, including inventory control, slotting, and space optimization.
Hands-on, proactive, and solution-oriented - you're comfortable on the warehouse floor, store environment and thrive under pressure.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to train, motivate, and drive accountability within your team.

What we'll provide youWe offer colleagues the opportunity to drive impact in the region while they learn and grow. As a full time Careem colleague, you will be able to:

Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues.
Put your passion to work in a purposeful organisation dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential.
Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day.
Work 4 days a week in office & 1 day from home, and remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days per year. (If you are in an individual contributor role in tech, you will have 2 office days a week and 3 to work from home.)
Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes.

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