Assistant Manager - Supply Chain

Landmark Group; United Arab Emirates; Hybrid; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Landmark Group in United Arab Emirates seeks a proactive operations and supply chain professional to drive ground operations, lead projects end-to-end and implement KPI-based improvements. You will collaborate with site leadership and central teams, manage stakeholders, and deliver impactful process enhancements across departments.

Ideal candidates hold an MBA in supply chain, with strong analytical and leadership skills, ready to adapt to shift work and contribute to a large omnichannel retail

Qualifications

• Experience or understanding of operational process, shift planning and execution.
• Background in manufacturing and/or engineering environments.
• Analytical approach with ability to think out of box solutions.
• Ability to think logically and take decisions based on situational assessments.
• Ensure ongoing learning and development of all employees on communication methods.

Responsibilities

• Work & drive operations on ground by bringing efficiencies in respective department allocated.
• Independently drive their specific projects end to end with stakeholder management.
• Support strategic projects to have a real impact on the business.
• Understand operations quickly and drive independently to develop business understanding.
• Drive process improvements and KPI implementation for responsible areas.

Skills

Operational planning

Stakeholder management

KPI development

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Education

MBA – Supply chain

Job description

• Work & drive operations on ground by bringing efficiencies in respective department allocated and be part of driving central projects for site.
• Independently drive their specific projects end to end with relevant stakeholder management, Central Supply chain planning - Capacity & Operational Planning & Process Improvements
• Innovative and motivated team to work within our leadership team at site and central supply chain team through projects.
• Support strategic projects that allows you to have a real impact on the business.
• Will be expected to quickly understand operations and able to drive independently and develop business understanding.
• Challenge existing wisdom/ways of working and bring innovation
• A self-starter with a keen interest in solving issues on the ground and bring efficiencies for the team and ensure team productivity and motivation.
• Open to work in different time shifts as per business requirement.
• To support and coordinate system and process enhancement related project

Specific relevant

• Experience or understanding of operational process, shift planning and execution.
• Background in manufacturing and/or engineering environments
• Analytical approach is a must with ability to think out of box solutions.
• Ability to think logically and take decisions based on situational assessments
• Ensure relevant on-going learning and development of all employees on communication methods
• Provide technical expertise to the team
• Develop, implement and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) for each area of responsibility

Qualifications

• MBA – Supply chain
• Membership of an industry related professional body would be advantageous

About Us

Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value led, own-built brands across retail, hospitality, food, and leisure.

Over the years, our UAE - based group has evolved into a comprehensive retail and hospitality entity, with over 2200 retail stores, leisure, and hospitality outlets, panning the GCC, Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Today, Landmark Group is one of GCC's largest omnichannel retailers and India's top home and fashion retailer.

We take immense pride in the organic growth of our retail brands, which have blossomed into household names. From Max, Splash, Babyshop, Centrepoint, Shoemart, Homecentre, Emax, Fitness First, to Funcity, to name a few, our brands span across a multitude of categories, enriching the lives of countless families over the past decade.