Senior Warehouse Supervisor - Food Packing & Cold Storage

Al Barakah Dates®; Dubai; On-site; AED 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Al Barakah Dates Factory in Dubai Industrial City seeks a Warehouse Supervisor to lead our warehousing and cold-storage operations, ensuring efficient receipt, storage and dispatch of raw dates, packaging materials and finished products in line with food safety standards.

You will oversee FIFO/FEFO, maintain ERP records (SAP or similar), compliance with HACCP/ISO 22000/FSSC 22000 and halal requirements, and develop a skilled warehouse team while coordinating with Quality, Production and Sales.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Supply Chain, Logistics, Business or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of warehouse experience in food manufacturing or FMCG, including supervisory experience.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems (SAP or similar) and warehouse documentation.
• Familiarity with UAE food safety regulations and export procedures.
• Forklift/warehouse equipment knowledge and a valid UAE driving license are a plus.
• Good leadership, planning, documentation and communication skills. Arabic is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Supervise receipt, inspection, grading checks, weighing, storage and issuance of raw dates, ingredients, packaging materials, semi-finished goods and finished products.
• Make sure storage conditions (temperature, humidity, cold rooms), segregation, status labelling and material handling meet HACCP, ISO 22000/FSSC 22000 and halal requirements.
• Manage FIFO/FEFO stock rotation, batch and lot traceability, returns, reconciliation and warehouse documentation.
• Monitor inventory accuracy, stock ageing, shelf life, near-expiry, rejected, damaged and slow-moving stock.
• Coordinate with Quality, Production, Procurement and Sales teams on material availability, quality holds and releases.
• Maintain warehouse SOPs, logbooks, temperature records, ERP transactions and inventory records.
• Support non-conformance reports, corrective actions, traceability and recall exercises.
• Supervise loading, palletization, container stuffing and dispatch for local and export orders, including export documentation support.
• Ensure high standards of health and safety, housekeeping, hygiene, cleaning and forklift/equipment safety.
• Train, motivate and monitor warehouse staff while driving operational improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Supply Chain, Logistics, Business

Tools

SAP

Job description

Al Barakah Dates Factory in Dubai Industrial City seeks a Warehouse Supervisor to lead our warehousing and cold-storage operations, ensuring efficient receipt, storage and dispatch of raw dates, packaging materials and finished products in line with food safety standards.

You will oversee FIFO/FEFO, maintain ERP records (SAP or similar), compliance with HACCP/ISO 22000/FSSC 22000 and halal requirements, and develop a skilled warehouse team while coordinating with Quality, Production and Sales.