Sr. Manager Rider Equipment & Inventory

Talabat; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading local delivery platform in Dubai is seeking an experienced professional for inventory and warehouse management. The successful candidate will ensure accurate inventory forecasting, develop efficient warehouse procedures, and manage teams across diverse locations. With over 8 years of experience, this role requires strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills. This position offers the opportunity to create efficient systems while interacting with senior executives and driving improvements across operations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of expertise in inventory and warehouse management.
• Experience building inventory & warehouse management excellence from scratch.
• Ability to interact with senior-level executives and manage stakeholder expectations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate forecasting of inventory replenishment cycles.
• Develop procedures for efficient warehouse operations.
• Recruit, train, and manage performance of warehouse leads.

Skills

Inventory management

Warehouse management

Cross-functional project management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

About the opportunity

What’s On Your Plate?

• Demand planning: ensure accurate forecasting of inventory replenishment cycles based on fleet size movements and usability duration of gear
• Inventory management: Ensure correct processes, policies and proper execution of inventory management (stock-in, stock-out, returns, recycle).
• Warehouse management: Develop the required procedures for the efficient and safe operation of the warehouses in all talabat markets
• Expense Control: Identify potential opportunities to reduce expenses with same operational efficiency.
• Equipment improvement: champion improvements in the riders equipment
• Establish SOPs and processes for all elements of the warehouse operations, end-to-end
• Recruit, train, develop, and manage performance of warehouse leads in different countries
• Instituting training and developmental programs for staff and monitoring effective implementation
• Identify opportunities for the region, prioritize, and make them happen!
• Be a champion for knowledge/best practice sharing & standardization across the region

What you need to be successful

What Did We Order?

• You have 8+ years of expertise in inventory and warehouse management, with a solid understanding of software requirements, process development and monitoring of operations
• Ideally you have experience building inventory & warehouse management excellence from scratch
• You have led cross-functional projects at scale, including effectively scoping, resourcing and managing projects and project teams
• You have a hack for technology and interested in e-commerce, last mile delivery and automation
• You are very detail-oriented, structured, process-oriented and know how to prioritize -- you consider yourself as someone who delivers solutions and not bottlenecks to be solved.
• You are able to interact with senior-level executives and can manage the expectations of multiple stakeholders.
• You are someone energized by the unknown and look forward to learning each day on the job.
• You have excellent analytical & communication skills, and always like to be hands-on with several tools.
• You have robust interpersonal and intercultural skills. You can inspire several teams and stakeholders to rally behind a mission. You are collaborative and effective at influencing without authority
• Eager to create things from scratch, test & refine along the way

Who we are

talabat is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.