Warehouse Manager

Confidential Careers; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Careers is seeking an experienced Warehouse Manager to lead warehouse and inventory operations supporting oil & gas, logistics, heavy equipment, fleet, and industrial operations in Abu Dhabi.

The ideal candidate will manage warehouse teams, inventory, spare parts, and multi-department stakeholders in a fast-paced industrial environment while ensuring compliance with HSE, quality, and company procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field.
• 7+ years’ warehouse experience with 3+ in supervisory/managerial role.
• Experience in oil & gas, heavy equipment, or industrial services preferred.
• Strong knowledge of inventory management, stock reconciliation, and controls.
• Proficient in ERP/WMS and MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end warehouse operations, including receiving, inspection, storage, picking, issuing, transfers, returns, and dispatch.
• Oversee inventory of spare parts, tools, equipment, consumables, lubricants, and operational materials.
• Ensure accurate stock records, proper material identification, bin/location management, and inventory traceability.
• Manage GRN, material issue, transfer, return, and other warehouse documentation.
• Plan and conduct cycle counts and periodic physical inventory counts and investigate discrepancies.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Maintenance, Fleet, Operations, Finance, and other departments to ensure timely material availability.
• Maintain optimum stock levels while minimizing excess, obsolete, damaged, and slow-moving inventory.
• Establish and enforce warehouse SOPs, processes, controls, and housekeeping standards.
• Ensure proper storage and handling of heavy, technical, hazardous, and high-value materials where applicable.
• Monitor warehouse space utilization and optimize storage arrangements.
• Lead and supervise warehouse personnel, allocating workloads and monitoring productivity.
• Ensure compliance with HSE requirements, safe material handling, PPE, housekeeping, and company procedures.
• Monitor inventory accuracy and warehouse KPIs and prepare regular management reports.
• Support internal and external audits by maintaining accurate inventory records and supporting documentation.
• Identify process gaps and implement improvements to increase efficiency, reduce losses, and improve service levels.
• Coordinate warehouse requirements across operational sites and ensure timely movement of materials and equipment.

Skills

Leadership

Inventory management

ERP/WMS

MS Excel

HSE compliance

UAE experience

Team supervision

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related

Diploma in Logistics

Tools

ERP/WMS

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Warehouse Manager to lead warehouse and inventory operations supporting oil & gas, logistics, heavy equipment, fleet, and industrial operations.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience managing warehouse teams, inventory, spare parts, equipment-related materials, and multi-department stakeholders in a fast-paced industrial environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end warehouse operations, including receiving, inspection, storage, picking, issuing, transfers, returns, and dispatch.
• Oversee inventory of spare parts, tools, equipment, consumables, lubricants, and operational materials.
• Ensure accurate stock records, proper material identification, bin/location management, and inventory traceability.
• Manage GRN, material issue, transfer, return, and other warehouse documentation.
• Plan and conduct cycle counts and periodic physical inventory counts and investigate discrepancies.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Maintenance, Fleet, Operations, Finance, and other departments to ensure timely material availability.
• Maintain optimum stock levels while minimizing excess, obsolete, damaged, and slow-moving inventory.
• Establish and enforce warehouse SOPs, processes, controls, and housekeeping standards.
• Ensure proper storage and handling of heavy, technical, hazardous, and high-value materials where applicable.
• Monitor warehouse space utilization and optimize storage arrangements.
• Lead and supervise warehouse personnel, allocating workloads and monitoring productivity.
• Ensure compliance with HSE requirements, safe material handling, PPE, housekeeping, and company procedures.
• Monitor inventory accuracy and warehouse KPIs and prepare regular management reports.
• Support internal and external audits by maintaining accurate inventory records and supporting documentation.
• Identify process gaps and implement improvements to increase efficiency, reduce losses, and improve service levels.
• Coordinate warehouse requirements across operational sites and ensure timely movement of materials and equipment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehouse Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 7+ years of warehouse experience, with at least 3 years in a supervisory/managerial capacity.
• Experience in oil & gas, heavy equipment, industrial services, logistics, construction, or a similar environment is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of inventory management, warehouse controls, material handling, and stock reconciliation.
• Experience handling technical spare parts and heavy equipment-related materials is highly desirable.
• Strong ERP/WMS experience and good proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong leadership, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of warehouse HSE requirements and safe material handling practices.
• UAE experience is preferred.

Key Performance Areas

• Inventory accuracy
• Warehouse efficiency and productivity
• Material availability
• Stock discrepancy and loss control
• Inventory aging and obsolescence
• Receiving and issuing turnaround time
• Space utilization
• Warehouse HSE compliance
• Audit and process compliance
• Team performance

If you have relevant experience managing warehouses in industrial, oil & gas, logistics, heavy equipment, or fleet operations, we would like to hear from you.