Lead Supply Chain

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Job summary

Calo is seeking a Supply Chain Lead to own Inventory, Procurement, and Planning for a set of assigned countries. This role is hands-on, high-impact, and critical to operational excellence.

You’ll lead teams across remote locations, drive performance through data, and build scalable supply chain practices in a fast-growing environment. You’ll travel to support teams, coach and mentor staff, and partner with Operations, Finance, and central Supply Chain teams to improve service levels and reduce

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Planning, Procurement, or Inventory roles.
• Emerging leadership experience preferred.
• Experience with remote or multi-country teams is a plus.
• Background in food, FMCG, retail, or high-volume operations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop remote teams across multiple locations.
• Drive demand planning, supply planning, and inventory optimization.
• Manage country-level procurement, supplier relationships, and terms.
• Embed continuous improvement across processes, systems and ways of working.
• Partner with Operations, NPD, Finance and central Supply Chain teams.
• Use data analytics to identify gaps, reduce waste and improve service levels.
• Travel frequently to support teams on the ground.
• Coach and upskill team members to raise capability.

Skills

Remote team leadership

Demand planning

Supply planning

Procurement management

Data analytics

Coaching & mentoring

Job description

Category Logistics, Supply Chain & Procurement

Industry Logistics and Supply Chain

About Calo (more here)

Calo is an app providing personalized meal plans for busy people through nutritional algorithms, built with love by chefs, nutritionists, and software engineers.

Launched in Bahrain in 2019, we have since expanded to 7 countries, delivered millions of meals to our customers, and are now expanding our mission of making healthy easy to retail and other verticals.

We're on a noble mission to make healthy easy. We think this is one of the most important problems to tackle in our world today. We have global ambitions - no small thinking here.

Job description

About Calo (more here)

Calo is an app providing personalized meal plans for busy people through nutritional algorithms, built with love by chefs, nutritionists, and software engineers.

Launched in Bahrain in 2019, we have since expanded to 7 countries, delivered millions of meals to our customers, and are now expanding our mission of making healthy easy to retail and other verticals.

We're on a noble mission to make healthy easy. We think this is one of the most important problems to tackle in our world today. We have global ambitions - no small thinking here.

Why This Role Matters

We'll look for a Supply Chain Lead to own Inventory, Procurement, and Planning for a set of assigned countries. This role is hands-on, high-impact, and critical to operational excellence. You’ll lead teams across remote locations, drive performance through data, and build scalable supply chain practices in a fast-growing environment.

What You'll Do

• Lead and develop remote teams across multiple locations
• Drive strong planning rhythms: demand planning, supply planning, inventory optimization
• Lead country-level procurement execution by managing supplier relationships, negotiating commercial terms, ensuring continuity of supply, and driving cost, quality, and service improvements.
• Embed a continuous improvement mindset across processes, systems, and ways of working
• Partner closely with Operations, NPD, Finance, and central Supply Chain teams
• Use data and analytics to identify gaps, reduce waste, and improve service levels
• Travel frequently to support teams on the ground and strengthen execution
• Coach, mentor, and upskill team members to raise the overall capability bar

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Planning, Procurement, or Inventory roles
• Emerging leadership experience preferred
• Experience managing or working with remote or multi-country teams is a plus
• Background in food, FMCG, retail, or high-volume operations is a plus

Who You Are

• Strong planning mindset with the ability to think end-to-end
• Clear continuous improvement mentality, you don't accept 'this is how we've always done it'
• Excellent communication skills, especially with remote teams and cross-functional stakeholders
• Solid analytical skills and comfort working with data to drive decisions
• Proven ability to coach and mentor teams, not just manage tasks
• Ability to comfortably operate in a fast-paced, scaling environment
• Willingness to travel frequently

The Hiring Journey

• Screening with TA
• 1st Technical Interview
• 2nd Technical Interview
• Culture Fit Interview
• Offer