About the Role
The role ensures that all materials are properly received, identified, recorded, stored, preserved, and issued in accordance with approved purchase orders, material specifications, project requirements, company procedures, and health, safety, and environmental requirements. The Store Manager coordinates closely with Procurement, Logistics, Construction, Engineering, QA/QC, HSE, Project Controls, subcontractors, suppliers, and project management to ensure timely availability and accurate control of materials throughout project execution.
Responsibilities
- Manage and supervise all store, warehouse, and material control activities.
- Establish and maintain effective systems for material receiving, storage, preservation, issuing, transfer, and dispatch.
- Receive materials, equipment, spare parts, tools, and consumables delivered to the project/site.
- Verify received materials against Purchase Orders (POs), Delivery Notes, Material Requisitions, packing lists, and approved material specifications.
- Coordinate with QA/QC and relevant technical teams for inspection and acceptance of incoming materials.
- Ensure that materials are properly identified, labeled, coded, and recorded upon receipt.
- Check quantities, descriptions, specifications, and physical condition of received materials.
- Report shortages, damages, discrepancies, or incorrect deliveries to Procurement, Logistics, and Project Management.
- Prepare and maintain Goods Received Notes (GRNs), Material Receiving Reports (MRRs), and other required documentation.
- Ensure proper storage and preservation of materials according to manufacturer and project requirements.
- Implement appropriate storage conditions for mechanical, electrical, civil, MEP, consumable, hazardous, and sensitive materials.
- Maintain proper segregation of approved, rejected, damaged, quarantined, and obsolete materials.
- Ensure materials are stored in a safe, organized, and easily accessible manner.
- Monitor material preservation requirements and conduct periodic inspections of stored materials.
- Implement FIFO/FEFO principles where applicable.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date inventory records and stock registers.
- Monitor minimum and maximum stock levels and identify potential shortages or excess inventory.
- Coordinate with Procurement and Project teams to ensure timely availability of required materials.
- Issue materials only against approved Material Requisitions, Store Issue Vouchers (SIVs), Material Issue Requests, or authorized documentation.
- Maintain complete records of material issues, returns, transfers, and consumption.
- Monitor material consumption against project requirements and approved quantities.
- Track materials issued to different work fronts, departments, subcontractors, and project locations.
- Process material returns and ensure returned materials are properly inspected, identified, and recorded.
- Coordinate inter-store and inter-project material transfers as required.
- Conduct regular physical stock counts and cycle counts.
- Coordinate and participate in periodic and annual inventory reconciliation.
- Investigate and report inventory discrepancies, shortages, damages, and losses.
- Maintain accurate reconciliation between physical stock and ERP/system inventory records.
- Monitor slow-moving, excess, surplus, obsolete, and damaged materials.
- Prepare reports for management regarding inventory status, material consumption, shortages, excess stock, and aging materials.
- Coordinate with Procurement, Logistics, Engineering, Construction, QA/QC, and HSE teams regarding material requirements and issues.
- Ensure materials required for construction activities are available according to the project schedule and look‑ahead requirements.
- Support material planning and forecasting activities.
- Monitor delivery schedules and follow up on pending or critical materials.
- Coordinate with suppliers, transporters, and logistics teams regarding material deliveries.
- Ensure proper documentation is maintained for all incoming and outgoing materials.
- Maintain Material Receiving Reports, Stock Reports, Material Issue Vouchers, Transfer Notes, Return Notes, and Inventory Reports.
- Ensure all warehouse/store records are properly filed and traceable.
- Monitor the condition and availability of storage equipment, racks, pallets, lifting equipment, forklifts, and material‑handling equipment.
- Ensure proper housekeeping and organization of all store and warehouse areas.
- Ensure compliance with HSE requirements for material storage, handling, lifting, stacking, and transportation.
- Ensure hazardous materials and chemicals are stored in designated areas with appropriate controls.
- Monitor fire protection, emergency access, spill prevention, and safety requirements within store areas.
- Conduct regular store inspections and identify unsafe conditions or material storage risks.
- Ensure compliance with company procedures, client requirements, project specifications, and applicable Saudi regulations.
- Supervise and manage Storekeepers, Warehouse Assistants, Material Controllers, and other store personnel.
- Allocate duties, monitor performance, and provide guidance and training to store personnel.
- Maintain appropriate manpower coverage for receiving, issuing, inventory, and dispatch activities.
- Implement improvements to store and inventory management processes.
- Support internal, client, and external inventory audits.
- Prepare required documentation and provide records during audits and inspections.
- Coordinate with Finance/Commercial teams for inventory valuation and reconciliation where applicable.
- Support project closeout by identifying, reconciling, and handing over surplus, unused, and project‑return materials.
- Ensure proper disposal or return of obsolete, damaged, or surplus materials in accordance with company procedures.
- Perform any additional duties assigned by the Supply Chain Manager, Logistics Manager, Project Manager, or Operations Manager.
Qualifications
- Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Warehouse Management, Engineering, or a relevant discipline.
- Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in stores, warehouse, material control, or inventory management.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a Store Manager / Warehouse Manager / Material Control supervisory role is preferred.
- Previous experience with a Main Contractor, EPC Contractor, or large construction organization is preferred.
- Experience managing stores for large-scale construction