Warehouse Shift Supervisor

Hitachi Energy; Dhahran Compound; On-site; SAR 224,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology leader in Kuwait is seeking a Warehouse Operations Supervisor to manage all aspects of warehouse operations including receiving, inventory control, and dispatch. The role requires strong team leadership, conflict resolution skills, and experience with SAP EWM systems. The ideal candidate will have 2 to 5 years of supervisory experience and be proficient in both spoken and written English. This position offers the opportunity to help improve operational efficiency and ensure compliance with safety standards.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5+ years of supervisory experience.
• Strong communication and team motivation skills.
• Decisive, adaptable, and problem-solving oriented.
• Proficiency in both spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of warehouse operations.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards.
• Optimize resources and track productivity KPIs.
• Identify process optimizations and engage staff.

Skills

Team leadership

Conflict resolution

Data analysis

Performance monitoring

SAP EWM systems

Lean methodologies

MS Office tools

Education

Diploma or higher; technical degree preferred

Job description

The opportunity

Oversee all aspects of warehouse operations during an assigned shift, including receiving, storage, picking, packing and dispatch of goods. Ensures accurate inventory control, site material preparation and timely coordination with logistics and project teams. Maintains compliance with safety standards, drives productivity, and ensures quality service to meet operational and customer requirements.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Team Leadership & People Management: Schedule staff, delegate tasks, monitor performance, coach, and resolve conflicts.
• Operational Efficiency and ensure smooth material flow, optimize resources, and track productivity KPIs and safety & Compliance and enforce safety protocols, conduct inspections, and ensure PPE compliance.
• Quality & Inventory Control and monitor quality standards, maintain accurate inventory, and resolve discrepancies and reporting & Administration and document shift outcomes, communicate handovers, and escalat[e] issues.
• Continuous Improvement and identify process optimizations and engage staff in problem solving. Productivity and Items processed per hour, throughput vs target.
• Quality and defect-free output, compliance with customer specs and safety and Incident rate, near-miss reports, compliance rate.
• Inventory Accuracy cycle count accuracy, shrinkage levels and operational Downtime: Delays and material flow disruptions.
• Cost Control Labor efficiency, overtime reduction, resource utilization.
• You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• Diploma or higher; technical degree preferred.
• 2 to 5+ years supervisory experience.
• Strong communication, conflict resolution, and team motivation skills.
• Proficiency with S4HANA SAP EWM systems and Lean methodologies.
• Skilled in performance monitoring, data analysis, and MS Office tools.
• Decisive, adaptable, and problem-solving oriented.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English.

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives. With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.