Inventory Manager

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Establish and run the inventory function, including warehouse layout, storage, slotting, labeling, and operating practices.
• Oversee receiving, storage, and issuance of equipment and materials across the TBM site, precast plant, and warehouse.
• Establish and audit critical TBM spare-parts kits to protect tunneling uptime.
• Maintain accurate inventory records, investigate discrepancies, identify root causes, and drive corrections and process improvements.
• Perform cycle counts, variance reconciliation, and correction transactions.
• Monitor stock levels and reorder points, and alert the team to potential shortages.
• Coordinate inbound international shipments, UAE customs clearance, import documentation, and freight forwarders.
• Coordinate with purchasing and vendors on delivery schedules, receiving inspections, shortages, and damaged goods.
• Implement and administer inventory systems and train team members to use them.
• Hire, train, and lead inventory and warehouse staff as the function grows.
• Ensure warehouse and material-handling operations comply with UAE regulations and project safety standards.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of inventory control, warehouse, or materials management experience in construction, heavy industry, manufacturing, or oil and gas.
• Hands-on knowledge of SAP, MOS/MES, or equivalent inventory systems, and proficiency with scanners, data tools, and spreadsheets.
• Experience with cycle counting, root-cause analysis of discrepancies, and inventory accuracy programs.
• Comfort working hands-on in a field-adjacent role, not a desk-only position.
• Currently based in the UAE or GCC region, or eligible to work in the UAE.
• UAE customs and import/export documentation experience is strongly preferred.
• Tunneling, mining, or major Gulf infrastructure experience is a plus.
• Experience building or scaling an inventory or warehouse function is a plus.
• The position may require extended hours and weekend work.

Workplace

• The position is on site and in person in Dubai, UAE.

About the company

Benefits

• The company offers a competitive compensation and benefits package for the Dubai project.