Team Leader, Materials & Inventory

Responsible for planning and controlling materials in an optimum manner to provide the maximum service level to customers at a predetermined level and minimum cost. Drive operational inventory excellence, maintain adequate stock levels in line with business objectives, and continuously develop innovative ways to improve inventory management across the business.

• Manage and control overall inventory management processes and activities, ensuring systematic and orderly operations, including inventory categorization, classification, stock levels, variety control, and performance metrics.
• Evaluate and recommend assortment and secondary planning activities for each category and location to optimize inventory costs.
• Develop and implement inventory optimization strategies, including vendor-managed inventory and non-committal long-term price agreements.

• Manage inventory ordering activities to ensure the correct materials are ordered on time and at the right cost, with the required approvals and timely delivery.
• Classify inventory using appropriate categories and indicators, including ABC, XYZ, monthly stock movement, and consumption rates.
• Review inventory levels against demand, vendor lead times, and material criticality to establish appropriate reorder levels.
• Assess inventory velocity and determine economic order quantities to support inventory-turn targets while optimizing costs.
• Collaborate with end-user departments and vendors to ensure timely and accurate demand forecasting.
• Supervise technical evaluations following the strategic sourcing process to ensure materials align with the master data catalogue.
• Manage material replenishment and ordering processes.
• Review end-user requests and facilitate transfers between stores when materials are available elsewhere or under a different category.
• Supervise studies of slow-moving and non-moving items.
• Coordinate with other ADNOC Group companies to source available materials directly from other operating companies where appropriate.

• Manage material catalogue creation and update material categorizations based on UNSPSC, NATO Supply Classification, or an equivalent classification system.
• Identify alternative suppliers and substitute materials for critical, limited-source, and high-value materials and spare parts.
• Manage item master data through product catalogues and physical inspections.
• Ensure stock items are free from duplication and redundancy.
• Supervise project SPIR material reviews, cataloguing, and technical inspections.
• Define material specifications and evaluate alternative sources and substitutes in coordination with end-user and maintenance departments.

• Develop the section’s KPIs based on corporate and divisional strategies and evaluate their contribution to strategic objectives.
• Track inventory performance and recommend actions relating to zero or excess stock, discrepancies, slow-moving stock, redundant stock, stock losses, fill rate, returns, inventory turnover, and backorder rates.
• Oversee periodic studies relating to slow-moving, non-moving, and critical materials and propose appropriate stock-reduction action plans.
• Direct materials-management improvement plans covering site operations and the supply base, supported by appropriate metrics and action plans.

• Review and analyse audit reports, provide justification where applicable, and direct corrective and preventive actions in line with management approval.

• Oversee the training of end users on the CIDS system and material-cataloguing applications.
• Act as the first point of contact for business-process assistance and system navigation to support operational efficiency.

• Plan and supervise section personnel and resources to achieve departmental objectives efficiently and cost-effectively.
• Develop employees’ knowledge and competencies and support PDPs, succession planning, talent pipelines, and Emiratization targets.
• Support budget preparation, monitor expenditure, and address significant variances.
• Implement approved policies, processes, systems, standards, procedures, and internal controls.
• Monitor individual and section performance against approved KPIs and Balanced Scorecard requirements.
• Review and recommend an effective organizational structure for the section.
• Encourage innovation, change…