Supply Chain Principal Lead - Dubai Campus

About the role

The Supply Chain Principal Lead provides professional and operational delivery for Supply Chain, ensuring that transactions, analyses, records, system activities and stakeholder requirements are completed accurately, on time and in line with approved policies, procedures, controls and service standards. The role covers inventory management, warehouse coordination and logistics across the Dubai campus and its connection to Sharjah and Abu Dhabi warehouses.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate receiving, inspection, storage, issuing, transfer and return of institutional materials and supplies between Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi warehouses.
• Maintain accurate stock records, item masters, locations, units of measure, batch or serial information, expiry dates and system transactions.
• Own and maintain the inventory stock model, including classification, min/max levels, safety stock, reorder points and replenishment parameters.
• Plan and run cycle counts and physical inventory verification, and reconcile variances.
• Coordinate replenishment and delivery schedules with Procurement, suppliers, internal warehouse, campuses and end users.
• Ensure safe, secure storage, handling, labelling, segregation and preservation of inventory, and manage documentation for goods receipt, inspection, acceptance, issuance, transfer, return, disposal and write-off.
• Investigate damaged, missing, incorrect, expired or delayed stock and coordinate corrective action.
• Prepare inventory and logistics dashboards covering availability, accuracy, turnover, stockouts, ageing and service levels.
• Support continuity planning for critical supplies and improve warehousing, inventory and logistics processes.
• Monitor warehouse capacity, storage utilisation and location allocation, and recommend adjustments.
• Plan and coordinate transportation, delivery routes, vehicle utilisation and shipment schedules, monitoring delivery performance, cost efficiency and service levels.
• Create or update inbound, warehousing and outbound processes, and prepare a backup manual process for operations.
• Comply with policies, procedures, controls, professional standards and health and safety requirements, protect information and systems, and take part in continuity exercises and incident response when requested.