Logistics Coordinator

Careem is building 'the everything app' for the greater Middle East, making it
easier than ever to move around, order food and groceries, manage payments,
and more. Careem is led by a powerful purpose to simplify and improve the
lives of people and build an awesome organisation that inspires. Since ‎2012,
Careem has created earnings for over ‎2.5 million Captains, simplified the
lives of over ‎50 million customers, and built a platform for the region's best
talent to thrive and for entrepreneurs to scale their businesses. Careem
operates in over ‎70 cities across ‎10 countries, from Morocco to Pakistan.
About the team
Careem Grocery is on a mission to reinvent the way people shop for grocery,
pharmacy and retail products. As an exciting new vertical within Careem (a
startup within a startup), we 're in the early stages of building our product
and have plenty of interesting and fundamental challenges to solve in order to
achieve our ambitious growth goals in this burgeoning space.
What you'll do
* Create & Maintain delivery schedules between Distribution Center, Suppliers & Stores for inventory transfer
* Ensure timely returns of all damaged, expired and non-usable items from Stores to Suppliers.
* Maintain master-data for all SKUs, ensuring product configurations, phase in/ out information are accurately captured from Suppliers and reflected on internal systems.
* Lead cost-optimization efforts to drive down Inventory Handling costs.
* Work closely with the Operations team on effective space-utilization.
What you'll need
Successful candidates will have a passionate commitment to improving the lives
of people, an insane focus on excellence and customer centricity, and a strong
alignment with our core values and purpose.
* At least ‎2+ years of experience in a supply chain role or similar. Time spent in tech, logistics, or a start-up is a plus
* Bachelors in Engineering, with a focus on Supply Chain or Operations Management is a plus.
* Strong analytical capabilities, mastery of Excel is required. Bonus points for technical ability in SQL
* Grittiness. You never hesitate to roll up your sleeves and address something hands-on, you persevere when others fall away
* High level of attention to detail & speed of execution, the role will require lots of daily operational follow ups.
* Strong communication skills, as you will need to communicate with all levels of Supplier & DC operation teams.
* Self-starter - the ability to self-serve, investigate and get the data we require will make you much more effective in this role

What we'll provide you

In addition to a competitive long-term total compensation with salary and
equity, we have a reward philosophy that expands beyond this. As a Careem
colleague you will be able to:
* Be part of a Remote-First organization that offers flexible ways of working from the office and home.
* Work from any country in the world for ‎30 days a year
* Use Unlimited Vacation days throughout the year
* Access fitness reimbursements for health activities including: gym, health club and training classes.
* Work and learn from great minds
* Create impact in a region with untapped potential
* Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day