Warehouse and Distribution Manager - Pharmaceuticals

Warehouse and Distribution Manager - Pharmaceuticals

This is an opportunity to join a pharmaceutical company based in the UAE as a Warehouse and Distribution Manager. This is a strategic hire that will play a crucial role in the company's future growth strategy. The successful incumbent will manage all warehouse and distribution activities ensuring a focused team approach to the timely delivery of product to the customers. In addition this role is crucial in ensuring full compliance with all applicable legislative and regulatory requirements and/or company policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Developed technical expertise and specialist skills of warehouse and distribution activities, thus providing advice and support to others
• Troubleshooting complex problems and liaising with own and other departments to resolve issues
• Support continuous improvement processes and ensuring successful implementation of agreed changes
• Participation in internal and external audits, conducting risk assessments and ensuring compliance across the site
• Assessing training needs and schedules as required to meet immediate needs
• Prioritising and allocating work, planning resource and day to day supervision of teams

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required

• Four years supervisory/managerial experience within warehousing and distribution in pharmaceuticals
• Up to date and demonstrable knowledge of cGMP, and cGDP requirements within a warehouse and distribution operation
• Ability to challenge existing processes and to effectively structure, draft and present improvements proposals
• Ability to effectively and compliantly review, amend and draft Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Intermediate excel skills - Manipulating, analysing and presenting data
• The package: competitive according to experience