Stores Supervisor is responsible for overseeing and managing the daily operations of the plant’s storage facilities. This includes maintaining accurate inventory records, ensuring efficient stock control, coordinating with other departments, and leading the stores team to support uninterrupted production and operational efficiency.
· Oversee all receipts, records, issues, and stocks of spares & consumables.
· Lead the team of Stores staff & provide them guidance to ensure proper
documentation and record-keeping for all inventory movements and adherence to
management policies.
· Ensure compliance with company policies, safety standards, and standard operating
procedures within the stores area.
· Coordinate with procurement, logistics, production, and finance teams to ensure timely
· Conduct regular physical verification of inventory, investigate discrepancies, and report
variances to management.
· Optimize storage space and ensure proper stacking and segregation of materials according
to specifications and safety requirements.
· Generate and circulate daily, monthly, and ad-hoc inventory and consumption reports to
management.
· Implement and monitor inventory control processes, including stock rotation and timely
stock adjustments using ERP/SAP systems.
· Ensure health and safety guidelines are followed and foster a safety-first culture within the
stores team.
· Lead continuous improvement initiatives and support audits and compliance checks as
required.
· Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of comprehensive supply chain experience, with at least
5 years dedicated to stores or warehouse management, preferably in a steel plant or heavy
manufacturing environment.
· Specialization or Diploma in a relevant field such as Material management & Supply Chain
would be an advantage.
· Strong knowledge of inventory management, materials handling, and ERP/SAP systems.
· Good communication, leadership, and team management skills.
· Ability to analyze data, generate reports, and resolve discrepancies efficiently.
· Familiarity with safety, quality, and compliance standards relevant to steel plant
operations.
· Experience in liaising with procurement, logistics, and production departments.
· Commitment to continuous improvement, resource optimization, and staff development.
The United Steel Industrial Company (KUWAIT STEEL) is a private Kuwaiti Closed Shareholding Industrial Company that was established in the year 1996. KUWAIT STEEL is headquartered in Kuwait, a Middle Eastern country situated along the Arabian Peninsula, which is a prime, diverse and auspicious environment, full of opportunities and capacity for corporate growth. Predominantly, we strive to manufacture and deliver a wide range of value-added steel products to serve the expanding steel market, locally and at a global scale. Throughout the years, KUWAIT STEEL has become partners with a wide range of industries and sectors, including construction, industrial, oil and gas companies, with the aim of promoting sustainable development and growth. The company has been founded on the aspiration to deliver and produce high-quality steel products, made possible through innovative research, and to ensure present-day society manages to resolve current needs without having to compromise the demands and requirements needed for the future generation. We pride ourselves in operating in a manner that reflects honesty, integrity, reliability and most importantly, consistency, which ensures that we achieve, sustain and maintain trust and integrity in the steel industry, without compromising our high standards in delivering customers' steel needs. Although Kuwait has relied on oil as its main source of income, recently, the objective and aim of the government has been to transform and diversify the economy by becoming less reliant on oil, making this the ideal opportunity for the steel industry to thrive within an attractive and exciting business environment for KUWAIT STEEL.
