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About the Role at Seara International

Seara International is seeking a Storekeeper to manage raw materials in Dammam, Eastern, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position is critical for overseeing the end-to-end receipt, storage, inventory control, and issuance of raw inputs, including food ingredients, packaging, and processing chemicals, to support manufacturing operations. The role requires ensuring high stock accuracy, strict adherence to FIFO/FEFO principles, and full compliance with food safety and warehouse safety protocols.

Key Responsibilities

The Storekeeper's responsibilities encompass several critical areas to maintain an efficient and compliant raw materials warehouse environment:

Material Receiving and Inventory Management

• Inspect all incoming raw materials and packaging supplies against Purchase Orders (POs) and Delivery Notes.
• Verify packaging integrity, batch/lot details, Certificate of Analysis (COA), and conduct mandatory receiving temperature checks for cold and frozen inventory.
• Unload materials safely and perform preliminary physical checks before entry into the storage system.
• Execute strict First In, First Out (FIFO) and First Expired, First Out (FEFO) stock rotation protocols.
• Track batch, lot, and expiry date controls closely to prevent shelf-life degradation or expired stock from reaching production lines.
• Conduct regular cycle counts and full physical inventory audits, reconciling discrepancies to maintain high stock accuracy.

Storage Conditions and System Operations

• Monitor and log environmental and temperature conditions for cold rooms, freezer stores, and ambient warehouse zones.
• Maintain proper material segregation, strictly separating raw food ingredients, allergens, packaging materials, and food-grade sanitation chemicals.
• Log all material receipts, issuances, internal transfers, and returns accurately in the ERP / Warehouse Management System (WMS) (*, SAP).
• Issue raw materials promptly to production based on approved requisitions to maintain uninterrupted manufacturing flow.

Food Safety, Housekeeping, and Warehouse Safety

• Enforce Food Safety, Good Warehousing Practices (GWP), and HACCP standards across all storage areas.
• Maintain clean, hygienic, and well-organized storage spaces using 5S housekeeping principles.
• Comply with all company Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) policies, safe manual handling, and secure material handling equipment operation.

Experience Required

• 0-1 years of experience in a storekeeping or warehouse management role, preferably within a manufacturing or food-related industry.