Warehouse Manager at Acino International AG in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

Arcera is a global life sciences company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Our purpose is to enable longer and healthier lives while creating sustainable growth. We develop, manufacture, and commercialize a broad range of high-quality innovative and proven medicines in key international markets. With an operational footprint spanning over 90 countries across four continents, and manufacturing sites in eight countries, we offer more than 2,000 medicines across various therapeutic areas worldwide.

The Warehouse Manager will lead and manage all warehouse and materials-handling operations for a large pharmaceutical manufacturing site, ensuring safe, efficient, compliant, and cost-effective storage and movement of raw materials, APIs, excipients, packaging components, intermediates, and finished goods. The role ensures full compliance with GMP/GxP, EDA, MOH, HSE, and internal quality standards while supporting uninterrupted manufacturing and maintaining optimal inventory levels.

The job holder will be based in our site in Cairo, al Obour City and reporting to the Director of Procurement & Warehouses.

Your responsibilities:

1. Warehouse Operations Management

• Oversee daily operations for RM/PM warehouses, finished goods warehouse.
• Ensure accurate receiving, storage, sampling, and issuance of GMP materials.
• Maintain controlled conditions—temperature, humidity, status labels, FEFO, segregation, and security of high-risk/controlled materials.
• Ensure accuracy during material dispensing in line with batch manufacturing records and GMP requirements.
• Oversee warehouse layout optimization, material flow, FIFO/FEFO application, and storage capacity planning.

2. Compliance, Quality, & Audit Readiness

• Ensure compliance with GMP/GxP, GDP, EDA/MOH regulations, and internal SOPs.
• Maintain immaculate documentation: logbooks, receiving records, stock status, deviation reports, and change control.
• Support audits (internal, external, EDA, corporate) and close corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
• Ensure proper cleaning validation, pest control, calibration of instruments (balances, data loggers), and warehouse qualification.

3. Inventory Control & Systems

• Manage inventory accuracy through regular cycle counts, stock reconciliations, and annual physical inventory.
• Control expiry management, shelf-life tracking, slow-moving/obsolete materials, and quarantine processes.
• Ensure ERP accuracy (SAP / Oracle / D365): goods receipt, batch status, stock transfers, and real-time posting.
• Implement and maintain warehouse KPIs: inventory accuracy, discrepancy rate, DOH, OTIF issuance, cycle count adherence.

4. Safety & Compliance with EHS

• Enforce adherence to EHS, HACCP, fire safety, and material handling safety standards.
• Ensure safe operation of forklifts, stackers, pallet trucks, and other equipment.
• Conduct regular safety training, risk assessments, and promote a zero-accident culture.

5. Logistics & Internal Coordination

• Coordinate closely with Planning, Production, Quality, Procurement, and Finance for smooth material flow.
• Manage inbound logistics from suppliers and ensure timely clearance, sampling, and release.
• Work with QA for material release, status labelling, rejection handling, and storage of rejected/returned goods.
• Support outbound logistics for finished goods in collaboration with the distribution/dispatch team.

6. Continuous Improvement & Digitalization

• Drive Lean/Kaizen initiatives to optimize processes, reduce lead times, and enhance storage capacity.
• Introduce automation tools (scanners, mobile warehousing, barcode/RFID) where feasible.
• Streamline SOPs, material flow diagrams, and process documentation for efficiency and compliance.

7. Leadership & People Development

• Lead and develop warehouse teams; set clear objectives and performance standards.
• Build capability in GMP warehousing, material handling safety, and ERP usage.
• Implement strong workforce planning for shift coverage, overtime optimization, and talent pipeline development.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field.
• 8–12+ years of experience in warehousing, with at least 3–5 years in GMP pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of GMP/GDP, EFDA storage rules, cold-chain management, and audit expectations.
• Proficient in ERP systems (SAP/Oracle/D365) and warehouse technologies (barcode scanners, handhelds).
• Strong understanding of inventory control principles, batch management, and FEFO/FIFO.
• Fluent in Arabic and English.

This is the opportunity to join a very dynamic organization, where decisions are taken fast and where you can actively participate in shaping our future. If this sounds exciting, we would love to hear more about you!