Quality Associate

Launched in Bahrain in November of 2019, Calo is on a mission to make healthy easy. We’re a team of dedicated people driving this mission by providing better, faster, and cheaper ways to access food through technology.

Role overview

To function as a Quality Specialist who will be responsible for monitoring the receivings for Calo’s Warehouse and efficiently handling the company’s products and supplies.The ideal candidate possesses great attention to detail, excellent record-keeping abilities and a business mindset. The goal is to ensure that all business operations have adequate material to achieve their objectives.

Main Responsibilities

• Verify packages according to their order and invoices (quantity, quality, price etc.)

• Organizing and storing received items in its appropriate areas.

• Record daily deliveries and shipments to reconcile inventory

• Maintain updated and accurate records of inventory, including transfers and cycle count in warehouses through different tools.

• Monitor, analyze, report shelf life and aging of goods in the warehouse.

• Review and monitor product codes/ description ensuring right master data for the stored goods

• Conduct weekly wall to wall inventory count, and troubleshoot quantity discrepancies between physical stock and records.

• Use Microsoft office tools to monitor demand and document characteristics of inventory

• Analyze data to anticipate future needs and alert buyers about potential out of stocks.

• Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers.

• Conducting quality checks and inspection of raw and packaging materials (RM/PM) received in the Central Warehouse (CWH) to ensure that all Calo Q&FS standards are met.

• Monitoring RM/PM tests, reporting of non-compliance of suppliers and communicating it with the SC team.

• Reporting of deviation/discrepancies to suppliers and Supply chain team, and follow-up for the corrective and preventive actions.

• Maintaining accurate, comprehensive weekly and monthly reports on suppliers' performance evaluation.

• Conducting regular audits of RM/PM in the CWH for storage conditions and FIFO/FEFO implementation.

• Communication to suppliers and Supply Chain team for the Root cause and failure analysis for deviations and follow up for the implementation of the corrective actions.

• Ensure the smooth implementation of quality and food safety standards in the CWH.

• Implementing all checks for supplier trucks to assure compliance with Calo Q&FS standards.

• Responsible for ensuring the effective implementation of GWP and internal audits and readiness for external audits (HACCP, ISO, Personal Hygiene, SFDA).

Ideal Candidate

Qualifications

• Must have had previous proven experience as a Quality Specialist, inventory and receiving officer or any similar role.

• Must have a minimum of 2 years of experience within restaurants, hotels or production facility (food) industries.

• Must be proficient with Microsoft excel and office.

• Must be a proficient communicator in English.

• Ensuring that health, hygiene and safety regulations are complied with and applied in the department in compliance with HACCP standards and procedures is a major plus.

• Knowledge of inbound logistic process in KSA - documentation, process

• Attending food safety training sessions and familiarity with ISO certification standards is advantageous.

Knowledge and competency

• Adopting a systematic approach

• Process oriented

• An analytical mind with excellent organizational and planning skills

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities

• Reliable and trustworthy

• A well-spoken strong communicator

• Pleasant personality and able to lead with empathy and patience.

Personality

• A well-spoken strong communicator

• Pleasant personality and able to lead with empathy and patience