Specialist Inventory Controller

About the role

Talabat, part of the Delivery Hero Group, is looking for a Specialist Inventory Controller to join its Local Shops team. The role improves catalog accuracy, product availability and branch assortment visibility across all stores, focusing on assortment parity. You will monitor branch availability, reduce out-of-stock items, fix catalog issues and make sure products on the ground are correctly reflected on the app.

Key responsibilities

• Daily monitoring of product availability and out-of-stock performance across all branches
• Making sure products on the ground are correctly displayed and reflected on the app, including scanned items on the catalog and added via SFTP
• Identifying catalog issues such as missing items, wrong mapping, barcode problems, SKU mismatches and other content errors
• Analyzing data to find the top out-of-stock items, repeated catalog issues and availability gaps
• Reviewing branch feedback and validating that catalog updates match actual branch assortment
• Sharing issues with vendors and following up until resolved
• Coordinating with district managers to cascade tasks to branches and with the scanning and operations teams to resolve issues
• Preparing regular reports on availability, out-of-stock trends and catalog performance
• Escalating recurring issues with root cause analysis and action plans, and keeping open tasks followed up
• Supporting management with accurate data on branch catalog health and availability

Required profile

• 2-4+ years of experience in inventory control, catalog operations, product content or a related field
• Experience following up with vendors and coordinating with multiple stakeholders
• Strong communication skills with senior stakeholders and management
• Leadership and ownership mindset, able to drive execution across teams
• Ability to work closely with cross-functional teams
• Fluent in Arabic and English
• Detail-oriented, organized and able to handle multiple priorities in a fast pace

Required skills

• Good knowledge of Google Sheets and ability to analyze operational and catalog data
• Understanding of product catalog structure, including barcodes, SKUs and product content attributes