Warehouse Officer

Goods coming into and leaving the warehouse in Zahle, Lebanon, are the focus of the Warehouse Officer vacancy at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). It is a one-year fixed-term contract, and the post includes organizing daily workers when needed.

About the warehouse officer job in Zahle

The officer handles and stores goods according to standard operating procedures (SOPs), reports problems to the Logistician in charge, and backs the Supply Chain Coordinator during inventory counts. Working hours run Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. The contract can be renewed depending on performance and the need for the position, with an estimated start in January 2027. Where a candidate lands within the salary range follows the ICRC salary scale and the person’s qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Receives incoming goods, checks them against the delivery note and reports any issues
• Coordinates stock replenishment with the Zahle warehouse, checks medical item replenishment with the Beirut medical planner, and liaises with the Beirut procurement team on direct receptions
• Stores, picks, packs and loads goods properly, with picking and packing following Supply Chain KPIs, and reports non-conformities to the Logistician in charge
• Labels stored goods with expiry dates, batch numbers and manufacturer, and records them
• Weighs and tallies goods during loading and unloading, and generates waybills and packing lists
• Updates bin cards and stock cards, and supports the monthly and end-of-year inventory counts
• Checks the premises daily and keeps equipment and materials clean and orderly, reporting issues to the Logistician
• Supervises and organizes daily workers when needed

Requirements

• Native-level Arabic
• Full professional working English
• Legal eligibility to work in Lebanon

Preferred qualifications

• Team management experience
• Vocational training in administration or logistics, or equivalent experience
• Proficiency in accountability, teamwork, quality control and quality documents development
• Stock, materials and data management at a proficient level, with a beneficiary and client focus and the ability to represent the ICRC
• Basic leadership and people management skills

Benefits

• Annual salary review
• 13th month of salary paid in December, pro rata to the period worked
• 20 calendar working days of paid annual leave per year, pro rata
• Transportation allowance of USD 15 per day
• Health insurance with 90% of the class B premium covered by the ICRC, a class upgrade available at extra cost, and cover for in-patient care (including pre-existing cases) and out-patient care such as doctor visits, medicines, lab tests, physiotherapy and psychotherapy
• International Retirement Saving Plan contribution worth 11.5% of monthly salary, paid as a lump sum at the end of service
• Other benefits under internal rules: high cost of living allowance, schooling allowance, eyeglasses reimbursement, learning and career development, and internal mobility toward expatriate roles

About the ICRC

The ICRC has worked since 1863 to preserve human dignity and relieve suffering caused by war and armed violence. With Red Cross and Red Crescent partners, it delivers aid, reconnects families and helps locate missing people.

How to apply

Applications go through the ICRC careers site: apply here. Selection combines a written test (50%, pass mark 60 out of 100) and an interview (50%), and the five highest-scoring candidates in the test are invited to interview. Screening is expected to take four weeks, and only shortlisted candidates are contacted.