Summary:

Managing the Transportation, Logistics, and Cargo functions of a holding company including the release of products, transportation, customs clearance, importing and exporting, warehousing, as well as continually reviewing the whole materials management cycle. Enhance and implement strategic business plans, explore, evaluate, and seize new business opportunities, shape up and updates business philosophy in accordance with the changing market trends.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop a business strategy for company Transportation and Logistics and cargo Divisions.
• Ensure that work activities are carried out according to the pre-set performance goals and suggesting any necessary actions to the CEO.
• Acquire new suitable business for the company Transportation and Logistics.
• Train, develop, and hire staff to the market standards.
• Enhance or redesign the current business workflows and processes to accommodate better growth opportunities.
• Maintain the fleet of the Group T&L to be running efficiently to market standards.
• Develop relationships with strategic customers/suppliers for any future business requirements.
• Ensure that instructions and administrative and technical decisions are followed and applied by the subordinates.
• Formulate the T&L Division procedures and action plans to achieve expected goals and objectives.
• Ensure the delivery of all equipment / supplies for the clients in coordination with concerned staff with the required quality and quantity.
• Follow up on all clearance procedures and providing all documents and legal papers needed for the completion of the clearance procedures.
• Coordinate with the Logistics General Manager and Warehouse Manager the warehousing activities, and ensuring availability of products to distributed according to set plans.
• Establish performance measures, goals, objectives and priorities for the Warehouse and Transportation Sections, and coordinate periodical visits to those sections to evaluate their performance and efficiency.
• Prepare periodic reports with respect to the Logistics Department's activities and achievements to be submitted to the CEO.

Skills

Required Educational Level:

B.A in Business Administration or a related field

Required Experience:

15 - 18 years of experience including at least 4 years of at senior/country GM level role in KSA market.

Professional Knowledge:

• Professional knowledge in Inventory Management.
• Professional knowledge in Transportation Management.
• Professional Knowledge in Administrative and Supervisory concepts.
• Professional knowledge in all the requirements for developing a new transportation business.
• Professional knowledge in leading a team of deliverymen and maintenance crew to achieve the sales/cost targets.
• Professional knowledge in managing equipment maintenance (fleet and other heavy equipment).

Skills and Ability:

• Decision Making.
• Managerial skills.
• Computer skills.
• Communication and Interpersonal skills.
• Follow-up abilities.
• Planning and organizing.
• Team Management and Building.
• Time management.

Training Required:

• Advanced Training Courses in Supply Chain Management
• Advanced Training Courses in Inventory Control and Warehouse Management
• Advanced Training courses in Planning Skills

Personal Characteristics:

• Cost & Quality awareness.
• Problem solving.
• Trustworthy, honest, and dedicated.
• Service quality and user satisfaction oriented.

Core Competencies:

• Leadership
• Punctuality
• Accountability
• Resources Management
• Industry Knowledge
• Continuous Learning
• Strategic Planning & Takin Initiative
• Managing Diversity