Head - Logistic Services
Role Overview
Lead group-wide logistics functions comprising passenger transportation, fleet and compliance, and in-house maintenance.
Oversee transportation operations and fleet strategy to support safe, efficient, cost-effective service and regulatory compliance.
Key Skills for This Role
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About Transguard
Transguard Group provides cash, security, manpower, facilities management, aviation, and business support services in the UAE.
Role scope
Lead group-wide logistics functions comprising passenger transportation, fleet and compliance, and in-house maintenance.
Oversee transportation operations and fleet strategy to support safe, efficient, cost-effective service and regulatory compliance.
Financial and customer responsibilities
- Develop and manage transport, fleet, maintenance-workshop, and fleet-resale budgets and P&Ls.
- Hold overall accountability for a group-wide budget of more than 110 million per annum across the business unit and sub-units.
- Deliver planned passenger transportation and maintenance and repair services to internal business units and other clients.
- Support fleet requirements, driver performance, lease obligations, and fleet-replacement decisions.
Process and innovation
- Manage quality processes and standard operating procedures across transport, fleet, workshop, and delivery units.
- Analyze processes to remove non-value-added activity, streamline operations, and apply industry best practices.
- Modernize and digitize logistics using vehicle telematics, routing and scheduling, delivery execution, and client-management tools.
- Explore hybrid, electric, hydrogen, and LNG/CNG vehicle technologies.
Selection criteria
- At least 20 years of logistics and supply-chain experience, including at least 10 years in senior leadership.
- Bachelor’s degree in logistics, supply chain management, business administration, or a related field; an MBA or equivalent is preferred.
- Experience managing large-scale logistics operations and cross-functional teams.
- Strong strategic planning, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
- Strong financial acumen, budget-management skills, communication, and negotiation skills.
- Knowledge of logistics and supply-chain principles, practices, and technologies; proficiency in logistics software and data analytics tools.
Work location
- The logistics team is based at the company headquarters in Dubai Airport Free Zone, Dubai.
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