Overview

Job Role

Responsible for optimizing the flow of vehicles, parts, and other materials, overseeing logistics-related matters. Also, optimize inbound logistic networks to reduce transportation and inventory costs. Work with many different
stakeholders to ensure timely/cost-efficient vehicles and material movement throughout the organization and to clients.

Job Responsibilities

• Assess and make recommendations for logistics processes in potential new facilities or plants and advise of cost implications and efficiency
• Create and implement best practice logistics principles, policies, and processes across the organization to improve operational and financial performance
• Deliver solutions to logistics problems while maintaining high levels of quality and service within budgetary requirements
• Ensure carrier compliance with company policies or procedures for product transit or delivery
• Follow up and track the sea freight vehicles. Telex clearance
• Liaison with Manufacturers for vehicles available in addition to Liaison with government authorities and offices ( Revenue Authority, Bureau of Standards, Ports Authority)
• Local logistics – getting the vehicle from bond, deliveries to customers within the country
• Negotiate rates and contracts with transportation and logistics providers, and monitor quality, quantity, delivery times, and transport costs
• Plan, manage and evaluate logistics operations liaising with internal stakeholders, suppliers, logistics providers, transportation companies, and customers
• Recommend optimal transport modes and routes, select carriers/suppliers, and monitor service against performance criteria
• Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports, or customer issues
• Review the impact of logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes, or carriers, and report results to others
• Stock management in SAP – Material Creation, stock ordering, stock intake in the system, making vehicles available in the system for invoicing
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and identify inefficiencies and cost optimization opportunities
  

  Education

  Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or Materials Management

Required Qualifications & Skills

Minimum Experience:

7-10 years of experience in a similar position.
Previous experience using the SAP logistic module is preferable

Job-Specific Skills:

• Highly skilled communicator with the ability to form and maintain good relationships internally and
  externally
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and influencing skills
• Knowledge of and interest in logistic processes
• Commercial and financial acumen with a full understanding of the impact of failure in terms of business
  cost, production schedules, and customer order fulfillment.
• Ability to keep a sense of perspective in a deadline-driven environment.
• Possess a great drive and the desire to move things forward, taking ownership in delivering good results
  even on a tight schedule.
• Good decisions making ability even under pressure
• Proven analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and proactively.
• Excellent attention to detail skills