Head of Logistics and Fleet Management - Hazardous Goods

Alchemy Search

Dubai, UAE

Ref: HP247-08

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

This role is responsible for all movement of gases as an input to company business, movement of finished goods to its customers and reverse movement of assets back to the company. This is a key functional role for the business to ensure the supply chain process is efficient and effective. This position will also be the responsible asset manager for all gas distribution assets like ISO tanks, Cylinders, Quads and cryogenic vessels for the group.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage international shipping of ISO tanks and other Group assets – Fleet management
- Develop collaborations with regional logistics partners and Analyse the logistics constraints and provide solutions.
- Manage inventory of assets, transportation, and other logistics processes
- Develop new strategies for continuous improvement and streamline processes and reduce cost.
- Ensure that quality, quantity, customer satisfaction, and financial commitments are met for the department
- Perform metrics reporting and data analysis tasks to identify issues and opportunities for process improvements
- Partner and communicate with manufacturers, suppliers, and customers
- Manage and develop logistics staff
- Create and manage budgets for the department

Requirements

- Suitable candidate should have 12 – 15 years’ experience in logistics/supply chain in Industrial gases, Chemicals/specialty products or Petrochemicals that involves movement of hazardous goods across countries.
- The candidate should have robust know-how about export/import and international trade rules, guidelines.
- It is expected that the candidate will have good network with international shipping lines, carrying & forwarding agents within EU, MENA, South East Asia.
- The candidate should be conversant with material management ERP systems and process.

About the Company

Alchemy Search is a dedicated, regional specialist in financial recruitment, focused on Corporate Finance, Accounting, Tax and Risk Appointments.

Based in Dubai World Trade Centre, we connect businesses with talent across the GCC and beyond, bringing the chemistry that both parties need, and that elevates recruitment into true success.

We combine a multinational and multilingual team with direct professional experience, long-standing expertise and a strongly personal touch to identify and place candidates from our industry networks – across all tiers, and at global multinationals, regional organisations and SMEs.

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