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Global Logistics Manager
Al Dahra
Abu Dhabi Emirate, UAE
Full Time
Manager
Onsite
1 weeks ago
Ocean FreightContract NegotiationVendor ManagementSupply Chain ManagementMultimodal TransportationFreight Budgeting
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About the Role
Al Dahra seeks a Global Logistics Manager to build carrier relationships, negotiate contracts, and ensure on-time, in-full execution. The role involves commercial negotiation, cross-functional coordination, and driving cost and service advantages.
Key Skills for This Role
Ocean FreightContract NegotiationVendor ManagementSupply Chain ManagementMultimodal TransportationFreight Budgeting
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with ocean carriers, NVOCCs, inland providers, and port/terminal operators across the network
- Participate in annual and ad hoc rate negotiations and contract renewals covering ocean freight, inland haulage, surcharges, and value added services
- Structure contracts with formula based surcharges, clauses, and clearly defined service commitments
- Manage vendor performance against agreed SLAs and KPIs and conduct periodic business reviews
- Maintain all carrier and vendor contracts, agreed rates, surcharge schedules, and validity dates
- Ensure invoiced charges reconcile against contracted terms and maintain ownership of contract and rate data integrity
- Partner with Finance on freight budgeting, invoice validation, and cost recovery, and with Trading on Incoterms and contract framework alignment
- Drive end to end shipment visibility and proactive exception management through control tower processes and tracking systems
- Monitor port and terminal performance
- Track and analyze freight spend, surcharge exposure, and disruption impacts, and report key risks and actions to the Global Logistics Senior Director
- Identify cost reduction and efficiency opportunities across commodities, modes, routes, and providers
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, International Trade, or a related field
- Minimum 5 years of experience in international logistics, ocean freight, and multimodal transportation, including direct carrier contract negotiation
- Proven track record managing complex vendor portfolios and multimodal flows, preferably on the BCO/shipper side
- Experience handling containerized, bulk, and bagged agri commodities strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to manage end to end inbound logistics into industrial, processing, or farm end user environments
- Strong commercial acumen with measurable cost saving, service improvement, and disruption management results
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Job Purpose
- The role will be involved in carrier and vendor relationships, secure competitive contract rates, and ensure logistics plans are translated into on time, in full execution.
- As an individual contributor reporting directly to the Global Logistics Senior Director, the position combines commercial negotiation and cross functional coordination, leveraging the company's BCO position to drive cost, service, and reliability advantages.
Key Accountabilities
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with ocean carriers, NVOCCs, inland providers, and port/terminal operators across the network.
- Participate in annual and ad hoc rate negotiations and contract renewals covering ocean freight, inland haulage, surcharges, and value added services.
- Structure contracts with formula based surcharges, clauses, and clearly defined service commitments while maintaining parallel tender relationships.
- Manage vendor performance against agreed SLAs and KPIs and conduct periodic business reviews.
- Maintain all carrier and vendor contracts, agreed rates, surcharge schedules, and validity dates.
- Ensure invoiced charges reconcile against contracted terms and maintain ownership of contract and rate data integrity.
- Partner with Finance on freight budgeting, invoice validation, and cost recovery, and with Trading on Incoterms and contract framework alignment.
- Drive end to end shipment visibility and proactive exception management through control tower processes and tracking systems.
- Monitor port and terminal performance.
- Track and analyze freight spend, surcharge exposure, and disruption impacts.
- Identify cost reduction and efficiency opportunities across commodities, modes, routes, and providers.
Key Interfaces
- Internal: Commercial and Trading, Operations and Factories, Finance, Supply Chain and Planning, IT and Systems.
- External: Ocean Carriers and NVOCCs, Inland Transport Providers, Ports and Terminal Operators, Customs Brokers, Agents, and Service Providers.
Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, International Trade, or a related field is required.
- Relevant professional certifications in logistics, supply chain, trade compliance, procurement, or project management are considered an advantage.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in international logistics, ocean freight, and multimodal transportation, including direct carrier contract negotiation.
- Proven track record managing complex vendor portfolios and multimodal flows, preferably on the BCO/shipper side.
- Experience handling containerized, bulk, and bagged agri commodities is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to manage end to end inbound logistics into industrial, processing, or farm end user environments.
- Strong commercial acumen with measurable cost saving, service improvement, and disruption management results.
Knowledge & Skills
- Strong negotiation and relationship building skills across ocean carriers, NVOCCs, inland providers, terminals, and internal stakeholders.
- Analytical and data driven, with the ability to model freight costs, analyze surcharge exposure, and report performance against budget and KPIs.
- Fluent command of logistics and shipping terminology, including FFE/TEU, BAF/EBS, Incoterms, B/L terms, MQC, demurrage, detention, and terminal handling charges.
- Strong knowledge of freight contracts, service commitments, surcharge mechanisms, rate administration, and invoice validation.
- Able to operate decisively under time pressure and disruption scenarios, with strong personal accountability as an individual contributor.
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