Logistics Manager

Role Overview

Freight and Shipment Operations

• Maintain strategic relationships with freight forwarders and negotiate favorable rates and service terms.
• Manage inbound shipments from suppliers in Korea, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, and other markets.
• Coordinate freight consolidations and shipment pickups to optimize costs and delivery timelines.
• Track shipments from origin through customs clearance to warehouse or retail delivery.
• Coordinate cargo readiness, shipping schedules, documentation, and clearance issue resolution.
• Review bills of lading, commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, and other shipping documents.

Customs and Municipality Compliance

• Manage customs clearance and ensure compliance with UAE import regulations and requirements.
• Obtain and verify health, food safety, and regulatory certificates.
• Maintain relationships with customs agents and brokers and resolve clearance issues.
• Maintain municipality product registrations across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Sharjah, Fujairah, and other emirates.
• Prepare for municipality audits and inspections and provide required documentation and facility access.
• Track municipal health, food safety, labeling, product-specific requirements, reports, and renewal deadlines.

Cost and Warehouse Operations

• Track freight, duties, taxes, broker fees, and clearance charges for each shipment.
• Calculate and finalize landed cost and provide cost analysis to management.
• Reconcile freight invoices and ensure accurate cost allocation to shipments and products.
• Schedule labor and equipment for receiving and offloading shipments at warehouse facilities.
• Track labor hours and equipment usage for accurate cost tracking and billing.

Vehicles and Reporting

• Track delivery vehicle licenses and municipality registration details.
• Coordinate vehicle registration renewals and municipality permit requirements with the PRO.
• Prepare logistics and cost reports and monitor on-time delivery, freight costs, clearance efficiency, and landed costs.
• Provide shipment summaries, cost analysis, and recommendations to management and stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Have at least five years of hands-on experience in freight forwarding, customs clearance, or UAE logistics operations.
• Have deep knowledge of UAE customs procedures, import and export regulations, and HS coding systems.
• Have familiarity with municipality requirements and compliance processes across multiple emirates.
• Have experience negotiating freight rates and managing vendor relationships.
• Have a strong background in landed cost calculation and freight cost analysis.
• Have expert proficiency in Microsoft Excel for tracking, analysis, and reporting.
• Have excellent organizational, time management, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Be able to handle multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and work effectively under pressure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Specific experience with food, FMCG, or specialty food imports is preferred.
• A background in health, food safety compliance, and municipality food safety audits is preferred.
• Fluency in Arabic is preferred.
• A bachelor's degree in supply chain management, customs brokerage, business administration, or a related field is preferred.

Compensation

• Pay ranges from AED 7,000 to AED 8,000 per month.

Workplace

• Work location is in person at DIP2, with logistics activities involving warehouses, ports, airports, retail locations, and multiple UAE emirates.
• The application includes a question about working six days per week at DIP2.