Manager - Freight
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About the Role
TRANSCORP INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS L.L.C is seeking a Freight Manager to lead and optimize road freight operations across UAE and GCC.
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Responsibilities
- Plan, schedule, and optimize daily domestic and cross border FTL/LTL freight movements across UAE and GCC lanes
- Maximize fleet utilization and minimize empty miles and transit bottlenecks
- Oversee end to end customs clearance and documentation for inbound and outbound freight
- Negotiate freight rates and manage relationships with 3PL providers
- Leverage TMS, Excel, and Power BI to track operational KPIs
- Lead and develop the driver workforce, ensuring compliance and safety
Requirements
- Experience in freight operations management, including FTL/LTL line hauls
- Knowledge of customs clearance and documentation for cross border freight
- Ability to negotiate freight rates and manage vendor relationships
- Proficiency in TMS, Excel, and Power BI for data analytics
- Experience in leading and developing a team
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Job Summary
- To lead, optimize, and scale the domestic and cross border road freight operations for our unified logistics network.
- The role executes a three pronged mandate: to direct and grow the freight business, to manage day to day operations across the UAE and broader GCC, and to support in developing reliable, cost effective transportation products and services.
- It carries full responsibility for maximizing fleet utilization across the company’s fleet, managing Full Truckload (FTL) and Less Than Truckload (LTL) line hauls, ensuring strict temperature compliance for cold chain goods, and reducing the total cost of regional transit.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan, schedule, and optimize daily domestic and cross border FTL/LTL freight movements across UAE and GCC & LEVANT lanes (KSA, Qatar, Oman, etc.).
- Maximize the utilization of a combined fleet of heavy trucks, multi temperature trailers & minimizing empty miles and transit bottlenecks.
- Manage all leased and owned trucks to ensure unhindered operations within the freight department.
- Manage high volume, time critical distributions ranging from bulk B2B freight to micro fulfillment transfers for fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) and premium meal plans.
- Oversee end to end customs clearance and documentation for inbound and outbound freight (commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, delivery orders), ensuring submissions are accurate and lodged on time to prevent demurrage and border delays.
- Manage bonded truck movements out of the Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) — ensuring goods move under customs control with valid customs declarations, intact seals, and correct bonded transit documentation until cleared at the destination customs point.
- Coordinate customs brokerage activity (in house or via appointed brokers), including HS code classification and liaison with UAE Customs and JAFZA authorities.
- Be accountable for the accuracy and completeness of all bonded and cleared consignment records, ensuring the company can withstand customs audits and is protected against duty, penalty, and compliance exposure.
- Audit and streamline cross border customs documentation (commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin) to prevent border delays.
- Negotiate freight rates, secure lane capacities, and manage relationships with third party logistics (3PL) providers and sub contractors during peak demand.
- Partner with the fleet team to translate asset performance trends into corrective operational action, escalating systemic issues (recurring downtime, underperforming lanes) rather than owning vehicle level maintenance metrics.
- Leverage automated transport management systems (TMS), advanced Excel, and Power BI dashboards to track operational KPIs and deliver performance visibility to executive leadership.
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