PMO (Ft)

As our PMO, you will be responsible to drive critical strategic initiatives towards corporate development within the regional logistics business. The role will require deep understanding and experience from the logistics industry, project management methodologies, regulatory environment within the region and importantly have a strong personal network. You will work closely with internal commercial, operational and financial functions to ensure success and growth.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITY**:

- Lead the commercial development, responsible for the regional expansion of the logistics business.
- Contribute to the regional logistics strategy development and execution.
- Ensures that assigned projects are completed within budgets and schedules while meeting business objectives.
- Lead & contribute to feasibility analysis, market studies & commercial due diligence of assigned projects.
- Develop market mapping & go-to market strategy for new businesses.
- Lead the business plan development of new businesses.
- Identifies, analyses, mitigates, documents, and controls project risks. Provides effective and regular communication within the project team, stakeholders, sponsors, and management.
- Identifies resource needs for the project and establishes roles, expectations, and goals with team members.

**TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES**:

- ** Commercial - Sales Negotiation and Influence**
- Building Rapport: Builds consensus and obtains buy-in around business decisions. Leverages knowledge of customer priorities to influence decisions and persuade key decision makers.
- ** Commercial - Customer Focus**
- Customer Knowledge: Applies deep understanding of customer segments, including knowledge of their demographics, to propose solutions that cater to their interests and needs.
- Understanding of Industry: Demonstrates expert knowledge of and monitors the industry and competitive environment in order to create effective customer solutions.
- ** Commercial / Strategy - Industry Knowledge**
- Knowledge of Industry Elements: Demonstrates advanced understanding of the industry and its performance by remaining current on leading trends and interacting with industry stakeholders.
- ** Project Management - Project Management**
- Project Planning: Clearly defines time frame standards, guiding others to accurately predict timelines and costs to ensure appropriate planning and satisfaction.
- Project Delivery: Serves as an expert with managing complex projects to successfully exceed goals and objectives.
- Monitoring Progress: Keeps relevant stakeholders informed of project status and progress toward milestones.

**FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS**:

- PMO Clients, Traders / Forwarding Identifying new business opportunities and market condition updates.
- Regularly Operations Department, Logistics Centre Discuss performance in relation to the commitments made to the customers. Where needed drive improve.

**DIRECT REPORTS** (If Any)

**GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITY**:

- Act as an ambassador for the company at all times when working; promoting and demonstrating positive behaviors in harmony with the company’s Principles, values and culture; ensuring the highest level of safety is applied in all activities; understanding and following company’s Code of Conduct and Ethics policies
- Ensure to eliminate/reduce the chance or risks of any type of incident/injury/fatality and damage to company/customer property and environment by guiding operations team and third party staff to follow HSE rules and regulations, report incidents and non-conformances and take immediate corrective actions.
- Ensure commitments and compliance to Information Security Policies in terms of implementation and monitoring of Information Security Management system in your department in line with the Information Security Regulation (ISR) policy.
- The job description does not restrict to the duties mentioned in this section. The job holder may be required to perform any other related tasks to meet department's objectives as assigned by his or her superior.

**FINANCIAL IMPLICATION / CONTROL (IF APPLICABLE)**:

- What portion of the budget amount do you have direct control or indirect influence?
- Direct Control: Amount in AED: NIL
- Indirect Influence: Amount in AED: NIL

**QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS**:

- ** Essential Qualification**:University Graduate / Bachelors in Business Administration
- ** Desirable Qualification**:Masters in Business Administration
- ** Work Experience**:

- 10+ years of regional logistics experience within commercial and/or development roles
- Experience in negotiating complex deals & structures
- PMO experience
- Experience in building and leading high-performing cross - functional team
- Travel friendly within the region
- Technical skills required to perform the role:

- PMO Experience, Logistics Management, Sales Management, Negotiation Skills, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Effective Customer Handling, Leadership Skills

**OUR PRINCIPLE