Transportation Officer – FVL Operations

One of our clients in Saudi Arabia (KAEC) is looking for Transportation Officer – FVL Operations. The Transportation Officer is responsible for managing and optimizing transportation and Finished Vehicle Logistics (FVL) operations, ensuring the efficient, timely, cost-effective, and compliant movement of vehicles and related shipments. A. Transportation and FVL Operations • Plan, coordinate, and monitor daily transportation activities, ensuring timely and efficient vehicle movements and deliveries. • Manage Finished Vehicle Logistics (FVL) operations, including vehicle dispatch, carrier allocation, loading and unloading coordination, delivery scheduling, and proof of delivery. • Coordinate with transporters, logistics service providers, drivers, dealerships, customers, warehouses, and internal stakeholders. B. Cost Management and Budget Control • Monitor transportation and FVL costs, including freight charges, transporter fees, fuel-related expenses, handling costs, waiting charges, and other operational expenditures. • Analyze transportation costs against budgets, forecasts, historical performance, and agreed commercial rates. • Identify cost-saving opportunities through route optimization, improved fleet utilization, shipment consolidation, and enhanced transporter productivity. C. KPI Monitoring and Performance Reporting • Establish, maintain, and monitor transportation performance indicators to measure operational efficiency, cost effectiveness, and service quality. • Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly transportation reports, dashboards, and management summaries. • Analyze operational trends, performance gaps, service failures, and cost variances, providing actionable recommendations to management. Qualifications and Experience • Minimum 5–8 years of relevant experience in transportation, fleet operations, logistics, or supply chain management, preferably with substantial responsibility for FVL operations. • Demonstrated experience managing transportation activities, third-party transporters, fleet allocation, and delivery operations. Show more Show less

Minimum 5–8 years of relevant experience in transportation, fleet operations, logistics, or supply chain management, preferably with substantial responsibility for FVL operations.

Plan, coordinate, and monitor daily transportation activities, ensuring timely and efficient vehicle movements and deliveries. Manage Finished Vehicle Logistics (FVL) operations, including vehicle dispatch, carrier allocation, loading and unloading coordination, delivery scheduling, and proof of delivery. Coordinate with transporters, logistics service providers, drivers, dealerships, customers, warehouses, and internal stakeholders. Monitor transportation and FVL costs, including freight charges, transporter fees, fuel-related expenses, handling costs, waiting charges, and other operational expenditures. Analyze transportation costs against budgets, forecasts, historical performance, and agreed commercial rates. Identify cost-saving opportunities through route optimization, improved fleet utilization, shipment consolidation, and enhanced transporter productivity. Establish, maintain, and monitor transportation performance indicators to measure operational efficiency, cost effectiveness, and service quality. Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly transportation reports, dashboards, and management summaries. Analyze operational trends, performance gaps, service failures, and cost variances, providing actionable recommendations to management.