Transportation Manager – Dubai

About the role

The Transportation Manager will lead all transportation operations across the UAE, ensuring safe, compliant, cost‑effective, and reliable fleet and subcontracted services that support gateway, freight forwarding, warehousing and customer requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and control transportation capacity, routes, dispatching, driver allocation and delivery execution across the UAE.
• Manage owned fleet and subcontracted carriers, overseeing service levels, rates, permits, documentation and performance.
• Provide timely reports and escalate risks related to capacity, safety, compliance, cost and service.
• Ensure compliance with UAE federal and emirate‑level transport, road, safety, vehicle and driver regulations.
• Maintain relationships with transport authorities, fleet providers, workshops and subcontractors.
• Control fleet utilisation, fuel, tolls, maintenance, idle time, empty kilometres, claims, fines and overall transport cost.
• Coordinate cross‑border transportation and documentation with KSA operations, customs brokers and regional partners.
• Lead incident management, service recovery and corrective actions while developing supervisors, dispatchers and drivers.
• Utilise transport management systems, telematics, route optimisation and driver data to improve efficiency and control.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Transportation, Supply Chain, Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in road transportation or fleet operations.
• At least 3 years of management experience with relevant UAE experience.
• Professional proficiency in Arabic and English.
• Preferred certifications in Fleet Management, Transport Safety, Defensive Driving or Supply Chain.

Required skills

• Transportation planning and execution
• Fleet and vendor management
• Use of transport management systems (TMS)
• Telematics and route optimisation tools
• Cost and productivity analysis