Contract Logistics Officer

Posted Date over 1 year ago
Location Abu Dhabi
Job Reference 30689
Salary 8000.0
Our client a holding company is hiring for a Logistics Officer based in Abu Dhabi.

Job Function includes:

- Responsible for making shipment arrangements for inbound and outbound.

- Negotiate prices with logistic companies/shipping companies and freight forwarders to ensure availing the best market rate

- Booking in deliveries and liaising with customers.

- Booking sub-contractors and ensuring they deliver within agreed terms.

- Handling shipment clearances

- Tracking and monitoring shipments to ensure on time delivery

- Forward and follow-ups shipment invoices to accounts for payment

- Develop reports on cargo movements and various operational logistics issues.

- Update stakeholders on the status of their shipments in transit

- Develop reports on material and personnel movements and various operational logistics problems

- Assess existing logistics operations systems and advise on corrective measures to be undertaken.

- Design, implement and manage contracts in forwarding, transport and warehousing, where necessary.

- Develop key performance indicators by which localized logistics contracts can be managed.

- Conduct special management reviews and/or follow-up on audit observations to assist in the improvement of office procedures and practices related to logistics.

 

Requirements

- University Degree

- 2 - 5 years working experience for the same position

- Good oral and written communication skills

- Any ERP System knowledge will be a plus

- Work logic and systems understanding