About the job

JOB OVERVIEWThe Operations Manager holds end to end accountability for the back office of G Prime Automotive, covering ordering and planning, logistics and import, vehicle storage, registration, and billing. As a new business with no stock currently held, the role first carries responsibility for designing and standing up the entire operation from zero: selecting and contracting service providers, defining processes and controls, implementing systems, and building the team in phases. Once trading, the role owns the full pipeline from purchase order to customer delivery, ensuring vehicles arrive, clear, are stored, prepared, registered, invoiced and delivered on time, at the correct landed cost, and in compliance with UAE requirements. The role is the recognized operational and logistics authority within the business and is expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, advising the General Manager on matters where specialist supply chain, customs and registration expertise is required..

• KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIESLaunch & Operational Set-UpDesign the end to end operating model from purchase order through import, storage, preparation, registration, invoicing and delivery, and document it as approved standard operating procedures.
• Establish the control framework covering authorization limits, segregation of duties, gate pass and vehicle release rules, document retention and audit trail requirements.
• Select, implement and configure the dealer management or ERP platform and supporting trackers so that stock, costs and documentation are system controlled from the first vehicle received.
• Build the launch readiness plan with clear milestones and dependencies for the first shipment, and report progress and risks to the General Manager.
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