Transport Manager at PTC TRAVEL
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

24 Dec, 26

Salary

277197.0

Posted On

25 Sep, 26

Experience

9 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Yes

Skills

Industry

Transportation & Logistics

Description

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and supervise daily transport and trucking operations.

- Manage the existing operations team, transport coordinators, and drivers.

- Ensure proper planning and allocation of trucks, trailers, drivers, and trips.

- Monitor daily operations and ensure timely pickup, delivery, and completion of customer requirements.

- Coordinate import/export container movements, port operations, and transportation across the UAE.

- Establish and improve operational procedures, reporting systems, and team accountability.

- Handle and resolve operational issues including delays, detention, port issues, driver coordination, and customer concerns.

- Coordinate with management regarding fleet availability and operational requirements.

- Monitor fleet utilization, fuel consumption, trip performance, transportation costs, and operational efficiency.

- Identify opportunities to improve productivity, reduce unnecessary costs, and increase profitability.

- Ensure proper maintenance of PODs, EIRs, trip records, gate passes, and other operational documentation.

- Monitor team performance and ensure responsibilities and company procedures are properly followed.

- Maintain and develop relationships with existing customers.

- Identify potential new customers and business opportunities within the UAE transportation and logistics sector.

- Develop relationships with freight forwarders, shipping companies, logistics companies, and other potential business partners.

- Support rate preparation, quotations, commercial discussions, and customer negotiations in coordination with management.

- Recommend strategies for increasing revenue, improving utilization, and developing the transport business.

- Prepare and present regular operational and performance reports to the General Manager.

- Escalate significant operational, commercial, or customer matters to management when required.

- Work closely with the General Manager and ownership to achieve the company's operational and business growth objectives.

### Requirements

- Minimum 3–5 years of relevant UAE experience in transportation, trucking, logistics, or a similar management role.

- Strong knowledge of UAE trucking, container transportation, road transport, and logistics operations.

- Experience managing transport coordinators, drivers, or an operations team.

- Experience with UAE ports and import/export container transportation is preferred.

- Strong leadership, planning, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

- Good understanding of transportation costing, rates, utilization, and operational profitability.

- Strong customer relationship and negotiation skills.

- Ability to identify and develop new business opportunities.

  • - Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and operational reporting.
Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and supervise daily transport and trucking operations.

- Manage the existing operations team, transport coordinators, and drivers.

- Ensure proper planning and allocation of trucks, trailers, drivers, and trips.

- Monitor daily operations and ensure timely pickup, delivery, and completion of customer requirements.

- Coordinate import/export container movements, port operations, and transportation across the UAE.

- Establish and improve operational procedures, reporting systems, and team accountability.

- Handle and resolve operational issues including delays, detention, port issues, driver coordination, and customer concerns.

- Coordinate with management regarding fleet availability and operational requirements.

- Monitor fleet utilization, fuel consumption, trip performance, transportation costs, and operational efficiency.

- Identify opportunities to improve productivity, reduce unnecessary costs, and increase profitability.

- Ensure proper maintenance of PODs, EIRs, trip records, gate passes, and other operational documentation.

- Monitor team performance and ensure responsibilities and company procedures are properly followed.

- Maintain and develop relationships with existing customers.

- Identify potential new customers and business opportunities within the UAE transportation and logistics sector.

- Develop relationships with freight forwarders, shipping companies, logistics companies, and other potential business partners.

- Support rate preparation, quotations, commercial discussions, and customer negotiations in coordination with management.

- Recommend strategies for increasing revenue, improving utilization, and developing the transport business.

- Prepare and present regular operational and performance reports to the General Manager.

- Escalate significant operational, commercial, or customer matters to management when required.

- Work closely with the General Manager and ownership to achieve the company's operational and business growth objectives.

### Requirements

- Minimum 3–5 years of relevant UAE experience in transportation, trucking, logistics, or a similar management role.

- Strong knowledge of UAE trucking, container transportation, road transport, and logistics operations.

- Experience managing transport coordinators, drivers, or an operations team.

- Experience with UAE ports and import/export container transportation is preferred.

- Strong leadership, planning, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

- Good understanding of transportation costing, rates, utilization, and operational profitability.

- Strong customer relationship and negotiation skills.

- Ability to identify and develop new business opportunities.

  • - Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and operational reporting.
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