Transportation & Logistics - Senior Manager

Transportation & Logistics - Senior Manager

Location: Riyadh, SA

About Our Client:

Established in the region for over 40 years, our client in the Middle East employs over 6,000 people across 12 countries, providing tailored solutions to meet the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the Middle East market and beyond.

Our client’s growing Consumer Industrial Products & Services (CIPS) practice focuses on management consulting services in strategy and operations, helping clients address complex business challenges. CIPS includes five priority industry sectors: Retail & Consumer Products, Industrial Products – Industrial Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Construction and Real Estate, and Transportation and Logistics.

Job Summary

As a Senior Manager in the Transportation & Logistics practice, you'll work closely with industry experts, playing a pivotal role in shaping and enabling national transformation programs. The focus is on enhancing national infrastructure, intra and interconnectivity, service and safety levels, and attracting foreign direct investments.

Roles & Responsibilities

As a Senior Manager, you'll bring experience in ports, maritime, land transport, logistics, rail, and metro within a consulting or strategy firm. Your responsibilities include:

• Leading and delivering consulting assignments predominantly within the land transport sector.
• Performing hypothesis-driven thinking, guiding team analyses, and ensuring the credibility of approaches and conclusions.
• Reviewing team work to ensure high-quality output aligned with the client's expectations.
• Engaging with clients to align on work plans and recommendations.
• Ensuring smooth project deliverables handover and effectively closing out consulting assignments.
• Building strong, trusted advisor relationships with clients and contributing to follow-on work.
• Leading proposal drafting and marketing efforts, converting pipelines into secured mandates.
• Staying up-to-date on the land transport industry in the region, including government agendas and industry trends.
• Developing and maintaining intellectual capital, publishing thought leadership, and enhancing the brand.
• Providing guidance and coaching to team members, fostering a high-performance team environment.
• Mentoring other team members formally and informally.
• Managing internal requirements for quality, compliance, policies, procedures, and systems.

Skills and Competencies

• Experience in strategic planning, operational improvement, data analytics, and operational transformation.
• Demonstrated progression and advancement into positions of greater responsibility.
• Ability to impact top and/or bottom-line financial results.
• Team-oriented with success in delivering results and leading teams.
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills.
• Key areas of expertise include strategy development, corporate governance, and operating models.

Educational Qualifications & Certifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree from a top-tier university with a consistent outstanding academic record; an advanced degree or MBA is preferred.
• Years of Experience: 8-12 years of professional work experience, with 4-6 years in consulting with a leading global consulting firm, and a proven portfolio of projects in the rail and roads sector, preferably in the Middle East.
• Experience in Transport and Logistics Industries (Maritime & Ports / Railways and Railroads / Aviation or Airports).
• Strong written and oral communication skills with a confident presence.
• Ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East.