Category Manager Transportation

DHL Supply Chain; Dubai; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Virtual environment

Global exposure

Flexibility

Competitive compensation

Job summary

DHL Supply Chain is seeking an experienced Transportation Procurement professional for the MENAT region, with emphasis on UAE, Bahrain and KSA. The role reports to the Senior Category Transportation and interfaces with country teams to drive sourcing, supplier engagement and market intelligence in road transportation.

You will support our business in supplier engagement, market insights, and sourcing processes, while advancing decarbonization efforts and ensuring governance compliance.

Qualifications

• More than 5 years in transportation sourcing or 7+ years in a supply chain operations role.
• Fluent in English (written and verbal).
• Experience in Transportation (Road) with knowledge of Air & Ocean Freight desirable.
• Procurement background with specialization in Transportation and Logistics services.
• Ability to manage complex projects under time pressure.
• Comfortable in agile environments and adaptable to changing requirements.
• Strong customer orientation and negotiating skills.
• Able to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional sourcing support for key business initiatives and supply market research to support investments and budgets.
• Identify and secure sourcing opportunities and manage supplier relationships. Oversee initial sourcing engagement and project monitoring.
• Support decarbonization efforts by engaging with supplier base to explore greener options.
• Ensure compliance with Environmental, Social, Governance and enterprise risk management.
• Drive value, efficiency and fulfillment of joint goals with internal partners in quality, price and service.
• Integrate procurement into business planning and influence cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with Local Procurement and regional Transport category communities.

Skills

English fluency

Analytical thinking

Negotiation skills

Project management

Customer orientation

Teamwork

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Procurement or Supply Chain

Job description

Job Description:

About DHL and Procurement:

DHL Group is the logistics provider of the world with over 580,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories. We are an organization that is not just moving goods around, we have a very clear purpose, and we are: Connecting People. Improving Lives. We provide challenges and opportunities for personal and professional development, we recognize the difference you bring to our business and together we share the pride of building one of the largest world leaders in logistics and supply chain.

DHL Corporate Procurement is a trustworthy business partner that builds a competitive ecosystem for the DHL Group – SUSTAINABLE, AGILE, CONNECTED, FORWARD LOOKING. We transform the way DHL is sourcing products, systems and services from external partners, leveraging modern digital tools and technologies. Our global procurement team is our biggest asset and by focusing on clear priorities, we drive tangible value for our colleagues. As our business keeps growing, we want you in our EMEA region.

Ready to immerse yourself in the exciting world of Procurement? Join the team and bring your expertise on board! As part of the DHL Group, you will be working with a global network of Procurement colleagues and benefit from a wide range of development opportunities.

Job Purpose:

• Provide best in class procurement and sourcing support to the DHL business units within the MENAT region, with a primary focus on UAE, Bahrain and KSA.
• Reporting into the Senior Category Transportation Category and working closely with colleagues both within Country/Sub-Region and other EMEA countries, this is an interface role for specific procurement, supplier management and sourcing activities relating to Road Transportation.
• Your role will involve supporting our business unit in Country/Sub-Region with supplier engagement, market intelligence and sourcing processes

Your tasks:

• Provide professional sourcing support for key business initiatives, supply market research / intelligence to support business decisions in investments and budgets.
• Identify and secure sourcing opportunities and assist in the development of supplier relationships. Manage initial sourcing engagement and identify customer specific challenges. Project monitoring & management.
• Support the business in its decarbonization journey via engagement with existing and new supplier base to explore greener alternatives.
• Ensure required compliance regulations are adhered to, including respective Environmental, Social, Governance and enterprise risk management implications.
• Achieving greatest value contribution, benefit realization and efficiency from all procurement activities and ensuring fulfillment of joint goals with internal business partners by meeting their demands in terms of quality, price and service.
• Integrate Procurement into business planning and thinking via effective influencing skills, supporting the development of the MENAT Transportation category as a sustainable product within DHL & GBS procurement.
• Be an interactive and participative team member within the local business units, Local Procurement and EMEA & MENAT Transport category communities.

Your profile:

• More than 5 years within a similar Transportation sourcing role, or more than 7 years' experience within a supply chain operations role.
• Fluent in English (Written/Verbal), additional languages desirable but not essential.
• Experience and understanding of Transportation business (Road) within and outside of DPDHL. Additional experience in Air & Ocean Freight is desirable but not essential.
• Procurement background with specialization in Transportation and Logistics services or significant operations expertise in MENAT Road Transportation.
• Ability to manage complex projects under time pressure.
• Passionate to work in very agile environments and ability to adjust to changing requirements.
• High degree of customer orientation.
• Strong analytical and negotiating skills.
• Passionately driving own ideas and convincing people of the value of the procurement offering.
• Ability to work both independently and within a team.
• Bachelor's Degree; Procurement or Supply Chain related qualification desirable, but not essential.

We offer:

• Great opportunity to work for the biggest logistics company in the world.
• International and virtual environment.
• Flexibility and great opportunity to learn.
• Tempting Compensation and benefits.

DHL is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.