Chief Operating Officer

Foreground Consultancy; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Foreground Consultancy seeks a Chief Operating Officer to lead day-to-day operations across all logistics verticals in the UAE. You will drive performance, cost optimisation, and service quality while standardising processes and governance to improve margin control.

The role requires managing large teams across multiple sites and aligning delivery capability with commercial commitments. Collaboration with the CEO on expansion strategy and technology enablement will be central.

Qualifications

• Senior operations leadership experience in logistics, supply chain or transportation environments.
• Experience managing multi-site, high-volume operations is essential.
• UAE or GCC market experience is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations across all logistics verticals.
• Drive operational performance, cost optimisation, and service quality.
• Standardise processes and strengthen governance to improve margin control.

Skills

Supply Chain

Management Skills

Operations

Logistics

People Management

Demand

Supply

Transportation

Automation

Strategy

Planning

Leadership

Management

Job description

Job Description:

Our client is a regional logistics and supply chain services provider with operations spanning warehousing, transportation, and last-mile delivery across the UAE and GCC. The organisation is entering a scale-up phase with increased operational complexity and regional demand.

The Role

The Chief Operating Officer will have full responsibility for day-to-day operations across all logistics verticals. This role will drive operational performance, cost optimisation, and service quality across multi-site operations. A key mandate will be standardising processes, strengthening operational governance, and improving margin control. The COO will oversee large operational teams and ensure alignment between commercial commitments and delivery capability. The role will work closely with the CEO on expansion strategy and capacity planning. Technology enablement and automation will be central to the operational roadmap.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have extensive senior operations leadership experience within logistics, supply chain, or transportation environments. Strong exposure to multi-site, high-volume operations is essential. Experience operating in the UAE or GCC markets is highly preferred. The candidate must demonstrate execution discipline, leadership maturity, and strong people management skills. A track record of scaling operations while maintaining service quality is critical. Commercial awareness and cross-functional influence are required.

Required Skills:

• Supply Chain
• Management Skills
• Operations
• Logistics
• People Management
• Demand
• Supply
• Transportation
• Automation
• Strategy
• Planning
• Leadership
• Management