Commercial Office Specialist | Middle East & Africa

Umdasch Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Dubai is seeking an experienced professional to manage the commercial office within the Middle East & Africa (MEA). The role involves supporting and developing operational standards and practices, ensuring timely month-end closing, and enhancing logistics processes. Candidates should have at least 5 years of relevant experience and excellent communication skills. This full-time position does not support remote work.

Qualifications

• Min. 5 years experience in commercial office and/or material logistics.
• Knowledge of freight and customs in Middle East & Africa.
• Excellent English skills required.

Responsibilities

• Support and develop the MEA countries in CMO aspects.
• Implement and maintain new standards and processes.
• Ensure monthend closing in countries is done on time.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Analytical skills

Intercultural competence

Organizational skills

Education

Degree in Business, Supply Chain or Operations

Job description

Overview

• Responsible for commercial office (CMO) in Middle East & Africa (MEA)
• Support inform and develop the MEA countries in all aspects of CMO
• Implement and maintain new groupwide standards and processes
• Improve existing processes together with countries and share best practices
• Ensure and maintain reporting transparency in the area of CMO
• Support and ensure monthend closing in countries is done on time
• Coordinate and execute CMO trainings for MEA countries including regular qualification assessment for each country
• Support global project Modern software / Efficient processes and ensure MEA requirements are embedded into the new software solution
• Act as link and MEA voice between Order management Doka Group CMO DG and MEA countries
• Support execution of daily Operations tasks (e.g. delivery documents invoicing) for small countries with limited local resources
• Act as Operations contact person for Export sales team and handle their requirements (e.g. availability checking intercompany release and price information)
• Coordinate and drive the execution of shipments to MEA export countries together with Order management Doka Group
• Ensure utilization of statistical declarations for cross border business

Qualifications

• Min. 5 years experience in commercial office and/or material logistics (preferably in formwork/construction and in Middle East & Africa)
• Degree in Business Supply Chain or Operations related studies is an advantage
• Knowledge of freight and customs environment in Middle East & Africa
• Excellent communication intercultural and problemsolving skills
• Ability to work under pressure and go the extra mile
• Strong analytical skills
• Well organised and efficient
• Process and improvement driven
• Proactive and solution/target oriented
• Resilient and decisive
• Be a role model and inspiring
• Excellent English language skills

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Fulltime