Head-Transport

AimGulf; Dubai; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Transguard is seeking a Head of Transport to lead the group-wide Transport function from our Dubai HQ in DAFZA. The role encompasses passenger transport, fleet, compliance, and in-house maintenance, delivering safe, efficient, and cost-conscious mobility for TG staff.

The position requires strategic leadership with a strong track record in logistics, managing large teams, and delivering P&L results. A focus on modernization and regulatory compliance is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field.
• MBA or equivalent degree preferred.
• Experience leading large-scale logistics operations and cross-functional teams is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage the transportation operation to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective movement of staff within budget.
• Oversee fleet maintenance, utilization, and regulatory compliance across the group.
• Develop and manage transport and fleet budgets, including P&L accountability for the BU.
• Provide guidance on driver performance and contractual obligations of leases.
• Drive process improvements, SOPs, and QMS across transport and fleet units.
• Champion modernization through telematics, routing software, dashboards, and data analytics.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Strategic planning

Logistics knowledge

Problem-solving

Budget management

Communication skills

Analytics tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field

MBA or equivalent

Tools

Logistics software

Data analytics tools

Job description

We are currently recruiting for a Head to join our Transport Team in our HQ, located in DAFZA, Dubai Airport Free Zone.

Head- Transport is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the group-wide Transport functions comprising passenger transportation, fleet and compliance and in-house maintenance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Management of the transportation operation, ensuring the safe, efficient, and cost-effective movement of TG staff. This involves strategic planning, optimizing transportation processes, managing the transportation team, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements to operate within the budgeted cost per head.
• Responsible for overseeing the management, maintenance, and operation of the company’s vehicle fleet, ensuring that the fleet is operating efficiently, safely, and in compliance with regulations. Also responsible for developing strategic plans for fleet utilization, optimizing fleet operations, and leading the fleet management team to achieve organizational goals and manage the group-wide fuel utilisation and consumption.
• Financial: Develop and manage the transport and fleet budget and P&L overall performance against groupwide targets. Develop and manage the maintenance workshop budget and P&L to achieve the revenue growth and overall profitability of the BU. Develop and manage the P&L for reselling of fleet to private clients. Overall accountability for the groupwide budget of +110M PA across the BU and sub business units.
• Customer: Deliver exceptional service to the passenger transportation customers and internal BU’s, Aviation, Cash, TGSS, CS, FM, and all other ad hoc clients across TG to deliver our staff on time as per the plan. Deliver exceptional service to the internal BU’s, cash, transport and K9 for all preventative and reactive maintenance and repairs to ensure operational continuity and overall control the costs. Support the BU in all fleet management requirements including the management of the driver performance and overall contractual obligations of the lease. Provide guidance to the BU and propose solutions during the replacement phase.
• Process: Accountable for the full QMS process management of the Transport division BU’s including transport and fleet, workshop, and the delivery business unit. Responsible for the management of all BU and sub-BU SOPs in line with corporate governance to ensure we maintain high standards and compliance in line with the business standards. Responsible for the analysis of the processes within the sub-BUs to remove nonvalue add activity, streamline, and bring industry standard best practices to the division.
• Innovation: Responsible for the modernization of the Transport division including fleet and technology ranging from but not limited to vehicle telematics, routing and scheduling software, delivery execution software and end to end client management dashboards to improve our overall service delivery and customer satisfaction. Responsible for digitising the Transport division. Responsible for exploration of new and alternative vehicle technologies including hybrid, electric and alternative fuel sources like hydrogen and LNG/CNG.

Experience Required:

• Minimum of 20 years of experience in logistics and supply chain management, with at least 10 years in a senior leadership role.
• Proven track record of successfully managing large-scale logistics operations and leading cross-functional teams.

Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred.

Skills Required:

• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent strategic planning and organizational abilities.
• In-depth knowledge of logistics and supply chain principles, practices, and technologies.
• Exceptional problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Strong financial acumen and budget management skills.
• Outstanding communication and negotiation skills.
• Proficiency in logistics software and data analytics tools.

Employment / Job Type: Full Time

About the Company:

One of the largest business support and outsourcing companies in the United Arab Emirates and part of the Emirates Group. Transguard delivers cash management and secure logistics, manned security, aviation services, facilities management, cleaning, integrated technology solutions, and large scale manpower outsourcing, employing tens of thousands of people across the Emirates.

Company Industry: Transportation

Department / Functional Area: Transport

Closing Date: Not mentioned (apply as soon as possible)