General Manager

Manar Al Omran Formwork & Scaffolding Services; Saudi Arabia; Presencial; SAR 900.000 - 1.500.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Manar Al Omran Formwork & Scaffolding Services seeks a hands-on General Manager to lead its road freight and logistics business in Saudi Arabia, with full P&L accountability. You will scale the fleet, improve profitability, and build a disciplined, high-performing team of drivers and staff, while moving operations from paper to data-driven management.

You will own commercial leadership, fleet maintenance, safety, and governance, implement telematics, optimise cost per km, and report to the

Formación

• 15+ years in road freight and logistics, incl. 7+ years as GM or senior ops leader.
• Proven track record running a large heavy truck fleet in Saudi Arabia with full P&L.
• Established customer network within the Saudi transport market.
• Sound knowledge of TGA regulations, WASL, Bayan and Saudi government platforms.
• Hands-on experience using telematics, fuel control and fleet management systems.
• Strong commercial, financial and negotiation capability.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics or related field.

Responsabilidades

• Grow and diversify the customer base across industrial and project sectors to fill added capacity; lead contract and rate negotiations.
• Price trips and contracts on a disciplined cost per km model, using backhaul planning to minimise empty running.
• Own relationships with key accounts, including clients with strict safety, equipment and contractor standards.
• Lead daily operations, dispatch and trip planning to maximise truck utilisation and on-time delivery.
• Run a weekly operating rhythm driven by the KPI dashboard, acting quickly on variances.
• Roll out and manage telematics, fuel control and planned maintenance systems across the full fleet.
• Manage dealer warranty and maintenance contracts, tyre policy and fleet availability.
• Make fact-based decisions on fleet expansion, subcontracting and asset replacement.
• Lead and develop the existing team, and recruit and onboard the drivers and staff needed for the expansion.
• Run the driver KPI and incentive scheme with fairness and consistency.
• Build a strong safety culture and reduce accidents, violations and claims year on year.
• Own the annual budget, monthly management accounts, cash flow and collections.
• Ensure full compliance with laws and regulations; report monthly to the Chairman on performance, risks and decisions required.

Conocimientos

Commercial capability

Financial acumen

Negotiation

Educación

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

Herramientas

Telematics

Fuel control

Fleet management systems

Descripción del empleo

Job Summary

As General Manager, you will lead an established road freight and logistics business into its next phase of growth, with full P&L accountability. The company already serves industrial and project clients across the Kingdom and is now expanding its fleet with a large number of new tractor and trailer units. Your mandate is to scale the operation profitably: keep the enlarged fleet loaded with profitable work, drive cost per km down, and grow a disciplined, high-performing team of drivers and staff. As the business grows, you will move it fully onto data rather than paper: every truck tracked, every litre of fuel measured, maintenance planned rather than reactive, and drivers rewarded for safe and efficient driving. This role suits a hands-on leader from the trucking industry who leads from the yard as much as from the office.

Role Expectations: First 12 Months

First 90 Days: Assess & Mobilise

• Review the current operation, customer base, contracts, cost base and team, and agree the expansion priorities with the Chairman.
• Bring the new units into service: licences and operating cards in place, drivers recruited and trained within the approved lean structure.
• Roll out telematics across the full fleet and secure new contracts to load the added capacity.

Month 6: Optimise

• Set utilisation and cost per km targets for the enlarged fleet based on real operating data.
• Move the driver incentive scheme from shadow mode to paid.
• Establish full monthly management reporting to the Chairman.

Month 12: Deliver

• Run the expanded operation at or above budgeted profit.
• Meet fleet availability, safety and fuel efficiency targets.

Key Responsibilities

1. Commercial Leadership & Customer Growth

• Grow and diversify the customer base across industrial and project sectors to fill the added capacity; lead contract and rate negotiations.
• Price trips and contracts on a disciplined cost per km model, using backhaul planning to minimise empty running.
• Own relationships with key accounts, including clients with strict safety, equipment and contractor standards.

2. Operations, Dispatch & Service Delivery

• Lead daily operations, dispatch and trip planning to maximise truck utilisation and on-time delivery.
• Run a weekly operating rhythm driven by the KPI dashboard, acting quickly on variances.

3. Fleet, Maintenance & Technology

• Roll out and manage telematics, fuel control and planned maintenance systems across the full fleet.
• Manage dealer warranty and maintenance contracts, tyre policy and fleet availability.
• Make fact-based decisions on fleet expansion, subcontracting and asset replacement.

4. People, Safety & Driver Performance

• Lead and develop the existing team, and recruit and onboard the drivers and staff needed for the expansion, within the approved lean structure.
• Run the driver KPI and incentive scheme with fairness and consistency.
• Build a strong safety culture and reduce accidents, violations and claims year on year.

5. Finance, Compliance & Governance

• Own the annual budget, monthly management accounts, cash flow and collections.
• Ensure full compliance with TGA requirements (licences, operating cards, WASL tracking, Bayan electronic waybills), the Saudi Labour Law, Qiwa, GOSI and ZATCA e-invoicing.
• Report monthly to the Chairman on performance, risks and decisions required.

Qualifications & Experience

• 15+ years in road freight and logistics, including at least 7 years as General Manager or in a senior operations leadership role.
• Proven track record running a large heavy truck fleet in Saudi Arabia with full P&L responsibility.
• Established customer network within the Saudi transport market.
• Sound knowledge of TGA regulations, WASL, Bayan, the Saudi Governing Laws and government platforms.
• Hands-on experience using telematics, fuel control and fleet management systems to drive decisions.
• Strong commercial, financial and negotiation capability.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics or a related field.