Landside Operations Agent

APM Terminals Gothenburg; Dammam; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk in Saudi Arabia seeks a Transportation Planner to plan daily transport movements, allocate trucks, and coordinate port, depot, and warehouse activities to meet customer and operational requirements.

You will monitor movements for timely orders, communicate with vendors and internal teams, and drive efficiency while ensuring safety and compliance with procedures; strong Excel and TMS skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in transportation, logistics, dispatching, or landside operations.
• Good knowledge of port and container transportation operations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and transportation management systems.

Responsibilities

• Plan daily transport movements and allocate trucks based on priorities.
• Coordinate pickups, deliveries, port, depot, and warehouse activities.
• Monitor truck movements and ensure timely transport orders.
• Communicate with transport vendors, drivers, terminals, depots, and internal teams.
• Resolve operational issues and escalate critical exceptions when required.
• Ensure accurate updates in transportation and operational systems.
• Track daily performance and support achievement of operational KPIs.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, productivity, and service quality.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety requirements, and operational procedures.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Problem solving

Communication

Time management

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Transportation Management Systems

Job description

Job Purpose To plan, coordinate, and dispatch daily transportation activities, ensuring containers are moved safely, efficiently, and on time while meeting customer and operational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan daily transport movements and allocate trucks based on operational priorities.
• Coordinate pickups, deliveries, port, depot, and warehouse activities.
• Monitor truck movements and ensure timely execution of transport orders.
• Manage appointments and follow up to avoid delays or missed slots.
• Communicate with transport vendors, drivers, terminals, depots, and internal teams.
• Resolve operational issues and escalate critical exceptions when required.
• Ensure accurate updates in transportation and operational systems.
• Track daily performance and support achievement of operational KPIs.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, productivity, and service quality.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety requirements, and operational procedures.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in transportation, logistics, dispatching, or landside operations.
• Good knowledge of port and container transportation operations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and transportation management systems.

Key Skills

• Planning and scheduling
• Problem solving
• Communication and stakeholder management
• Time management
• Attention to detail
• Analytical thinking
• Teamwork and collaboration

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A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated container logistics company working to connect and simplify its customer's supply chains. As the global leader in shipping services, the company operates in 130 countries and employs roughly 100,000 people. With simple end-to-end offering of products and digital services, seamless customer engagement and a superior end-to-end delivery network, Maersk enables its customers to trade and grow by transporting goods anywhere - all over the world. For more information click here. All the way.