Operations Coordinator – Dammam – Saudi Arabia – Maersk

We Offer
• Acquire knowledge of the strategic drivers in operations and equipment planning and evacuation.
• Improve analytical skills and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Multicultural communication and interaction across time zones and geographies.

Key Responsibilities
• Coordinating inland operations and administrative responsibility of terminal OPS team for the region
• Handling intermodal and positioning design, execution and cost
• Drive to achieve the volume targets for the region by spearheading triangulations, alternate drop offs, coordinating with commercial organisation by reducing equipment imbalance and galvanising OPS team to meet customers and feed sales lead to commercial colleagues and ensure empty supplies for exports
• Liaison with senior government officials and industry stakeholders
• Responsible for daily inter-modal/ equipment and terminal execution and supporting operations design for Jubail, whilst continuously delivering cost leadership to the company.
• Responsible for coordinating schedule reliability, vessel husbanding, maintaining cut offs to maximise cargo uptake, effectively utilise & promulgate service allocation, cargo stowage, vessel operations, vessel planning, connection of cargo to destined service, avoiding/ managing service failures & minimising claims & liability.
• Coordinate end to end logistics chain within SAC for cargo originating & destined for /from Jubail.
• Responsible for maintaining requisite empty inventory at locations to maximise exports & work in tandem with cross functions to increase equipment match back, reduce positioning cost.
• Optimize train/truck usage proportion to ensure lowest possible cost at acceptable service level
• Achieve the budgeted volumes with minimising cost of operations.
• To Support Sales as operational consultant.
• Update WCA with respect to vessel operations as and when required.
• Within realms of regulations in force keep track of competition services & coordinate to develop better product.
• Establish good relations with Liner Operations Clusters, internal & external stake holders, actively contributing & learning from best practices
• Work closely with cross functions & external stake holders to solve operational challenges & deliver what we have promised to the customer.
• Carrying out process audits to verify integrity of processes & implement improvements to avoid any loss of revenue or reduce cost.
• Coordinate ontime and accurate delivery of dryage services in Jubail

Who we are looking for
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and Maersk systems
• Good working knowledge of Maersk Line processes.
• Sound understanding of general container business drivers and the impact of equipment flows on day-to-day execution.
• Process minded with clear systems thinking and a drive to minimise exceptions and variations.
• Anticipate and identify bottlenecks and mitigate risk proactively.
• Good team player.
• Good written & verbal communication skills towards all stakeholders.
• Strong command of the English and Arabic language.
• Analytical by nature and speaks with data when proposing a solution.
• Exhibit an operational mindset with reliable and efficient performance with focus on constant, sustainable and timely delivery.
• 3 years experience in country operations, inland or other relevant department/function.

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