
Al Futtaim
Business Sector Manager – Freight Management
- Permanent
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 10 - 15 yrs
Job expiry date: 18/02/2026
Job overview
Date posted
04/01/2026
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Salary
SAR 30,000 - 40,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
10 - 15 yrs
Seniority
Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
18/02/2026
Job description
The Business Sector Manager – Freight at Al-Futtaim Logistics in Riyadh is responsible for managing and driving the growth and profitability of freight management operations across air, sea, multimodal transport, and special logistics, including Aerospace and Food & Beverage, while leading the expansion of the Oil & Gas logistics vertical within Saudi Arabia. The role holds full ownership of operational and financial performance, including P&L accountability, budgeting, cost control, operating plans, KPI tracking, and monthly financial reporting. The position represents the business unit with customers, government authorities, senior management, and internal stakeholders, negotiates rates, SLAs, and contracts, establishes bonded transport and cross-border logistics platforms between the UAE and KSA, ensures compliance with government regulations, customs, port authorities, and international agents, drives operational excellence through SOP development and process optimization, builds and leads high-performing teams, and develops new business opportunities and strategic partnerships to deliver sustainable revenue and margin growth across the Kingdom.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Manage and drive overall growth, profitability, and P&L performance of the freight business unit
- Lead air, sea, multimodal transport, and specialized logistics operations across Saudi Arabia
- Develop and expand Oil & Gas, Aerospace, Food & Beverage, and other specialized logistics verticals
- Negotiate rates, contracts, and service level agreements with customers, carriers, and agents
- Establish and manage bonded transport and cross-border logistics platforms between UAE and KSA
- Own budgeting, cost control, operating plans, and monthly KPI and financial reporting
- Ensure compliance with government regulations, customs, port authorities, and international agents
- Maintain key customer and supplier relationships through effective key account management
- Drive operational excellence through SOP development, lean structures, and process optimization
- Build, lead, and develop high-performing teams with strong performance management and succession planning
- Identify market trends, risks, opportunities, and strategic partnerships to support sustainable growth
- Act as the primary representative and single point of contact for business unit contracts and stakeholders
Experience & skills
- Hold a postgraduate degree, preferably in Business Management or Supply Chain Management
- Possess a minimum of 10 years of managerial experience in freight and local services management within KSA
- Demonstrate proven ability to manage large-scale freight operations efficiently
- Exhibit expertise in high-value bids, RFQs, and complex commercial negotiations
- Show strong knowledge of GCC road networks, international documentation, freight operations, fleet management, routing, and scheduling
- Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of Aerospace, Pharma, Food Logistics, and specialized freight solutions
- Maintain a strong customer-centric mindset with focus on execution excellence, quality, integrity, and compliance