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Join a global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy, and urbanization.
Senior Advisor – Logistics and Supply Chain
As a global firm, GHD continues to expand our market presence across the Middle East. As part of the Middle East Advisory strategy, logistics and supply chain is a key focus area for our clients. In this role, the Senior Advisor will work closely with GHD’s Executive Advisor to support growth in the Middle East market.
Successful candidates will be self-starters, exhibit high level of ownership, should be able to handle complex projects and ambiguity. The Senior Advisor will be focused on driving bottom line impact covering suppliers, production, physical logistics, and customers. The candidate will work on projects to help clients overcome typical supply chain challenges and integrate solutions across the organization, supplementing our client experience through targeted research programs focused on what really drives their supply chain performance.
The goal for GHD is to be a leader in offering these services. As a senior advisor you will work with colleagues across GHD and clients to build the strategies, capabilities, systems and processes needed to deliver bottom line results and ensure those results are sustained. You will develop trust-based relationships with clients and be seen as a specialist in implementation and delivering results. Closely cooperating with other GHD enterprise, Advisory Business Activity Leaders, and the broader GHD business including, Marketing Leaders and Regional Technical Leaders, this role is a key element of our growth strategy.
Primary Responsibilities Include:
- Support the Logistics and Supply Chain Executive Advisor to implement the growth strategy for the logistics and supply chain practice and align with the broader GHD strategy and the Enterprise Business.
- Support the Logistics and Supply Chain Executive Advisor to implement the marketing/communications strategy for the Logistics and Supply Chain practice to broaden the GHD brand both internally and externally.
- Lead and assist with the technical delivery and management of projects and client relationships.
- Leverage existing relationships to support the growth of logistics and supply chain opportunities throughout the region and support the delivery of new and existing client opportunities.
- Support the GHD logistics and supply chain practice so that we meet GHD’s overall objectives in terms of financial performance, risk management and strategic development having regard to GHD’s core values.
- Assist in mentoring and coaching to develop GHD’s logistics and supply chain practice team members.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate the following general experience:
- Experience in one or more of the following areas: design and implementation of logistics strategy, network design and optimization, transportation, warehouse design and optimization, supply chain planning and management processes, supply chain modeling and optimization, supply chain software, e-procurement, supply chain digitization
- Advanced graduate degree and excellent academic record required (e.g., MBA, PhD, etc.)
- Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
- Strong record of leadership in an academic, professional, or extracurricular setting
- Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing, in Arabic and English
Success Criteria:
- Contribution to meeting revenue targets of the P&L of the GHD logistics and supply chain practice.
- Growth of the GHD logistics and supply chain practice pipeline and backlog of projects aligned to the GHD Business Plan
- Supporting the growth and development of the overall GHD logistics and supply chain practice team.
- Delivery performance – client satisfaction, high quality product delivery, and managing risk.
- Meet established KPIs related to revenue growth and delivery in support of the overall team objectives.
Experience and Skills:
- Relevant degree required; Master’s or Doctorate degree preferred. Undergraduate degree with project experience also accepted.
- 10-15 years’ experience in logistics and supply chain.
- Strong project management skills – PMP certification preferred
- Strong analytical and market research skills
- Prior experience working in GCC / Middle East.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent detailed oriented technical report writing skills
- Ability to travel as required preferred
KPIs:
- Implementation of assigned aspects of the logistics and supply chain practice Business Plan.
- Teamwork, co-operation, open communication, and contribution to the GHD Advisory Leadership Team.
- Achievement of annual financial KPI targets.
- Achieve target growth and business development as per the Business Plan.
- Maintain personal productivity target.
- Increased presence for GHD in the marketplace as a consultant of choice
- Ensure project delivery as per schedule, budget, and design
- Enrich customer experience and satisfaction
- Develop junior members of the Logistics and Supply Chain team as per the succession plan set by the Executive Advisor
Why GHD?
Be a part of a high functioning team, where everything we do is inspired by a level of passion and professional pride that comes from being employee owned. This ownership is what sets us apart and means our people enjoy an unrivalled amount of autonomy in their roles. It helps drive our passion and accountability in how we serve our clients, deliver projects, and pursue new opportunities.
Our commitment to you
Fostering diversity and acceptance of flexible working is central to the way GHD does business. We offer a professional, friendly and inclusive culture based on our core values of Safety, Teamwork, Respect and Integrity.
In addition to a competitive salary, GHD provides generous annual leave, and family-friendly flexible work arrangements. The working hours for this role are 40 hours per week Monday to Friday.
About GHD
As one of the world’s leading professional services companies, GHD delivers iconic projects that shape our landscapes, support our communities and set the path of our collective future. To do this, we actively seek and nurture the very best people in their respective fields to join our team of over 10,000 professionals.
At GHD we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD aims to provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to gender reassignment, age, disability, religion, or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, or race.
Why GHD?
Being the best we can be is in our culture.
We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.
We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.
Our commitment to you
Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognise achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.
Who we are
We are committed to solving the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation . GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly ‘One GHD’ across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents – Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.
