Transportation Operation Supervisor

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Date: 17 Aug 2025

Location: Jeddah, SA

Company: Abdul Latif Jameel Company Limited

Abdul Latif Jameel comprises diversified businesses with deep roots in the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey (MENAT region). Strong networks and long-established relationships make us a powerful partner, opening doors for those who want to do business in the region.

Our businesses represent some of the world’s leading brands, earning us their trust and building long-lasting and mutually beneficial relationships. Our commitment to anticipate and support our partners’ needs has driven our success.

From our modest beginnings 75 years ago as a small trading business and then a Toyota distributorship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, we have established an extensive operations infrastructure, built the largest vehicle distribution network in Saudi Arabia, and, along the way, we have accumulated comprehensive automotive expertise throughout the region.

Applying our vast experience in the automotive sector, we’ve used our expertise and operations infrastructure to diversify into new sectors that contribute to the ‘infrastructure of life’ in the MENAT region.

Financial Job Dimensions

Degree of supervision

Continuous supervision follow-up and progress review

Level of Authority

General Authority over workers

Purpose of the Job

Supervise the parts shipping operation and ensure that parts ship out at the right time, to the right destination with reasonable cost and right quantity and ensure full utilization of available resources at Central Parts Warehouse as per company policies.

Key Accountabilities: Description

• Customer Satisfaction

• Safety Measurements

• Tracking the shipment of the stock

Key Accountabilities: Performance Indicators

Major Activities

1. Supervise the implementation of Toyota Production System (TPS) in the Warehouse operation to ensure that parts ship out in accordance to the targeted level by adhering to the process and procedures thereby improving business productivity.

2. Implement the strategic plan and annual action plan to be able to create a safety environment for the people and parts to eliminate near miss accidents thereby reducing the operational costs.

3. Coordinate with other departments to ensure the shipping process of the stocks is as per the targeted time frame and assist in the monitoring of the stocks and ensure that the conduct of stock taking is within the approved procedures.

4. Assist the Manager in the knowledge transfer to associates and implement the succession plans to improve associate’s satisfaction and productivity and develop them to become multi-skilled workers.

5. Coordinate with ESSR Department in maintaining the safety of the warehouse operation and to ensure that the people and stocks are secured and safe in the warehouse by adhering to the safety rules and procedures.

6. Monitor the sections KPIs and set the new targets for each section and institute control of the operation cost to enhance the shipping productivity and quality as per approved company policies and procedures.

7. Supervise and monitor resources skill mix in order to absorb any fluctuation in job mix with minimum down time and ensures and harmonizes best flow of manpower, vehicles, parts, documents and others that best fits the work load and job mix

8. Monitor the stocks loaded for shipment are according to the customers’ requirement and ensure that all items picked, checked, packed and exited as per the targeted time frame, included in the manifest and would reach the right destination by allocating the shipment in accordance to the accepted procedures.

Job Context

• The Job Has a direct impact in stock storage management

• The Job has a direct impact over reducing operational cost

• The Job Has an indirect impact in parts sales

Framework, Boundaries & Decision Making Authority

• The Job Holder has the freedom over supervising (TPS) Toyota Production System

• The Job Holder has the freedom over selecting the methodology on organizing the shipments efficiently

Organizational / Functional Strategic Focus

• The job holder is responsible for developing the efficiency of the worker through succession plan

• The Job holder is responsible over monitoring the stocks loaded for in the shipment to the customers

Minimum Qualifications

High School

Minimum Experience

3 Years

Job-Specific Skills

Time Management, Management of Personnel Resources, Monitoring and Implementation, Active Learning, Stress Tolerance, Achievement/Effort, Awareness and Problem-Solving Skill, Problem Sensitivity, Inductive Reasoning

Languages

English

Special Certifications / Membership

Competencies

Adaptability (Individual Contributor)
Digitization Individual Contributor
Logistics/Supply Chain Knowledge
Organizational Savvy Individual Contributor
Data & Analytics Individual Contributor
Collaboration (Individual Contributor)
Change Management Individual Contributor
Development of Self & Others (Individual Contributor)
Guest First (Individual Contributor)
Decision Making Individual Contributor
Innovation (Individual Contributor)
Problem Solving (Individual Contributor)

Why Work for Us?

With a truly international footprint and more than three quarters of a century of commercial success behind us, we are today, not only a leading employer across the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) region, but also offer exciting opportunities worldwide, from Chile to Japan, from the UK to Australia.

Our values guide the way we work with our business partners, within our communities, and with each other.  

Through Respect, Innovation, a Pioneering Spirit, and Empowerment, we are proud of our culture which sees ideas blossom, people thrive and successes flourish.

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