Job Purpose
To support the Logistics Director in planning, coordinating, and managing logistics operations across luxury hotel construction projects, ensuring the timely delivery of materials, equipment, FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment), OS&E (Operating Supplies & Equipment), and specialist finishes while maintaining project schedules, quality standards, and cost efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Logistics Strategy: Support the development and implementation of project logistics plans for luxury hotels, resorts, and hospitality developments.
- Material & Equipment Coordination: Manage the movement, delivery, storage, and distribution of construction materials, MEP equipment, specialist finishes, and imported materials.
- FF&E / OS&E Logistics: Coordinate procurement interfaces, shipping, customs clearance, warehousing, inspection, installation, and delivery of hotel furniture, fixtures, and operating equipment.
- Site Logistics Management: Oversee site access, delivery schedules, unloading, lifting operations, storage areas, traffic management, and material distribution across multiple work zones.
- Supplier & Subcontractor Coordination: Liaise with procurement, suppliers, freight forwarders, customs agents, subcontractors, and site teams to avoid delivery delays.
- Schedule & Risk Management: Monitor long-lead items, shipment milestones, logistics constraints, and critical-path materials; develop contingency plans for delays.
- Cost Control: Monitor logistics budgets, transportation expenses, storage costs, demurrage, and other related expenditures.
- HSE & Compliance: Ensure logistics activities comply with project HSE requirements, local regulations, customs requirements, and site procedures.
- Stakeholder Coordination: Work closely with construction, procurement, planning, commercial, MEP, fit-out, and hotel operator teams to support project milestones and handover.
- Reporting: Prepare logistics dashboards, delivery trackers, risk registers, and performance reports for senior management.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 12–15 years of relevant experience, including significant experience in large-scale construction or hospitality projects.
- Proven experience in luxury hotels, resorts, high-end fit-out, or other premium hospitality developments.
- Preference for ex-military candidates with experience in military logistics, transportation, movement control, supply chain operations, resource deployment, or operational planning.
- Strong knowledge of construction logistics, international shipping, customs clearance, warehousing, and material management.
- Experience handling FF&E, OS&E, imported materials, premium finishes, and long-lead specialist equipment.
- Experience coordinating multiple contractors, suppliers, and site teams on complex projects.
- Strong leadership, planning, negotiation, cost-control, and stakeholder-management skills.
- GCC and Saudi Arabia project experience is highly desirable.
