Transportation & Logistics – Director

Why PwC

Established in the region for over 40 years, PwC Middle East employs over 6,000 people across 12 countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates. Complementing our depth of industry expertise and breadth of skills is our sound knowledge of local business environments across the Middle East region. Our tailored solutions help our clients meet the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the Middle East market, and beyond.

BU Description

Our growing Consumer Industrial Products & Services (CIPS) practice provides management consulting services in the areas of strategy and operations, aiming to help a diverse set of clients anticipate and address their most complex business challenges.
CIPS is comprised of five priority industry sectors: Retail & Consumer Products, Industrial Products – Industrial Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Construction and Real Estate, and Transportation and Logistics.

Within CIPS Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities. We work with some of the world’s largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. We help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlocking data possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimising deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage.

As a member of PwC’s Transport & Logistics practice you will have the opportunity to work closely with the best and brightest consultants across the industry.
Regionally, the Transport & Logistics sector is playing a pivotal role in both shaping and enabling ongoing national transformation programs through enhancing national infrastructure, intra and interconnectivity, service and safety levels and attraction of foreign direct investments. PwC is at the heart of this sector’s transformation. We boast a globally recognised practice that is 5000 professionals with strong roots in the Middle East region. Our regional practice brings deep multi-modal expertise.

As a Director you would have experience in either of the following: ports, maritime, land transport, logistics and post, rail and metro within a consulting or strategy firm. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Lead cross functional internal and client teams to develop and deliver operations strategies with a particular emphasis on the implementation of cost reduction initiatives and continuous improvement.
• Developing yourself personally, taking a keen interest in trends in different sectors and the impact on our clients so you can help shape their thinking and our success in the market.
• Write and present winning proposals to support our clients in the Middle East.
• Proactively lead the drafting of proposals and marketing efforts and participate in proposal pitches with a focus on converting pipelines into secured mandates .
• You should be able to leverage your experience in different industries to bring best practices to support our clients in achieving set engagement goals.
• Working with colleagues in all Middle Eastern offices on client work and internal initiatives as well as with international teams where appropriate.
• You should have led teams and mentored/ trained other members in your team/ business unit in order to foster a high performance team environment.
• Whilst working in the T&L team you will develop your understanding of the key themes in the market and in the region. You will work collaboratively with other experts to shape the future of our clients and to bring about positive change. You will have access to all of the latest training and development tools and the support of the wider PwC network.
• Stay up to date on the land transport industry in the region, including the government agenda, players’ positioning and strategies, latest trends and developments.
• Develop and maintain intellectual capital and publish thought leadership on aviation to enhance our brand.
• Provide guidance and coaching to team members as needed and ensure a professional and productive team environment.
• Mentor – formally and informally – other members in your team/ business unit in order to foster a high performance team environment.
• Manage internal requirements for quality, compliance, policies, procedures and systems and related.

• Experience in strategic planning, operational improvement, data analytics, operational transformation, junior team leadership, mid-tier client man

• Demonstrated progression and advancement into positions of greater responsibility.
• Demonstrated ability to impact top and/ or bottom line financial results.
• Self-starter, eager to break new ground, and create opportunities for others.
• Team-oriented and demonstrated success in delivering results and leading teams, significant management responsibility early in the career is a plus.
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem solving skills.
• Key areas of functional expertise include, but are not limited to, strategy development, strategic transformations, capability led transformations, strategy implementation, corporate governance, operating models, etc.

Education: Bachelor’s degree from a top-tier university with consistent outstanding academic record; advanced degree or MBA is preferred.

Years of Experience: 12+ years of professional work experience out of which at least 4-6 are in consulting with a leading global consulting firm, with a proven portfolio of projects in the rail and roads sector, preferably in the Middle East.

Have worked on projects within Transport and Logistics Industries (Maritime & Ports / Railways and Railroads / Aviation or Airports)
Strong written and oral communication skills with a confident presence and the ability to effectively communicate complex ideas.
Ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East.