Logistics Lead
Kuwait, Ahmadi
Supply Chain
The Logistics Lead is responsible for executing and managing logistics operations for a country or basin, by finding a cost-efficient solution and ensuring maximum service level quality to field operations. The Logistics lead manages a team of logistics specialists, Import export specialists and logistics billing specialists.
- Provides on-time logistics at a competitive cost to Operations.
- Manages logistics specialists, Import export specialists and logistics billing specialists, ensuring the proper training path is accomplished, assess their competencies and identifies learning opportunities.
- Ensures appropriate levels of support is given to internal/ external customers and works with the Logistics Manager to fill gaps.
- Serves as the first point of contact for the logistics operational issues.
- Implements and/ or supports logistics cost-saving initiatives.
- Ensures compliance of all services and transactions to all applicable SLB and regulatory guidelines (including but not limited to, land transport guidelines, HSE policies, local and international regulations and dangerous goods requirements).
- Ensure all Service Quality incidents are reported on time in QUEST and investigated when necessary.
- Ensure timely escalation of potential service quality failures to line management.
- Active involvement in reviewing and assessing the performance of logistics service providers through proactive engagement with Logistics Category/ Supplier Manager.
- Proactive engagement with internal customers via regular business/ service quality reviews.
- Ensure compliance of the team with internal procedures and management of deviations through proper change management protocol.
- Stays current with all safety training requirements.
- Is accountable for minimizing rental fleet idle time and optimizing truck capacity utilization.
- Works closely with Operations to develop Mobilization/Demobilization (Mob/Demob) Forecast.
- Works closely with Logistics specialist assigned to receive and execute the Mob/Demob plan.
- The Logistics Lead would normally have logistics specialists and / or Import export specialists and/or logistics billing specialists reporting into him/her. In case the Logistics Lead is based in the LCT he/she may also have Intercompany Process Coordinators reporting into him/her. The supervisor's reporting line is into GU Logistics manager or into the SSC organization where applicable / based on location of the role. The Logistics Supervisor would normally have logistics specialists and/or billing specialist reporting into him/her. In case the Logistics Supervisor is based in the LCT he/she may also have Intercompany Process Coordinators reporting into him/her. The supervisor's reporting line is into GU Logistcs manager or into the SSC organization where applicable / based on location of the role.
-12 years Minimum Experiance
Benefits
International Opportunities
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Health, vision, and dental insurance for you and your dependents available from day one.
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