Chief Operating Officer

Chief Operating Officer

Al Khobar

The COO will act as the CEO's operational right hand, driving execution across the group's transportation and logistics businesses. This role sits at the center of strategy and operations, ensuring alignment between vision, performance, and delivery across multiple entities.

This position requires a senior leader with deep transportation and logistics expertise, strong commercial acumen, and the ability to manage complex, multi entity operations with discretion and authority.

Key Responsibilities

Translate the CEO's strategic vision into operational execution across all business units

Oversee day to day transport, fleet, and logistics operations to ensure efficiency, safety, and profitability

Drive performance management across Operations, Fleet, Finance, HR, Legal, Safety, and Compliance

Lead cross functional alignment to improve service delivery, cost control, and margin performance

Manage P and L oversight across multiple entities, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial controls

Strengthen governance, reporting frameworks, and operational KPIs

Oversee contract performance, SLAs, and relationships with government entities and strategic partners

Identify operational risks and implement mitigation strategies

Lead transformation initiatives across fleet optimization, digital systems, compliance, and process automation

Ensure regulatory compliance across transportation and logistics operations

Represent the CEO in executive, government, and partner meetings when required

Maintain strict confidentiality across all strategic and commercial matters

Job Qualifications

Minimum 20 years of senior leadership experience

Extensive background in transportation, logistics, or fleet based operations

Proven experience operating at COO, General Manager, or Operations Director level

Strong commercial and financial acumen with P and L responsibility

Demonstrated ability to lead large scale, multi site operations

Experience working within complex, multi entity group structures

Strong leadership presence and decision making capability