Global Senior Manager– Healthcare Freight Forwarding
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Date posted
November 12, 2026
Hiring location
Dubai
Career level
Senior Management
Qualification
Bachelor Degree in Logistics Business Administration or related field Supply Chain
Experience
10+ Years
Gender
Any
Description
The Global Senior Manager – Healthcare Freight Forwarding will lead the development and continuous improvement of the healthcare logistics product across the global freight-forwarding network. The position has primary responsibility for air-freight and temperature-controlled healthcare solutions, ensuring regulatory and quality requirements are translated into consistent operational processes. Working across regions, countries, quality, commercial and operations teams, the manager will build capabilities that support compliant growth and dependable customer service.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the global healthcare freight product roadmap, capability priorities and service-improvement programme.
- Translate healthcare regulatory and quality requirements into practical freight processes, service standards and operating procedures.
- Lead the implementation and consistent application of Good Distribution Practice requirements across the network.
- Develop qualified healthcare transport solutions covering air freight, temperature-controlled logistics and specialised handling needs.
- Work with regional and country teams to assess network readiness, carrier capability and service quality.
- Coordinate with Quality Management, Commercial and Operations teams on customer requirements, quality agreements and risk controls.
- Monitor product performance, identify service gaps and lead improvement plans across multiple markets.
- Support customer solution development and the commercial positioning of healthcare freight services.
Requirements and Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or a related discipline is required; an advanced degree or professional qualification is desirable.
- At least 10 years of relevant freight-forwarding experience is expected, including substantial regional or global responsibility for air-freight healthcare, pharmaceutical or temperature-controlled logistics.
- Strong knowledge of Good Distribution Practice, healthcare transport requirements and quality management is important.
- GDP, pharmaceutical logistics or temperature-controlled transport certifications are an advantage.
Required Skills
- Air-freight and healthcare logistics expertise
- GDP compliance, quality systems and risk assessment
- Temperature-controlled packaging and monitoring solutions
- Freight forwarding systems and shipment visibility
- Global stakeholder influence, analysis and product development
Employment Details
Employer: DP World. Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Employment type: Full Time.
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