General Manager Logistics Stockyard (Automotive)

General Manager Logistics Stockyard (Automotive)

Petromin Corporation is seeking a General Manager for Logistics Stockyard (Automotive) to lead its stockyard operations in Makkah and Rabigh. This full-time role involves managing the stockyard as a profitable, customer-focused, and technology-driven automotive logistics business, with full ownership of the P&L.

Role Overview

The General Manager will be responsible for acquiring and retaining vehicle-brand accounts, delivering reliable service across the vehicle lifecycle, and driving the stockyard's launch and growth. This will be achieved through digital operations, financial discipline, and continuous improvement initiatives within the automotive logistics sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the stockyard business plan, budget, and P&L, driving pricing, cost control, billing, and collections to meet revenue, profit, and cash targets.
• Manage profitability by customer and service, cost per vehicle, and break-even utilization, while building investment cases for capacity and technology to secure measurable returns.
• Lead account acquisition with Business Development, securing OEM, vehicle-brand, importer, and distributor business through strong relationships and competitive proposals.
• Negotiate contracts and service levels with Finance and Legal, and grow existing accounts in line with operational capacity.
• Lead the stockyard's digital strategy, integrating YMS, ERP, transport, and customer systems for real-time vehicle visibility, accurate inventory, and digital workflows.
• Prioritize and implement AI and automation for capacity planning, vehicle allocation, damage detection, predictive maintenance, and reporting, ensuring data quality and security.
• Lead readiness, launch, and daily operations across receipt, storage, stock preservation, PDI, VAS, customs coordination, and dispatch, controlling outsourced service performance.
• Deliver customer SLAs, resolve escalations, and improve turnaround, productivity, and vehicle condition through standard procedures and root-cause problem-solving.
• Develop accountable managers and digitally capable teams, aligning workforce capacity and shared-service levels with business needs.
• Own safety, quality, vehicle custody, and business continuity, overseeing damage prevention and claims recovery, and strengthening the Integrated Management System.

Performance Metrics

Performance will be measured against key indicators including revenue, operating profit, cash flow, customer margin, cost per vehicle, capacity utilization, new account acquisition, customer satisfaction, SLA achievement, vehicle turnaround, dispatch reliability, PDI first-time-right, damage and claims recovery, digital and AI use case delivery, and safety and quality performance.

Qualifications and Experience

• Over 15 years of experience in finished-vehicle logistics, including stockyard operations, PDI, transportation, and outsourced services.
• Proven experience in launching or substantially improving a stockyard or comparable operation.
• Demonstrated success in winning and retaining OEM, importer, distributor, or major logistics accounts.
• Experience in delivering YMS, WMS, TMS, or ERP integration or comparable digital transformation with measurable results.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in the Makkah region, covering operations in Rabigh and Makkah. The role requires leadership in a dynamic automotive logistics environment, focusing on operational excellence and technological integration.