National Public Relations Officer

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

**Overview of the role**:
The public relations officer position is very important as it will involve working with sensitive / important documents to make sure that all license and accounts related to logistics are active to move on with export, import and registration of the ownership

**What you will do**:

- Managing and controlling the process of all activities that are related to the Clearance Transportation.
- Supervise and assure that responsibilities are executed in a timely manner and provide the business with efficient reports that highlights opportunities and avoid obstacles.
- Communicating with Governmental entities to issue licenses and other related documents as required, such Ministry of transportation, Traffic Police Department, Chamber of Commerce, Saudi Customs, Communications and Information Technology Commission and The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (saber).
- Monitoring governmental e-services; Tamm, Chamber of Commerce, fasah and Saudi Customs.
- Using Tamm, Traffic Police Department e-service, to follow up all traffic violation payment and clear it from company record, issue International Authorization and for other related services as required.
- Issuing certificates of origin from Chamber of Commerce for logistics company department.
- Using Saudi customs e-services to Issue an authorization for a broker, Bayans, and pledges for customs clearance.
- Manage Custom cards inventory and providing a soft copy of it, also reissue a replacement custom card for stock.
- Register the car in Traffic Police Department for costumers use and all needed documents such Plate number and Istimara.
- Activate transfer ownership service.

**Required Skills to be successful**:

- Minimum 2-3 years of experience in the field of operations and logistics -Transportation & Clearance
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Arabic native language and fluency in English

**About the Team**:

- In this role you will be reporting to the Logistics Manager and working closly with internal and external stakeholders.

**What equips you for the role**:

- Bachelor’s Degree
- Previous expereince working as a Public Relations Officer.

**About Al-Futtaim Automotive**
A major division of the UAE-based Al-Futtaim Group of companies, **Al-Futtaim Automotive** is an industry leader with presence in 10 countries across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Our core business activities at Al-Futtaim Automotive include distribution, manufacturing, leasing and aftersales, and we are firmly established as the regional representative of some of the world’s most iconic automotive brands: Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Volvo and RAM.
We are driven by a customer-centric approach, constantly pushing the boundaries on innovation, quality standards, and value-added service across our vast universe of customers - right from motoring enthusiasts to fleet operators to contractors. Our mission is to become the leader in custom-made mobility solutions by delivering nothing less than world-class omni-channel experiences.
We channel our local expertise and global trust to deliver one of the most comprehensive portfolios of mobility products and solutions, from passenger cars to SUVs, electric vehicles to high-performance motorbikes, commercial vehicles to industrial & construction equipment.
What keeps the company moving forward is a 9000-member strong team, with inspiring possibilities for growth, throughout the career path. **This is Al-Futtaim Automotive and we empower talent to move forward.