Transportation amp Logistics - Associate - PwC

Established in the region for over 40 years PwC Middle East employs over 6000 people across 12 countries: Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Palestine and the United Arab Emirates. Complementing our depth of industry expertise and breadth of skills is our sound knowledge of local business environments across the Middle East region. Our tailored solutions help our clients meet the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the Middle East market and beyond.

Our growing Consumer Industrial Products & Services (CIPS) practice provides management consulting services in the areas of strategy and operations aiming to help a diverse set of clients anticipate and address their most complex business challenges.
CIPS is comprised of five priority industry sectors: Retail & Consumer Products Industrial Products Industrial Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals Construction and Real Estate and Transportation and Logistics.

Within CIPS Consulting services will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities. We work with some of the worlds largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. We help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation unlocking data possibilities navigating risk and regulatory complexity optimising deals and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage.

As a member of PwCs Transport & Logistics practice you will have the opportunity to work closely with the best and brightest consultants across the industry.
Regionally the Transport & Logistics sector is playing a pivotal role in both shaping and enabling ongoing national transformation programs through enhancing national infrastructure intra and interconnectivity service and safety levels and attraction of foreign direct investments. PwC is at the heart of this sectors transformation. We boast a globally recognised practice that is 5000 professionals with strong roots in the Middle East region. Our regional practice brings deep multimodal expertise.

As am Associate you would have experience in either of the following: ports maritime land transport logistics and post rail and metro within a consulting or strategy firm. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Invite and give in the moment feedback in a constructive manner.
• Share and collaborate effectively with others.
• Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.
• Handle manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.
• Follow risk management and compliance procedures.
• Keep uptodate with developments in area of specialism.
• Communicate confidently in a clear concise and articulate manner verbally and in the materials I produce.
• Build and maintain an internal and external network.
• Seek opportunities to learn about how PwC works as a global network of firms.
• Uphold the firms code of ethics and business conduct.

• Excellent organizational skills having the ability to prioritize workload whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.
• Proven IT skills in the following programs excel word and PowerPoint
• The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East and worldwide where the project requirements dictate.
• Exposure to data gathering techniques and analysis and reporting insights in a clear and effective way is desirable.

Strong Consulting background (high performer in a strategy house or Big 4 is preferred.
Have worked on projects within Transport and Logistics Industries (Maritime & Ports / Railways and Railroads / Aviation or Airports) is preferred.
Strong written and oral communication skills with a confident presence and the ability to effectively communicate complex ideas.