Louis Vuitton Regional Logistics Manager

About Louis Vuitton

Founded in Paris in 1854, Louis Vuitton stands among the world’s most emblematic luxury maisons, renowned for exceptional craftsmanship, innovation, and the art of travel. As an employer, the Maison offers a distinctive environment where heritage and modernity meet, inviting talents to contribute to a global culture of excellence across retail, design, craftsmanship, client experience, operations, and corporate functions. Louis Vuitton values curiosity, precision, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit, supporting employees through international opportunities, learning pathways, and a strong commitment to savoir-faire. Its teams are united by a shared ambition to craft enduring desirability and deliver exceptional experiences worldwide.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and evaluate four Logistics Executives; set objectives, run weekly logistics reviews, and conduct mid-year and annual reviews.
• Maintain clear task ownership, with one owner and one backup per task, and ensure coverage during leave and peak periods.
• Act as the single escalation point for stores, merchandising and retail on logistics matters.
• Own end-to-end shipment visibility from departure in Europe to store receipt, including in-transit tracking, lead times and claims.
• Manage the inbound freight forwarder, including capacity planning, service levels, rate-card application and invoice reconciliation.
• Plan and secure inbound logistics for events, window installations and store openings.
• Ensure customs compliance across six countries, covering declarations, duty optimization, audits and archives.
• Manage product regulatory affairs with local authorities and inspection bodies, including registrations, licenses and CITES.
• Keep business continuity plans current for regulated categories.
• Manage carrier and broker relationships and portfolio, including contracts, SLAs, performance reviews, claims and insurance.
• Lead tenders and renewals with Legal and the central transport team.
• Drive carrier integrations with the delivery management platform to enable end-to-end shipment tracking.
• Own logistics budget lines for transport, customs, brokerage and packaging.
• Validate total costs monthly and challenge deviations from agreed rate cards.
• Publish logistics KPIs to retail, merchandising and finance, covering lead time, on-time delivery, cost per unit, claims and compliance.
• Prepare network changes with the distribution center.
• Document and improve SOPs.
• Manage the flow of goods from origin locations through the Dubai distribution center to 24 stores in six countries, including inbound movements, store delivery, customs and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure service, cost and compliance performance across every transport lane.
• Align the team around shared priorities, a unified escalation path and common KPIs for supply chain, retail, merchandising and finance.

Qualifications

• 6 to 10 years of experience in logistics or supply chain, including at least 3 years managing a team.
• Hands-on knowledge of GCC customs and regulatory frameworks.
• A track record managing freight forwarders, express carriers and customs brokers, including contracts, SLAs and disputes.
• Experience in luxury, fashion or high-value goods logistics is a strong plus; events logistics experience is an advantage.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience using SAP and Power BI for reporting.
• Experience with cost control, including rate cards, invoice reconciliation and budget follow-up.
• Experience in contract and tender management for transportation and customs brokerage services.
• Structured writing and presentation skills in English for retail and executive audiences.
• Calm under peak pressure and able to make decisions quickly with partial information.
• Ability to develop people by assigning ownership, coaching and upholding standards.
• Rigorous approach to compliance and confidence in enforcing requirements with stores and suppliers.
• Fluent English; French and/or Arabic is an asset.

Skills

Experience

6 to 10 years in logistics or supply chain, with at least 3 years managing a team; minimum 10 years overall.

Culture

Louis Vuitton fosters a culture rooted in heritage, craftsmanship, and a relentless pursuit of excellence, where employees contribute to one of the world’s most iconic luxury maisons. Its workplace environment combines creativity, precision, and international collaboration, offering teams the opportunity to grow within a brand that values innovation, client experience, and long-term savoir-faire.

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