Project
A defined piece of work with a fixed scope, timetable and fee — a network review, a freight tender, a market-entry study.
Best when the question is clear and you want an answer you can act on.
Services
Advice that comes with delivery attached.
Four ways we work with clients across the Gulf. Most engagements start with one and grow into another.
Service 01
Supply chain consultancy
The end-to-end review that tells you where cost, time and risk actually sit — and a costed plan to change it. We work from your shipment, spend and inventory data rather than from a benchmark deck.
Typical scope
- Landed-cost analysis by lane, supplier and SKU
- Network and distribution design across the GCC
- Sourcing and procurement strategy, tender design and negotiation support
- Inventory policy, stock cover and working-capital release
- Sales & operations planning (S&OP) design and facilitation
- Operational turnaround and cost-out programmes
What you receive
- A findings pack with the numbers your finance team can verify
- A costed target operating model with a phased roadmap
- Contract and rate recommendations ready to take to market
- A KPI framework and reporting pack for ongoing control
Service 02
Freight & logistics management
Execution: getting the goods moved, cleared and delivered at a defensible cost. We can run a single tender or take day-to-day ownership of your freight and transport operation.
Typical scope
- Freight tendering, rate benchmarking and carrier negotiation
- Forwarder, 3PL and last-mile provider selection and onboarding
- Sea, air, road and multimodal routing across the Gulf and beyond
- Customs, clearance and cross-border documentation control
- Warehousing, yard and transport operations oversight
- Project and heavy-lift cargo coordination
How it is managed
- One accountable point of contact for every movement
- Service-level and cost dashboards issued on a fixed cycle
- Exception escalation routes agreed before the first shipment
- Quarterly rate and performance reviews against the market
Service 03
GCC market entry & setup
For companies bringing a product, a project or an operation into the Gulf for the first time — and for those already here whose set-up no longer fits.
Typical scope
- Market and route-to-market assessment by country
- Distributor, agent and logistics partner search and due diligence
- Warehousing, free zone and bonded storage options
- Import compliance, product registration routes and documentation
- In-country value and localisation requirements
- First-shipment execution and hand-over
Markets covered
- Qatar — operating base
- Saudi Arabia — long-term operational experience
- United Arab Emirates
- Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman
Service 04
Interim & fractional leadership
Senior cover when you need the role filled but not the headcount: through a resignation, a transformation, a new site or a funding-constrained start-up phase.
Typical mandates
- Interim supply chain or logistics director
- Fractional leadership on a fixed number of days per month
- Programme leadership for a transformation or ERP rollout
- Mentoring and building an in-house team to take over
Commercials
- Day-rate or monthly retainer, agreed in advance
- Defined deliverables and a stated end point
- On-site in Qatar and the wider GCC, remote between visits
- Notice periods that suit a project, not a permanent contract
Engagement models
Three ways to buy the work.
Retained advisory
An agreed number of days each month: sounding board, escalation route, supplier reviews and continuous improvement.
Best when you have a capable team that needs senior cover, not a full-time hire.
Embedded / interim
We take the role. Day-to-day ownership of the function, on site, with a stated hand-over date.
Best when there is a gap to fill or a change too big to run part-time.
Tell us what is not moving.
A short conversation is usually enough to say whether we can help, what it would take and what it would cost. No obligation either way.