Logistics Specialist – Defense & Manufacturing

The Context

EDGE Group, one of the most strategically significant defense technology conglomerates in the UAE with operations across advanced manufacturing, autonomous systems, and cybersecurity, is looking for a Logistics Specialist for its Pulse Nova entity in Abu Dhabi. The role manages domestic and international logistics within a highly regulated defense manufacturing environment, supporting production continuity across a complex supply chain.

Abu Dhabi, UAE

• EDGE Group (Pulse Nova)
• Defense / Advanced Manufacturing
• Full-time On-site

EDGE Group, one of the most strategically significant defense technology conglomerates in the UAE with operations across advanced manufacturing, autonomous systems, and cybersecurity, is looking for a Logistics Specialist for its Pulse Nova entity in Abu Dhabi. The role manages domestic and international logistics within a highly regulated defense manufacturing environment, supporting production continuity across a complex supply chain.

You manage end-to-end inbound and outbound shipments, coordinating carriers, freight forwarders, warehouses, and internal stakeholders to support production priorities. You track shipments proactively, identify delays, and execute mitigation actions including re-routing, expediting, and alternative carrier sourcing.

You prepare, validate, and control all shipping and customs documentation - commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates, and permits - ensuring full regulatory compliance. You ensure correct packaging, labeling, and handling for sensitive, serialized, or controlled items in line with internal standards and carrier requirements.

You coordinate deliveries to align with warehouse receiving capacity, material staging, and production sequencing, minimizing disruption and cost impact. You support logistics execution for finished goods distribution and internal transfers, and maintain accurate ERP/WMS transactions and documentation.

You monitor logistics KPIs covering OTD/OTIF, transit time, cost, and incidents, and support continuous improvement initiatives based on root-cause analysis in collaboration with Warehouse, Planning, and Supply Chain teams.

• 5+ years in logistics roles within manufacturing or industrial operations with international shipment exposure
• Experience coordinating freight forwarders, carriers, and customs processes in regulated or defense environments
• Working knowledge of Incoterms and export/import compliance fundamentals
• Controlled items or Dangerous Goods awareness is a strong plus
• ERP/WMS exposure preferred with a disciplined approach to data accuracy
• UAE logistics operations experience preferred
• Defense sector experience is a significant advantage

EDGE Group is the UAE's national defense technology champion, and Pulse Nova operates within one of the most compliance-intensive and strategically sensitive manufacturing environments in the country. Logistics roles within defense manufacturing carry a distinct profile - controlled item handling, serialized product management, and export control compliance are specialized skills that command a premium and open doors across defense, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing sectors globally.

For logistics professionals with regulated environment experience looking to build defense sector credentials in Abu Dhabi, this is a well-positioned opportunity with a genuinely unique employer.

• Base salary: AED 18,000 - 28,000/month

Defense sector roles in the UAE typically include structured government-linked benefits packages, often more comprehensive than private sector equivalents at the same base level.