Donovan Van Dyk

Global Logistics | Commercial | Procurement | Supply Chain | Freight Management

United Arab Emirates

About

Global logistics commercial, procurement and freight management professional covering all verticals Air & Sea, Barge, Rail, Trucking and Warehousing. Coordinating with end to end supply chains within Food & Beverage and Perishables & Agriculture product categories accross all continents and trade lanes. As far as my base location lies, I hold middle east experience living in the UAE for over a decade.

Experience

  • Global Senior Manager - Key Account Management - Perishables & Agriculture at DP World
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

  • Al Dahra (Hybrid)
    • Senior Manager - Global Logistics Procurement
      Jun 2024 - Apr 2025 · 11 mos

    • Global Logistics Procurement Manager
      Jun 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Global Logistics Procurement | Sea/Air/Rail/Truck Logistics | Direct Carrier & Port Relationships | International Port Knowledge | RFQ's & Tendering | Freight Market Intelligence | Supply Chain Mapping | Resilience Planning | Sustainability Mapping | Digitalization | Incoterm Knowledge Company Recognition - Top UAE Importer | UAE Food Security | 3m MT pa Animal Feed & Grains Trading Volume | 200k TEUS pa Cross Traded | Bulk Charter Movements | Vertically Integrated Farm to Farm | Global Agriculture Footprint

  • Key Account Manager at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics - Middle East and South Asia
    Jan 2021 - Jun 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Responsibilities - Both a KAM and BDM function with a focus on strategic sales and key accounts within the FMCG and Perishables logistics sector. All freight modes in scope, mostly air freight dominant with Sea and Land coming in as well. With supporting offices I covered regions accross GCC, US, UK, EU, ZA, SAM, AUS and NZ. Working with a variety of clients, including manufacturers, distributors and retailers helping them to plan, coordinate, and manage their supply chains.

  • CHEP (Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
    • Key Accounts Manager - GCC
      Jul 2017 - Dec 2020 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Responsibilities - Mostly present in KSA, but full scope included all of GCC based customers. Holding all the Raw Material/FMCG/Distributor/Retail, full supply chain category management. Detailed customer reporting, asset management and recovery, business development, and contract negotiations. Building a unique pricing architecture best fitted to supply chains while bringing in value chain optimization through better planning management, reconciliation support and digitalization focus areas. Company Recognition - World renowned no1 most sustainable supply chain company by Dow Jones Barron's accreditor, while world no1 largest pallet pooling company.

    • Customer Support Team Leader
      Jul 2016 - Jun 2017 · 1 yr