Business Continuity Specialist

About the role

Palomba General Trading LLC is seeking a Business Continuity Specialist to enhance operational resilience across its commercial, procurement, logistics and operational functions. The role focuses on ensuring critical business activities can continue during supply disruptions, transportation challenges, and supplier failures, supporting the company’s international trading operations.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and regularly update Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) for commercial and operational processes.
• Conduct Business Impact Analyses to identify critical processes and dependencies.
• Assess operational vulnerabilities related to international trade, logistics and supplier networks.
• Coordinate and lead continuity exercises, simulations and crisis‑response drills.
• Support contingency planning with suppliers and logistics providers, and create recovery procedures for essential activities.
• Monitor implementation of continuity actions and report KPIs to senior management.
• Document lessons learned from incidents and recommend resilience improvements.
• Promote business continuity awareness across Procurement, Logistics, Commercial Operations and Finance.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Risk Management or a related field.
• 3‑5 years of experience in business continuity, operational resilience, risk management or operations.
• Strong analytical, organizational and report‑writing abilities.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Proven ability to coordinate cross‑functional projects.

Required skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel.
• PowerPoint.

What we offer

• Monthly salary QAR 18,000–25,000.
• Annual performance bonus and professional development program.
• Company‑sponsored employment visa, private medical insurance and annual return flight ticket.
• 30 days paid annual leave, international career growth opportunities and participation in strategic business resilience projects.