Team Lead Egypt Port Operations

Team Lead, Egypt Port Operations

Line Manager: Egypt Country Director | Type: Employment | Schedule: Full-time | Location: Cairo / Alexandria, Egypt

ABOUT JETSTREAM

Jetstream s vision is to deliver a frictionless cross-border logistics experience to businesses in the fastest-growing economies in the world. Our product is an e-logistics operating system that breaks through silos in logistics verticals, and streamlines the distribution of trade support services like finance and insurance, for businesses that will define the next generation of African trade. Ultimately, businesses across our continent will use the Jetstream operating system to move things of value across our fragmented borders with unprecedented speed and visibility.

We work together as a team, with an obsessive commitment to the success of our customers.

Our People

All of our people live and breathe our G.R.I.T values:

• GROWTH: We live by continuous improvement. Learning propels us forward, and self-awareness is our foundation for growth.
  

• RESULTS: We are obsessed with outcomes, not ourselves. We make a positive impact, and measure our contributions by their real-world effects.
  

• INTEGRITY: We have the strength to do the right thing when no one is looking. We treat everyone with dignity, especially when they are not like us.
  

• TRUST: We give others reasons to trust us. We do what we say we are going to do and keep going until the job is done. We do not make or accept excuses.
  

SCOPE OF WORK

As Team Lead, Egypt Port Operations, you will shape and execute Jetstream s port logistics strategy in Egypt. You will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with shipping lines, container terminals, transport operators and brokers, warehouse managers, and other key stakeholders in Egyptian cross-border trade. You will manage the day-to-day movement of import and export shipments, and work with Jetstream s product team, vendor partners, and local staff to ensure the end-to-end location and financial visibility for cargo owners. Your primary objective is to optimize the speed and reliability of shipments processed on Jetstream s platform.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with shipping lines, airlines, container terminals, and other vendors, negotiating contracts and rates;
  

• Plan and implement a port logistics strategy, ensuring targets are met. Create and develop supply chain recommendations and solutions;
  

• Collaborate with vendors and suppliers to ensure all operations (e.g. shipping, delivery) meet the speed, visibility, safety and ethics standards. Manage and minimize the risks (operational or reputational) that could affect or interrupt the supply chain.
  

• Build frameworks for measuring, capturing and interpreting data on KPIs and performance; and
  

• Cultivate long-term relationships with stakeholders and vendors in key sectors of cross-border trade.
  

Requirements

Qualifications

• A minimum of 7 years working experience in the Egyptian shipping industry, managing shipments day-to-day
  

• Significant work experience in building and scaling up teams in a fast-paced environment, technology-enabled startups preferred;
  

• Excellent data-driven business judgment and results-oriented mindset;
  

• Strong relationship and project management skills;
  

• Strong relationships with people at ports, customs, terminals, and other logistics organizations;
  

• High emotional intelligence and exceptional communications skills, in oral and written English and Arabic.
  

To Apply

• Email your CV and Cover Letter to .