Chief Executive Officer

You'll run a container terminal in Spain as its top executive, accountable for safety, profitability, return on capital, and growth. You'll deliver efficient, high-quality operations for customers and shareholders, and build world-class operational, engineering, technical, and procurement capabilities within the local business. You report to the Board of Directors and lead a management team of COO,CTO, and CFO. Key responsibilities - Safety and culture - Maintain a safe working environment across the terminal. - Reinforce the company's culture, values, and reputation, and ensure shareholder policies are applied at every level. - Define and execute the terminal's strategy in line with the shareholders' mission and vision. - Decide and deliver investments in new equipment, systems, and terminal expansion. - Pursue technology and systems development, locally and with the shareholders, to improve cost, productivity, and customer service. - Run the day-to-day business according to agreed operating principles. - Set business priorities around customer requirements. - Drive continuous improvement in productivity, cost management, and overheads across the organization. - Roll out best practices and the shareholders' global tools where available. - Negotiate and sign agreements with customers and suppliers, and own delivery against agreed service levels. - Represent the company with government, regulators, and port authorities, and build strong relationships with local communities. - Set staffing levels and oversee recruitment, training, development, and career planning in line with legal and company requirements. - Recommend appointments and dismissals of direct reports, and remuneration for all staff, to the Board. - Identify and mitigate significant risks across operations, commercial, finance, strategy, and compliance.