Terminal Investment Director

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA; Lavamünd; Sur place; EUR 150 000 - 210 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Terminal Investment Limited (TiL) is seeking a Terminal Investment Director to oversee a portfolio of terminal investments and JV ventures. The role reports to the CEO and focuses on value creation, governance, and long-term growth across global terminals.

The successful candidate will collaborate with joint venture partners, terminal teams, and senior stakeholders to ensure performance targets are met while maintaining financial discipline and strategic alignment.

Qualifications

• Industry Expertise: Strong understanding of financial reporting, investment performance, and terminal industry drivers.
• Previous experience in a C-level operational role within an EU-terminal is essential.
• Investment & Operational Acumen: Experience in managing joint ventures, capital investments, and strategic business planning.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to assess financial, operational, and market dynamics, providing actionable insights.
• Stakeholder Management: A skilled negotiator and relationship builder, adept at working across diverse cultures and nationalities.
• Hands-On Approach: Detail-oriented and execution-driven, ensuring continuous performance optimization.
• Communication Excellence: Proficiency in English, with strong presentation and reporting skills.

Responsabilités

• Oversee and optimize a portfolio of terminal investments within TiL and drive value creation.
• Collaborate with joint venture partners, terminal management teams and senior stakeholders to meet performance objectives.
• Develop and implement governance and risk mitigation strategies across the investment portfolio.
• Work with Finance to establish budgets, targets, and reforecasting of investments.
• Engage with Business Development on long-term planning and capital expenditure strategies.
• Build relationships with port authorities, customers, and internal units to ensure alignment on strategic goals.

Connaissances

C-level operations

Investment acumen

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Hands-on approach

Communication excellence

Description du poste

Terminal Investment Director

Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) is a leading global investor, developer, and operator of container terminals, with a strong track record of forming strategic joint ventures with other major terminal operators. Since its founding in 2000, TIL has rapidly grown into one of the world's largest and most geographically diverse terminal operators, with a presence in 26 major trade ports across 21 countries.

Our terminals are strategically situated in key locations around the globe, including major origin and destination (O&D) and transshipment hubs in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, and West Africa. Positioned at the crossroads of global trade, five of our terminals rank among the world's top 20 container ports by throughput. These prime locations enable us to serve major trade routes and provide access to both established and emerging markets, reinforcing our role as a critical player in global supply chains.

TIL Terminals:

• Our terminals have been selected for their important and strategic locations around the world, including majororigin and destination (O&D) and transshipment trade hubs and gateways in Europe, Asia, North America, South America and West Africa.
• Our terminals are positioned at the heart of world trade, with five of the terminals located in the world's top 20 container ports in terms of throughput (source: Drewry).
• Our terminals are well placed to servemajor trade routes and provide access into key mature and developingmarkets.

Terminal Investment Director

We are seeking a Terminal Investment Director (TID) to oversee and optimize the performance of a portfolio of terminal investments within TiL (Terminal Investment Limited). Reporting directly to theCEO, the TID will act as a key representative in terminal joint ventures, driving value creation, operational excellence, and long-term strategic growth.

This role involves close collaboration with joint venture partners, terminal management teams, and senior stakeholders to ensure our investments meet both performance and financial objectives.

Main Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure good corporate governance, providing oversight and strategic direction to terminal management
• Steer capacity and productivity development plans, ensuring alignment with long-term business goals.
• Assess terminal performance standards, collaborating with the TiL Terminal Efficiency team to develop and implement improvement plans.
• Identify risks impacting TiL's investments, implementing proactive mitigation strategies.
• Work closely with the Finance team to establish annual budgets, performance targets, and reforecasting strategies.
• Develop a deep understanding of each terminal's business model, maximizing return on investment while ensuring TIL's service levels.
• Collaborate with Business Development on long-term planning, major capital expenditures, and financial strategies.
• Analyze market trends, competitive landscapes, and operational challenges, adapting investment strategies accordingly.
• Build and nurture relationships with terminal management, joint venture partners, port authorities, and key customers.
• Ensure strong senior management retention, fostering a high-performance culture with structured performance incentives.
• Work cross-functionally with internal teams (Finance, Legal, HSE, Engineering, Audit) to identify risks, opportunities, and best practices.

Minimum Qualifications/Experience/Skill:

Industry Expertise: Strong understanding of financial reporting, investment performance, and terminal industry drivers.

• Previous experience in a C-level operational role within an EU-terminal is essential.
• Investment & Operational Acumen: Experience in managing joint ventures, capital investments, and strategic business planning.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to assess financial, operational, and market dynamics, providing actionable insights.
• Stakeholder Management: A skilled negotiator and relationship builder, adept at working across diverse cultures and nationalities.
• Hands-On Approach: Detail-oriented and execution-driven, ensuring continuous performance optimization.
• Communication Excellence: Proficiency in English, with strong presentation and reporting skills.

Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.