Ground Ops Lead — Bahrain/GCC Air Cargo & Customs

Teleport; Muharraq; On-site; BHD 18,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Teleport moves cargo across Southeast Asia and beyond, and is opening its Middle East ground corridor in Bahrain. You will own the Bahrain hub-to-truck handoff, manage trucking partners across the ME lanes, and build strong customs and government relationships to keep freight moving.

As Teleport's first Bahrain hire, you will start hands-on and grow into building and leading a local team as volume scales, working in Arabic and English with drivers and authorities.

Qualifications

• Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English, used daily with authorities and partners.
• Bahraini national due to ministry-facing responsibilities and Bahrainisation.
• Experience in air cargo or charter operations is essential.
• Awareness of dangerous goods handling and cargo-security considerations.
• Established network of customs brokers, forwarders and trucking operators.

Responsibilities

• Own the Bahrain ground corridor end-to-end from airport handoff to delivery across GCC.
• Manage trucking partners, ensure on-time, compliant movement and routings.
• Build and maintain relationships with customs, ministries and authorities.
• Start as an individual contributor and scale into leading a local team as volume grows.

Skills

Arabic & English communication

Bahraini national

Air cargo background

Dangerous goods awareness

Customs brokers network

Job description

Teleport moves cargo across Southeast Asia and beyond, and is opening its Middle East ground corridor in Bahrain. You will own the Bahrain hub-to-truck handoff, manage trucking partners across the ME lanes, and build strong customs and government relationships to keep freight moving.

As Teleport's first Bahrain hire, you will start hands-on and grow into building and leading a local team as volume scales, working in Arabic and English with drivers and authorities.