Job closed
Job description / Role
At Careem, our mission is to simplify & improve the lives of people, initially through solutions that make transportation in the region reliable, and over time, through disruptions in payments and logistics. In the process, we want to build an organization that inspires and become a world-class institution from the region.
Careem is the MENA regions leading ride-hailing platform and newest Tech Unicorn. With 30% monthly growth, we now operate in 90+ cities across 13+ countries and host over 15 million users. With our recent Series D funding success, we are positioned on the cusp of significant scale and well on target to deliver our goal of creating one million jobs in the region by 2018.
Join us in building a world-class institution in the Middle East and experience the thrill of being part of a high-growth technology company, to improve people's lives
About the Role:
The role of the Head of Supply Development is to develop and implement FleetCo aggressive growth strategy in the local market to secure Careem's short-term and long-term supply requirements. The perfect candidate would be from a general management and consultancy background.
Responsibilities include:
- Set-up fleet related start-up operations from scratch
- Recruit/ set-up a high performing cross functional team
- Develop creative initiatives to maximize fleet utilization
- Map and optimize key processes in order to minimize burn
- Manage the relationship with key stakeholders both internally (city GMs, operations) and externally (existing and potential partners such as government, banks, OEM's, etc.)
- Expedite and manage the process of setting up supply related partnershipsDevelop key processes for overall business operations
- Scale efficiently supply/ demand platform
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have a passionate commitment to improving the lives of people, an insane focus on excellence and customer service, and a strong alignment with our core values: being bold, focused, agile and collaborative.
- 9+ years of experience leading teams; 7+ Experience in setting up and managing large businesses (full Profit & Loss general management experience)
- Self-starter, independent and entrepreneurial
- Technology and operations savvy
- Start-up and e-commerce experiences are a plus
- Six Sigma black belt is a plus
- Minimum Bachelor degree, MBA preferred
- Must have the ability to work in a fast-pace, target driven environment
About the Company
We are a brand that aims to simplify people's lives by revolutionizing the transportation industry. A brand that strives to inspire everyone it interacts with, and supports every single person who dares to believe. #BeCareem
Careem is the MENA region's leading ride-hailing service and newest Tech Unicorn. With 30% monthly growth, we now operate in 50+ cities across 11 countries and host over 6 million users. With our recent Series D funding success, we are positioned on the cusp of significant scale and well on target to deliver our goal of creating one million jobs in the region by 2018.