Head Of Airfreight (logistics)

Job Title

Differentiator:

• Lead the sub-function on a country level
• Establish and implement strategies that have short to long-term (1-5 years) impact on business results in alignment with global and functional objectives

Key Activities

• Formulate airfreight operations strategy in line with country business strategy and requirements, global guidelines and policies.
• Lead planning and implementation of airfreight operations plans, measures and budgets to achieve operational results driving profitability, volume growth and service expansion.
• Develop plans, organize and control large country projects and initiatives to provide fast, reliable, efficient and affordable airfreight operations solutions
• Lead effective airfreight operations management through end-to-end capacity management, optimization of network procurement, implementation of consolidation opportunities, etc.
• Oversee and take decisions for operation sites, procurement of capacity, technical support (buying, capacity, etc.) and local purchasing in country according to global policy.
• Monitor and act on preferred carrier usage and related incentive deals in the country.
• Steer market profiling and customer/competitor research and analysis activities to understand and identify market opportunities and challenges.
• Define effective pricing strategies to sustain profitable growth, and guide identification and implementation of new products within country and provide input on solution design and service elements.
• Liaise with sales to support interaction with key customers and provide pricing and margin guidance, support on bids, RFQs and customer presentations.
• Set and monitor implementation to compliance standards, procedures and specifications for the country in line with global guidelines
• Benchmark and embed best in class infrastructure and practices for airfreight operations at the country level.
• Uses available tools to proactively monitor and improve performance
• Conduct regular dialogues with team to review quality and performance levels vs targets

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Airfreight Operations.
• Strong organizational skills – Ability to effectively handle multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritize, and execute on assigned deliverables
• Results-oriented - Knows how to achieve commercial drive in the workplace and has a strong sense of business acumen.
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written, presentations)
• Proficient computer skills: Microsoft (i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, & Outlook)