Air Import Supervisor

CMA CGM; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday buy scheme

Pension and life assurance

Employee benefits platform with retail

Discounts on gym memberships

Job summary

CEVA Logistics in London is seeking an Air Import Supervisor to take ownership of a fast-paced import operation, overseeing gateway activities and ensuring compliant, high-quality service delivery. You will lead a hands-on team, coordinate with airlines, handling and transport partners, and drive performance through coaching, communication, and KPI monitoring.

The role requires strong regulatory knowledge and a proactive approach.

Qualifications

• Experience in air freight import operations.
• Solid understanding of regulatory and customs requirements.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide and develop a team.
• Excellent communication with customers and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily gateway activities of the import department, ensuring smooth operations.
• Coordinate processes and clearly communicate priorities to the team.
• Maintain regulatory compliance and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Provide hands-on supervision, coaching, and support to drive performance.

Skills

Airfreight imports

Leadership

CargoWise

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

CargoWise

Job description

London, GBR

CEVALogistics

Permanent contract

Full Time

CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers all around the world. Present in 170+ countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are proud to be a Top 5 global 3PL.

We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co-create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.

At CEVA Logistics, weRise inMotion. Your career is always on the move,growingas fast and as far as your ambition takes you. Join a global team ofnearly 200nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging new paths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world. The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and the chance to make a meaningful impact. This is more than a job.It’sa journey on which you rise.

YOUR ROLE

Are you ready to take ownership of a fast paced airfreight import operation? At CEVA Logistics, we are looking for an Air Import Supervisor to oversee daily gateway activities and ensure smooth, compliant, high quality service delivery. This is a hands on operational leadership role where you will coordinate processes, support the team and maintain strong communication across our airline, handling and transport partners.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

Reporting into the Gateway Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth daily running of the import department, executing the departmental plan and clearly communicating priorities to the team. You will oversee all core import activities, including documentation checks and validation of shipment tasks while monitoring key performance indicators. In this busy and fast paced environment, you will maintain continuous communication with the airlines, handling agents, transport providers and warehouse teams to support efficient end to end movement. You will provide hands on supervision, coaching and support to team members to help drive performance and maintain high operational standards.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in air freight import operations, with a solid understanding of regulatory and customs requirements. You will demonstrate confident leadership skills, supporting and guiding team members while maintaining high operational standards. Strong system proficiency across platforms such as CargoWise would be advantageous, along with excellent communication skills for managing customers and internal stakeholders. We are looking for someone proactive, detail focused and solution driven, with the capability to manage tasks effectively. We welcome candidates with transferable logistics experience who are eager to broaden their import knowledge.

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER?

With a genuine culture of reward and recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey. We offer a benefits package that includes competitive annual leave entitlement with a fantastic holiday buy scheme, pension and life assurance along with access to an employee benefits platform that offers discounts on gym memberships and money off vouchers for a diverse range of retail, travel and hospitality brands. There’s no doubt that you will be compensated for your hard work and commitment so if you’d like to work for one of the top Logistics providers in the world

ABOUT TOMORROW

We value your professional and personal growth. That’s why we share plenty of career opportunities for you to thrive within CEVA. Join CEVA for a challenging career.

CEVA Logistics UK&I is committed to attracting, acquiring and retaining the best possible candidates in an equal and inclusive way that is consistent with employment legislation and best practice. We aim to select the best available person for every vacancy irrespective of age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, political beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and marital or civil partnership status.
Please note that candidates will be subject to the necessary right to work checks for the UK and Ireland. IND2

Information at a Glance

Rise in motion with CMA CGM Group: where ambition meets opportunity.

Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging new paths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world.

The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and thechance to make a meaningful impact. Thisis more than a job. It’s a journey on which you rise.

See how you can rise