Airfreight Procurement & Capacity Lead

Parkside Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Parkside Recruitment in Hayes is seeking a Procurement & Capacity Manager to lead airfreight procurement and carrier management strategies, optimizing cost, capacity and service performance for UK operations.

You will work with operations, stations, gateways and airline partners to drive pricing, supplier performance and capacity consolidation, providing market insight and supporting the UK network to meet commercial and operational goals.

Qualifications

• 5 yrs airfreight industry experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.
• Strong team player with a positive mindset.
• Good operational understanding and skillset.
• Ability to build strong relationships with suppliers and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Execute global procurement strategy linked to airline support.
• Manage pricing and carrier performance through contracts or spot buys.
• Plan consolidations and protect capacity with Operations and stations.
• Optimize consolidations and volume payments control.
• Oversee gateway shipments, consolidations and back-to-backs as relevant.
• Define and manage internal rates.
• Perform market and customer analysis to meet supply/demand.
• Escalate issues with Global as needed and provide market information.
• Offer guidance and support to the UK network.
• Monitor carrier performance from internal reports.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Airfreight knowledge

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Operational understanding

Supplier relationships

Job description

Parkside Recruitment in Hayes is seeking a Procurement & Capacity Manager to lead airfreight procurement and carrier management strategies, optimizing cost, capacity and service performance for UK operations.

You will work with operations, stations, gateways and airline partners to drive pricing, supplier performance and capacity consolidation, providing market insight and supporting the UK network to meet commercial and operational goals.