Global Aerospace Engine Logistics Leader

AIT Worldwide Logistics; Colnbrook; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care (BUPA)

Pension plan

Life assurance 2x salary

26 days annual leave

Childcare vouchers

Eyecare vouchers

Cycle to Work

Car allowance / company car

Job summary

AIT Worldwide Logistics seeks a Global Engine Manager - Aerospace to lead end-to-end aerospace engine logistics programs across regions. You will act as global SME for engine handling, compliance, and service requirements, supporting onboarding, RFQs, solution design, and complex operations.

This hybrid role can be based in several European locations and requires 8–12+ years of aerospace logistics experience, with strong leadership, pricing, and data-driven decision making to drive

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience in aerospace or high-value logistics operations.
• Strong knowledge of aerospace engine handling, AOG operations, airfreight and charter solutions.
• Experience with global operations and multi-region coordination.
• Proven track record in process standardization and operational governance.
• Strong commercial acumen (pricing, quoting, customer solutions).
• Experience with TMS platforms (e.g., CargoWise) is preferred.
• Global leadership and influence; operational execution and problem‑solving.
• Process design and standardization; commercial and customer focus; data‑driven decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end onboarding of new aerospace engine programs.
• Serve as the global SME for engine logistics, including handling, compliance, and service requirements.
• Provide oversight of global engine operations across all regions and stations.
• Support global quoting operations for aerospace engine opportunities.
• Ensure standardized pricing approach, cost modeling, and margin alignment.
• Partner with Commercial teams to develop competitive and executable solutions.
• Provide technical expertise during RFQs, bids, and customer discussions.
• Develop and implement global SOPs, procedures, and work instructions.
• Drive standardization across engine handling processes, documentation, and workflows.
• Ensure compliance with internal standards and customer-specific requirements.
• Maintain and continuously update global process documentation.
• Monitor execution of engine shipments across air, ground, and charter solutions / AOG and critical shipment scenarios.
• Align to service expectations, timelines, and customer SLAs.
• Act as escalation point for complex operational issues.
• Coordinate with Control Towers and regional teams to ensure execution discipline.
• Establish KPIs for engine operations (on-time delivery, exception rate, cycle time).
• Drive visibility through reporting, dashboards, and governance routines.
• Identify process gaps and implement corrective actions.
• Lead initiatives to improve service quality, efficiency, and customer experience.
• Partner with Commercial / Sales / Global Operations / BPO & Shared Services / IT / Data teams.
• Align global processes with system capabilities (CargoWise, tracking platforms).
• Support implementation teams during new customer onboarding.

Skills

Aerospace logistics

AOG operations

Airfreight & charter

Pricing & quoting

Global leadership

Stakeholder management

Process standardization

Data-driven decisions

Communication

Multi-region coordination

Operational governance

Customer solutions

Problem solving

Tools

CargoWise

Job description

AIT Worldwide Logistics seeks a Global Engine Manager - Aerospace to lead end-to-end aerospace engine logistics programs across regions. You will act as global SME for engine handling, compliance, and service requirements, supporting onboarding, RFQs, solution design, and complex operations.

This hybrid role can be based in several European locations and requires 8–12+ years of aerospace logistics experience, with strong leadership, pricing, and data-driven decision making to drive