Global Aerospace Engine Logistics Leader

Ait-Worldwide-Logistics; Colnbrook; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Life assurance

26 days leave

Eyecare vouchers

Cycle to Work

Company car / car allowance

Job summary

AIT Worldwide Logistics seeks a Global Engine Manager – Aerospace to lead onboarding of engine programs and oversee global engine operations. This hybrid role can be based in Europe, working across air, ground, and charter solutions and coordinating with Commercial, Operations, and Shared Services teams worldwide.

You will drive standardization, governance, and KPI-driven performance, partnering with regional towers to meet timelines, service levels, and customer requirements in a fast-paced

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 working with TMS platforms (CargoWise) is preferred.
• Global leadership and influence.
• Operational execution and problem-solving.
• Process design and standardization.
• Commercial and customer focus.
• Data-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Global Engine Program Leadership: lead end-to-end onboarding of new aerospace engine programs.
• Serve as global SME for engine logistics, including handling, compliance, and service requirements.
• Provide oversight of global engine operations across regions.
• Quoting & Commercial Support: 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.
• Process Standardization & Governance: develop and implement global SOPs, procedures, and work instructions.
• Drive standardization across engine handling processes, documentation, and operational workflows.
• Ensure compliance with internal standards and customer-specific requirements.
• Maintain and continuously update global process documentation.
• Operational Oversight & Execution: monitor engine shipments across air, ground, charter, AOG scenarios.
• Ensure alignment to service expectations, timelines, and customer SLAs.
• Act as escalation point for complex operational issues.
• Coordinate with Control Towers and regional teams for execution discipline.
• Performance Management & Continuous Improvement: establish KPIs for engine operations.
• Drive visibility through reporting, dashboards, and governance routines.
• Identify process gaps and implement corrective actions.
• Lead initiatives to improve service quality and customer experience.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: 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

Global leadership

Aerospace engines

AOG operations

Pricing & quoting

CargoWise / TMS

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Multi-region coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

CargoWise

Job description

AIT Worldwide Logistics seeks a Global Engine Manager – Aerospace to lead onboarding of engine programs and oversee global engine operations. This hybrid role can be based in Europe, working across air, ground, and charter solutions and coordinating with Commercial, Operations, and Shared Services teams worldwide.

You will drive standardization, governance, and KPI-driven performance, partnering with regional towers to meet timelines, service levels, and customer requirements in a fast-paced