Strategic Airfreight: Capacity & Procurement Lead

Kevin Theobald Employment Agency; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension with life assurance

Wellbeing programme

Discounts on retail, entertainment & 眼

Job summary

The PCM Manager role at Kevin Theobald Employment Agency focuses on delivering airfreight procurement and carrier management strategies from Heathrow. The position drives pricing, supplier performance, and consolidation planning, working with operations, stations, gateways, and airline partners.

The ideal candidate has strong negotiation skills, industry knowledge, and the ability to provide market insight to the UK network. This is a full-time, on-site role with a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in airfreight procurement or related roles.
• Strong negotiation and supplier relationship management.
• Excellent communication and team-working abilities.
• Customer-focused with good IT awareness.

Responsibilities

• Execute global procurement strategy linked to airline support.
• Manage Best pricing via contracts or spot processes.
• Plan consolidations and protect capacity with Operations.
• Optimize consolidations and volume paid control.
• Oversee gateway shipments and back-to-back movements.
• Define and manage internal rates.
• Perform market and customer analysis to balance supply and demand.

Skills

Airfreight procurement

Carrier management

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

IT awareness

Problem solving

Team player

Results driven

Job description

The PCM Manager role at Kevin Theobald Employment Agency focuses on delivering airfreight procurement and carrier management strategies from Heathrow. The position drives pricing, supplier performance, and consolidation planning, working with operations, stations, gateways, and airline partners.

The ideal candidate has strong negotiation skills, industry knowledge, and the ability to provide market insight to the UK network. This is a full-time, on-site role with a competitive benefits package.