Air Ocean Operations Manager

Logiskills; Fingal; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Logiskills is seeking an experienced Freight Operations Manager based in Dublin to lead multimodal air, ocean, and road shipments. You will report to the Country Manager and drive day-to-day operations while aligning with management initiatives to ensure profitability and smooth functioning of the freight network.

The role requires strong leadership, regulatory expertise, and a track record of managing large operations teams in a freight forwarder or logistics setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in air and ocean freight forwarding operations with some exposure to Road.
• Experience managing a 10+ member operations team within a freight forwarding or logistics environment.
• Strong knowledge of international import and export procedures.
• Experience using CargoWise or a comparable freight management system.

Responsibilities

• Multi-modal Freight Operations: oversee air, ocean and road shipments.
• Regulatory Compliance: ensure adherence to GDP/AEO/ISO standards.
• Quality Management and Security: maintain aviation security and KPI targets.
• Finance and invoicing coordination with finance teams.

Skills

People Management

Customer Service

Regulatory Compliance

Tools

CargoWise

Job description

Title: Air Ocean Operations Manager

Location: Dublin 9

Terms: Full-time permanent, office-based, Mon-Fri, normal hours

Package: €75-85k + Benefits

Target Applicant: Current Air Ocean Operations Supervisor /Manager in a mid-sized freight forwarder with some exposure to Road.

A Dublin 9-based freight forwarder now seeks an experienced Freight Operations Manager with exposure to Air, Ocean and Road. Reporting to theCountry Manager, you will be directly responsible for the day-to-day operations by actively participating and engaging with Company management initiatives.You will lead and motivate a multimodal operations team to ensure effective management of shipments and will ensure that the business can function effectively and profitably without operational constraints. A detailedjob spec will be available to suitable applicants.

Accountable Functions

• Multi-modal Freight Operations
• Regulatory Compliance
• Quality Management (GDP, AEO and ISO)
• Aviation Security
• Sales & Marketing
• Customer Service
• Financial
• People Management

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 5 years' experience in air and ocean freight forwarding operations with some exposure toRoad.
• Previous experience managing a 10+ member operations team within a freight forwarding or logistics environment.
• Strong knowledge of international import and export procedures.
• Experience using CargoWise or a comparable freight management system.
• Proven ability in managing customer relationships and resolving operational escalations.
• Experience overseeing customs compliance and international trade documentation.
• Exposure to Quality Management Systems, including AEO, ISO or GDP standards.
• Experience managing aviation security compliance, operational KPIs, productivity and service performance.
• Experience working closely with finance teams on invoicing, profitability, month-end procedures and aged debt.
• Experience recruiting, onboarding, coaching and performance managing staff.