Freight Solutions Architect

Air New Zealand; Auckland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff travel benefits

FlexiLeave

Learning and development

Employee discounts

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

Air New Zealand is seeking a Freight Consultant to manage our domestic and international freight network, working with freight forwarders, suppliers and partners to deliver reliable, cost-effective solutions for time-critical movements.

You’ll analyse performance data, support commercial activity, and lead improvement initiatives while balancing service quality, cost and risk across the network. This role requires strong stakeholder management and end-to-end freight operations knowledge.

Qualifications

• Experience in freight forwarding, aviation freight or complex supply chains.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end freight operations and time-critical movements.
• Experience managing freight forwarders, contracts, SLAs and supplier performance.
• Strong commercial acumen to analyse freight costs and balance cost, service and risk.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships and performance across freight forwarder and logistics provider networks to meet SLAs and service expectations.
• Coordinate domestic and international freight solutions, including time-critical movements.
• Analyse freight performance, costs and operations to identify gaps and improvements.
• Support commercial activity including rate cards, supplier performance and cost optimization.
• Lead freight and logistics projects delivering operational, commercial and service outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement in freight processes with stakeholder engagement and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Freight forwarding

Aviation freight

International logistics

Supply chain analysis

Tools

Freight management systems

Contract management software

Job description

Air New Zealand is seeking a Freight Consultant to manage our domestic and international freight network, working with freight forwarders, suppliers and partners to deliver reliable, cost-effective solutions for time-critical movements.

You’ll analyse performance data, support commercial activity, and lead improvement initiatives while balancing service quality, cost and risk across the network. This role requires strong stakeholder management and end-to-end freight operations knowledge.