Air Gateway Lead: Optimize Cargo, Costs & Compliance

UPS; Bensenville (IL); Vor Ort; USD 97.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) retirement program

Paid holidays and PTO

Zusammenfassung

UPS in the United States is seeking an Air Gateway Manager to own and drive gateway initiatives, coordinate with airlines and internal teams, and ensure regulatory compliance while improving service reliability and profitability.

The role requires strong vendor management, cost control, and leadership capabilities, with extensive knowledge of IATA, TSA, CBP regulations and airline cargo operations. You will guide staff and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize cargo flow.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field (preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in air freight forwarding or airline cargo operations, with at least 2 years in a supervisory/managerial role.
• Strong knowledge of IATA, TSA, CBP, and international air cargo regulations.
• Proven track record in vendor management and cost control.
• Commercial mindset with cost and revenue alignment awareness.
• Strong understanding of air freight market trends and industry dynamics
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft office suite

Aufgaben

• Negotiate airline and vendor agreements and buy rates, while balancing service, capacity, and profitability objectives.
• Provide cost inputs to pricing teams for RFQs, tenders, and ad-hoc opportunities, including short term and long term pricing needs
• Drive routing, capacity, and carrier optimization initiatives to reduce costs, improve transit performance, and maintain customer service expectations through ongoing analysis of network changes and market opportunities.
• Manage ULD planning, consolidation management, capacity allocation planning in alignment with airline scheduled and restrictions, government regulations, customer service requirements, and buy-sell alignment and cost management
• Monitoring and supporting operations to meet KPIs for import and export velocity, cost and service level expectations
• Drive cost optimization for other gateway expenses by proactively managing storage, demurrage, detention, transportation, labor, and other vendor expenses, while implementing controls to reduce financial risk and improve efficiency.
• Support gateway compliance to IATA, TSA, CBP and other applicable regulatory requirements, as well as UPS security protocols
• Manage, coach, and develop gateway staff, including supervisors, warehouse personnel, and office teams, emphasizing commercial mindset, freight forwarding fundamentals, negotiation skills, customer service, and innovation
• Ensure staffing is aligned with volume patterns and seasonal demand.
• Work closely with local and regional product, sales, lane management, and customer service teams to support business growth, churn prevention, and profitability
• Collaborate with customs brokerage, warehouse, hub, service center, dispatch teams, as well as region and international partners, to ensure efficient cargo flow.
• Utilize operational and financial performance metrics to identify trends, drive corrective actions, and support strategic decision-making

Kenntnisse

Vendor management

Cost control

Leadership

Excel

Communication skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

UPS in the United States is seeking an Air Gateway Manager to own and drive gateway initiatives, coordinate with airlines and internal teams, and ensure regulatory compliance while improving service reliability and profitability.

The role requires strong vendor management, cost control, and leadership capabilities, with extensive knowledge of IATA, TSA, CBP regulations and airline cargo operations. You will guide staff and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize cargo flow.