Global Freight Operations Manager

Ait-Worldwide-Logistics; Coppell (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

401(k)

Job summary

AIT Worldwide Logistics in Coppell, TX seeks an Operations Manager to lead the station's freight movements, both domestic and international, and translate industry trends into practical actions that improve service and profitability.

You will recruit and mentor staff, ensure tools and processes meet SLA, negotiate with carriers, track performance, and drive improvements across global product lines while delivering a world-class customer experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in logistics or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of international freight forwarding, airfreight and ocean freight.
• 3+ years P&L experience and 3+ years of operations supervisory experience and managing a team.
• 3+ years international freight forward industry experience.
• Operational and P&L management of global products and services in a high performance organization.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral with the ability to communicate to employees, manager and upper management levels.
• High Advanced Computer Skills.
• IATA certified, DG certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the station’s operations strategy of AIT.
• Ensure processes and metrics are in place to insure growth, service and profitability goals are accomplished.
• Manage and communicate with AIT’s carriers insuring best value and service vs objectives.
• Exhibits strong negotiating skills and execution in Freight Forwarding Carrier Agreements.
• Ensures providers meet and adhere to the scope of SLA (Service Logistics Agreement) and agreed terms of service.
• Ability to track performance and develop strategic processes and proactively improve efficiencies and reduce lead time lanes.
• Continue to build rapport with clients and work to develop new opportunities and create and manage key visual tools and tracking processes.
• Provides coaching and mentoring employees in a broad global environment.
• Actively support key account operations requirements and insure service execution and reliability.

Skills

Communication skills

Organization

Time management

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in logistics

Tools

IATA certification

DG certification

Job description

AIT Worldwide Logistics in Coppell, TX seeks an Operations Manager to lead the station's freight movements, both domestic and international, and translate industry trends into practical actions that improve service and profitability.

You will recruit and mentor staff, ensure tools and processes meet SLA, negotiate with carriers, track performance, and drive improvements across global product lines while delivering a world-class customer experience.