Global Logistics Operations Manager - Growth & P&L

AIT Worldwide Logistics, Inc.; Bridgeton (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Prescription

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Dental & Vision

Paid Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Vacation & holidays

Job summary

AIT Worldwide Logistics, Inc. seeks an International Operations Manager to lead daily international operations at the Bridgeton, MO station.

You will recruit, develop, and motivate staff to deliver world-class customer experiences, align with our global partners, and expand international product lines with profitability. You will collaborate across AIT offices, drive performance against KPIs, and implement our strategic goals to ensure AIT remains a market leader in customer solutions.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of freight forwarding experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Negotiation and Procurement skills; Operational and P&L management of global products and services.
• Ability to manage service execution at a high-performance level.
• Teaching and mentoring in a broad global environment.
• Proven track record of meeting and exceeding P&L objectives in a high-performance organization.
• Minimum of seven years of freight forwarding experience, with large scale air freight and ocean freight operational background desired.
• Minimum of 3 years multi station P&L experience required.
• Experience with diversified freight forwarding products including logistics and international product lines required.
• Previous experience in negotiating and executing Freight Forwarding Carrier Agreements.

Responsibilities

• Support key account operations requirements and ensure service execution and reliability.
• Be actively involved and in front of clients to develop revenue.
• Work collaboratively with our AIT offices overseas as well as our global partners.
• Actively recruit International Operations staff within the market.
• Support AIT’s strategy to support our “Global Triangle” and our Drive for Five Corporate strategy.
• Initiate dialogue with key decision makers throughout AIT organization to develop and promote AIT’s, “customer solution” and promote AIT PHL within AIT.
• Support field/strategic sales teams in joint calls.
• Regular joint sales calls with key decision makers at targeted customers.
• Closely work with Global product teams and designated core carriers to improve margin/buying costs.
• Deliver exceptional customer service throughout all stages of the process and meet operational growth targets.
• Ensure that the international team is continuously meeting or exceeding all corporate KPI’s.
• Other duties and responsibilities will be assigned as business demands deem necessary.

Skills

Freight forwarding

P&L management

Negotiation

Procurement

Teaching & mentoring

Global operations

Client development

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

AIT Worldwide Logistics, Inc. seeks an International Operations Manager to lead daily international operations at the Bridgeton, MO station.

You will recruit, develop, and motivate staff to deliver world-class customer experiences, align with our global partners, and expand international product lines with profitability. You will collaborate across AIT offices, drive performance against KPIs, and implement our strategic goals to ensure AIT remains a market leader in customer solutions.