MD Global Air Network Planning

Federal Express Corporation; Tennessee; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Federal Express Corporation is seeking a senior program leader to direct scheduling for airline and linehaul truck networks. The role focuses on optimizing routing, evaluating new products and systems, and ensuring timely movement of packages across a global network.

The position requires strong leadership, extensive aviation experience, and a track record of managing large cross-functional teams to improve profitability. A hybrid work arrangement near FedEx campuses is available.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in engineering or related field or Bachelors in quantitative/scientific discipline with seven years of relevant experience.
• Five years of aviation scheduling/operations planning experience.
• Four years of managerial leadership experience or proven track record of leading large cross-functional teams delivering significant profit or tech transformations.
• Experience with Ops Research based models or ML/AI systems.

Responsibilities

• Directs development, implementation, and evaluation of airline and linehaul truck schedules; optimize routing and ensure timely package movement.
• Leads 50+ staff and administers a multi-million dollar budget.
• Collaborates with departments to minimize cost per package and coordinate lane distributions with USPS.
• Chairs Global Linehaul Management Forum and communicates routing information.
• Develops load plans and coordinates phase-in of new systems and aircraft deployment.

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Aviation knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Education

Masters in engineering

Bachelors in quantitative field

Job description

The primary responsibilities of the role include directing the development, implementation, and evaluation of airline and linehaul truck schedules for the corporation. The incumbent will also optimize product routing through the linehaul system, analyze and implement new products, services, and systems, and ensure the timely movement of packages.

Essential Functions

• Provides leadership and oversight of new digital tool development and deployment, select, train, and develop a subordinate staff of 50+ employees
• Administers an annual operating budget of approximately $4.0 million
• Works closely with various departments and stakeholders to ensure the least cost per package linehaul system and coordinate volume, lane distributions, and tender times with USPS to meet contractual obligations and service commitments
• Chairs monthly Global Linehaul Management Forum meetings, identifying root causes for service exceptions and implementing corrective measures, and developing and communicating global product routing information
• Coordinates the development of load plans, work with Operations Research to phase in future system form into business plans and schedules, and direct the publication of annual business plan schedules and volume flows
• Work with Sales Solutions and Customer Engineering to integrate new/incremental business, develop and maintain URSA routing systems, and direct the phase-in and deployment of new aircraft
• Demand & Capacity management, in industry is also called S&OP (Sales and Operation Plan), to match a volatile customer demand to air network plans, include FedEx owned and third party airline broader network
• Chair DCM with key stakeholder including Commercial, Finance and Operations, devise tactics and strategies to manage air network capacity and shape customer demand
• Responsible to sustain profitable topline growth and optimize on cost and service performance for a multi billion $ air network cost center, with 200 airports to be connected worldwide
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Education

Masters degree in engineering or similar quantitative field or a related field, or Bachelors degree in quantitative/scientific discipline with seven years of relevant experience.

Minimum Experience

Five (5) years of aviation experience in aircraft scheduling, operations planning, or surface transportation scheduling planning

Four (4) years of managerial leadership and mentorship experience or at least two (2) years of manager experience and proven track record of managing large cross-functional teams to deliver over $50M of profit improvement or large tech transformations

Proven experience of having adopted/run Ops Research based models or ML/AI systems

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Demonstrated leadership abilities, including ability to think big, deliver results, invent and simplify, and hiring & developing top talents, backbone and bias for action

Strong knowledge of aviation, preferred

Collaboration skills to work with various departments.

Ability to work with ultra large data set to extract business insights and design actions to improve company's performances

Job Conditions

Some travel required

Additional Details:

This is a hybrid position. Candidates must live within 50 miles of the campus location. Employees will be required to work at the FedEx campus location several times per week.

Federal Express Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer including, Vets/Disability.

Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application process. Applicants who require reasonable accommodations in the application or hiring process should contact [e-mail].

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• Know Your Rights
• Pay Transparency
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act

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