Senior Capacity Planning Manager - Air Freight & Logistics

. Crane Worldwide Logistics .; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly Incentive Plan

136 hours of Paid Time Off (17 days)

Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Recognition and Rewards

Volunteer Time

Employee Discounts

Wellness Incentives

Job summary

Crane Worldwide Logistics LLC in Irving, TX is seeking an experienced Air Freight Capacity Planner to translate customer shipment plans into actionable capacity and booking instructions for North American lanes.

You will build and maintain capacity models, analyze load factors, and negotiate with carriers while coordinating with operations, compliance, and finance to optimize transit time, cost, and risk.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in air freight capacity planning, network planning, or carrier management.
• Fluency with spot rates, GRIs, chargeable weight, load factor, and BSA structures.
• Experience managing capacity across North America inbound/outbound.
• Strong analytical and forecasting skills; comfortable with capacity models in Excel or BI tools.
• Track record negotiating directly with carriers and GSAs.

Responsibilities

• Develop rolling capacity forecasts (weekly/monthly/quarterly) by lane and reconcile pipelines with capacity.
• Maintain capacity plans across North American trade lanes, accounting for seasonality and surges.
• Model dynamic load factors for rack and crate shipments to right-size builds.
• Identify when scheduled freighter capacity is insufficient and recommend chartering.
• Negotiate and manage Block Space Agreements with freighter operators and carriers.
• Track spot rate movements and advise on rate exposure and contract timing.
• Vet ground handling capability at gateway airports for heavy/oversized cargo.
• Translate shipment plans into booking instructions balancing weight and cost targets.
• Coordinate with packaging teams on shocks, vibrations, and crate dimensions.
• Build contingency plans for capacity disruption and monitor performance vs plan.
• Partner with customs and trade compliance on HS classification and docs.

Skills

Air freight capacity planning

Forecasting & modeling

Carrier negotiation

North America lane management

Data analysis

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Logistics or Supply Chain

Tools

Excel

BI tools

Job description

Crane Worldwide Logistics LLC in Irving, TX is seeking an experienced Air Freight Capacity Planner to translate customer shipment plans into actionable capacity and booking instructions for North American lanes.

You will build and maintain capacity models, analyze load factors, and negotiate with carriers while coordinating with operations, compliance, and finance to optimize transit time, cost, and risk.