Operations and Supply Chain Lead

Crane Worldwide Logistics is a leader in supply chain solutions with over 130 locations across 30 countries providing individual services that address our client\’s logistics challenges.
All industries face unique shipping and logistics challenges; our goal is to provide our clients with customized supply chain solutions tailored to address their individual requirements.

The Operations Lead will define, implement, and execute Air Freight business policy development and pricing/tariff strategies to maximize profits and grow Air Freight market share on the assigned area being covered.

Hours Friday 09:00am-18:00pm Saturday & Sunday 7am -7pm Monday 09:00am 17:30pm

Drives product KPI compliance and milestone updates
Provides guidelines to Export, Import and Gateway to ensure transactional operations are consistent with group business strategy and compliant with the local business environment
Monitors quality and adherence to standards and is responsible for constant improvement and optimization of product means
Develops a high-performance service culture within the Export and Import Departments
Ensures realisation of budgetary performance by setting and monitoring clear objectives
Directly supports, negotiates, and administers contracts with Airlines and vendors supporting the Air Product
Develops and oversees the Air procurement strategy, approach and business rules for carrier selection and utilization
Leads and directs engagement with carrier performance management
Accountable for results of a large multi-category department, supply chain, or complex product lines, ensuring that performance meets overall business needs, including strategy, cost, cost savings, direction, and people management
Ensures performance meets overall business needs at a global and regional level

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Talking, hearing and using hands to operate computer equipment
Strong knowledge of contracting, negotiating, organization development/change management, budgeting, action planning and supervision are required for successful performance.
Strategy and planning: an ability to think ahead and plan over a 12–24-month time span; Computer skills: Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Bachelor’s Degree/Business or relevant experience.
Minimum of 4-5 years direct experience in 3pl freight forward and team management
Quality management-look for ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness