Air Logistics Gateway & Procurement Specialist Vacancy

Based in Feltham, Hounslow,

We have an exciting new opportunity for an Air Logistics Gateway & Procurement Specialist. As one of the world's leading air freight providers our client help shape the world of logistics by connecting people and goods through innovative and sustainable solutions.

Your Role
Working within a high performing team, your role will be to procure air freight costs and flights, book and process export shipments on an allocation or adhoc basis to strict deadlines. From an import perspective you will also plan and monitor full utilisation of trucks. You will also be responsible for maintaining quality standards in security, health and safety as well as that of the environment in relation to these three key areas.

Your Responsibilities

• Capacity procurement and rate negotiation on scheduled flights, charter and part charter services.
  
• Export: Produce and prepare documents for transit of cargo, ensure customs declarations, security checks are complete and issue check certificates. You will also follow standard operating procedures (SOP's), create accurate accruals, recover compromised route plans, negotiate spot rates, increase or decrease allocations, optimise processes and support safe unit load device (ULD) builds and manage ULD equipment.
  
  
• Import: Truck planning and optimisation, ensuring a high level of communication with UK branch, Airport Transfer and warehouse colleagues in the UK, Frankfurt and Amsterdam; build strong relationships with stakeholders internally and externally too; Frankfurt Pallet Management, issue management, performance management, volume reporting, truck P&L responsibility and closing down outstanding customs matters.
  
  
• From a QSHE perspective you will ensure you cooperate with all stakeholders and are aware of company procedures and work instructions.
  
• Ensure continuous Improvement is driven operationally through the corrective and preventive action process (CAPA), Supplier Management and by actively promoting a culture of continual improvement.
  
• Ensure full compliance with regulatory and legislative authorities. (i.e., Full Import and export compliance ETSF regulations and aviation security regulations).
  
• Ensure a safe system of work and a safe working environment is maintained.at all times, by addressing unsafe acts, full compliance with ISO 45001 standards and related Kuehne+Nagel work instructions and guidance.
  
  Your Skills and Experiences
  
• Demonstrable experience within Air Freight specifically with capacity and rate negotiation experience on commercial and charter carriers.
  
• Experience of governance and control in relation to Dangerous Goods, Customs and Aviation Security.
  
• You will have a good understanding of Aircraft types and configurations, routings and equipment experience.
  
• Understanding of ULD builds.
  
• You'll be a skilled communicator with great speaking and listening skills as well as the capability to negotiate, be persuasive and work collaboratively.
  
• You'll have strong commercial acumen, be resourceful and be proficient in time management, organisation and planning.
  
• With a methodical and logical approach, you'll be able to solve complex issues and make sound business decisions.
  
• Good IT skills specifically Microsoft office packages.
  
  Good Reasons to Join our client
  If you want to be a key part of our high performing Air Logistics Commercial team, then this critical role affords an ambitious experienced candidate with exceptional operational, stakeholder, and influencing skills a superb opportunity to help shape the future of this partnership. We are offering a competitive salary of £30,000 to £36,000 DOE, 23 days holiday (rising to 25 after 5 years' service) plus bank holidays, life assurance and private medical insurance. You will also have the opportunity to join the companies contributory pension plan.
  
  Team: around 13 people now (1 Manager, 2 TL, 2 interns, the rest - specialists)
  
  Shift: Mon - Fri 1 week. Tue - Sat 2 week. Once the team is full, they only need to work 1 Sat every 3 weeks. This is common for this role. Friday and Saturday are the busiest days.
  
  Mon - Friday 0900 hrs - 1730 hrs 1 week, then Tuesday - Saturday (Apply online only)hrs Tuesday to Thursday, Friday (Apply online only)hrs Sat (Apply online only) hrs).
  
  Expectation: general airfreight knowledge, ULD (Unit Load Device) knowledge, the rest can be trained. Gateway is NOT a must, previous 1 year experience in Air Logistics would be good. Compliance requirements of DG, customs, aviation security - nice to have. We can provide DG training. Good communication skills to build relationships with carriers and work with operational team