Airfreight Manager

Essential Job Functions

• Responsible for developing and managing a global growth plan.
• Manage interaction and dealings with all levels of the organization from regional management to station management and local sales
• Be well versed in relevant industry supply-chain requirements strategies and needs
• Work with regional management to develop a global team around the Air Freight market in key geographical markets
• Defines and conducts market and client research within the Air Freight market and feeds insights to business line managers to prioritize product development.
• Monitor and publish competitive and market intelligence.
• Identifies go to market and supply (technological and data) partnerships.
• Ensures market requirements of Vertical solution offerings are understood and prioritized by business line management.
• Coordinates marketing communications and tailoring collateral for vertical market.
• Assist in supporting relationships with key accounts industry and trade associations clients and vendors as necessary in the overall management of the Vertical.
• Prioritize and attend trade show/convention exhibitions. Work with Corporate Marketing on advertising and promotional materials. Work with Sales to optimize show effectiveness.
• Other duties as assigned

Other skills/abilities

• Well versed in international negotiation and travel
• Extensive knowledge of the Air Freight market
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• A creative forward thinker with a high degree of initiative integrity and flexibility.
• Ability to focus prioritize and work effectively in a fast developing business environment.
• Proven ability to build strategic working relationships internal and external to the organization.
• Strong intercultural skills

Education and experience

• Bachelors Degree preferred in related field
• 10-15 years logistics sales logistics consulting innovative logistics concept development or logistics operations experience or business development experience focused on sales and acquisitions

Required Experience:

Manager