Air Logistics Gateway Operations Supervisor
Kuehne+Nagel
It's More Than A Job
As a member of the Freight Forwarding team Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in transporting goods, optimising processes, and fulfilling our customers' promises. And by transporting medicines, toys and important machine parts, you are not only delivering goods, you are making small and big moments possible for people all around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.
Air Import Gateway Supervisor Leads the day-to-day execution of import export gateway operations, ensuring timely, compliant, and cost-effective movement of freight. Oversees MAWB consolidations and assigned trade lanes across the full ATA process while guiding and developing the team. Requires strong airfreight operational expertise across airlines, GHA, warehousing, and freight forwarding environments. Shift will be Sun-Thur 2pm-10:30pm
How You Create Impact
- Oversee and actively manage the work of the area air export gateway staff.
- Support business process improvement initiatives at the gateway.
- Comply with and support efforts and processes designed to enhance air cargo security.
- Support gateway attainment of prescribed company productivity ratios.
- Support gateway attainment of prescribed key performance indicator measurements including support of the development and training of gateway staff in compliance with company requirements.
- Communicate with air carrier representatives and contribute to air carrier performance evaluation.
- Support efforts to obtain and maintain levels of air cargo capacity sufficient to assure timely movement of freight flows through the gateway.
- Support efforts with air carriers to service needs of Kuehne + Nagel air import departments.
- Contribute creative ideas and solutions to common challenges.
- Directly manage four personnel
What We Would Like You To Bring
- 3+ years of experience in an air operations team lead capacity with demonstrated airfreight industry knowledge.
- Proficiency in MS Office including Excel.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written); communicates clearly and concisely to obtain positive results
- Effective interpersonal skills, including proven abilities to listen, comprehend.
- Pro-active; strong planning and organizational skills
- Ability to be profit conscious
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- Ability to establish priorities and accomplish multiple tasks
- Ability to work with demanding deadlines
- Must be detail oriented, thorough and accurate and have the ability to efficiently solve problems; proven analytical skills
- Proficient computer skills (solid data entry with high accuracy rate, email, internet, excel, word, etc.)
- Solid knowledge of export procedures/documentation is a plus
- Good knowledge of international geography including countries, major cities
- Ability to work scheduled shift Sunday-Thursday 2pm-10:20pm
This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future employer sponsorship
What's In It For You
Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. Base wage is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data. #LI-SB1
Kuehne+Nagel participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used to assist in specific process [e.g., screening applications, interview scheduling]. These tools analyze information to support decision-making, but final decisions are made by human reviewers.
Who We Are
Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.
As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.
We kindly advise that placement agencies refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles. Any submissions of candidates without prior signed agreement will be considered our property and no fees will be paid.
Kuehne+Nagel is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity ("EEO") and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful retaliation. Kuehne+Nagel strictly prohibits all discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religious creed or belief, physical or mental disability, marital or familial status, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), gender (including gender identity and gender expression), sexual orientation, citizenship status, protected activity (such as opposition to or reporting of prohibited discrimination or harassment. Kuehne+Nagel will also make reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants and employees, including accommodations for pregnancy and childbirth, and for the sincerely held religious beliefs of applicants and employees depending upon individual circumstances unless such accommodation would create an undue hardship on Kuehne+Nagel.
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