Air Freight Operations Manager

3 days ago


Houston, Texas, United States Air Charter Service Full time
About Air Charter Service

Air Charter Service (ACS) is a leading aircraft charter company that provides passenger and cargo aircraft charters worldwide. We are the middle person between the clients and the operator, managing the full travel/sales cycle to make flying easy for our clients.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Air Freight Operations Manager to join our team in Houston. As a key member of our Time Critical Air Freight department, you will be responsible for setting up and expanding our global air freight operations, managing customer relationships, and overseeing day-to-day operations.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Setting up and expanding the global Time Critical Air Freight department
  • Contact person for customers and business development
  • Day-to-day operations in the area of Time Critical Air Freight
  • Representing the company externally, including at trade fairs and events
  • Defining and optimizing existing processes
  • Booking and carrying out daily premium air freight shipments
  • Reporting to your air freight manager
Requirements:
  • Self-motivation and a daily drive to achieve the best
  • Completed freight forwarding training, preferably with further qualifications
  • Professional experience in the air freight sector, including market and industry knowledge
  • Fluent written and spoken English skills. Being bilingual in Spanish and/or Mandarin is a plus
  • Good user knowledge of MS Office and common freight-forwarding software
  • Willingness to travel
What We Offer:
  • Award-winning professional training and one-on-one mentoring
  • Opportunities for international and domestic travel or relocation
  • International training based in Frankfurt, Germany
  • Training and travel expenses are covered by the company
Company Culture:
  • A dynamic and fast-growing company
  • Balance between independent and team-oriented work
  • A welcoming, enjoyable, and interactive environment - seasonal events and team night outings
  • Flexible start and end time hours
  • Future work-from-home opportunities; 1x day a week
Benefits:
  • Salary + opportunities for commission
  • Job stability and leadership support of development
  • Affordable health, dental, and vision insurance plans through Aetna
  • 401K retirement savings plan with generous employer match
  • Life insurance
  • Paid maternity/paternity leave
  • 20 days to start in vacation time and more earned each year
  • Paid sick time
  • 12 paid public holidays
  • Additional paid leave for your birthday, wedding, moving house, holiday shopping, and more.

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you are passionate about aviation and travel, and have extensive knowledge of air freight, this could be the next career step for you. Submit your resume to us today and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch.



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