Airfreight Procurement Management, APAC

Work Location: This position does not require you to be located in Singapore. You will be working from your region.

Responsibilities

• Define Network Strategy in cooperation with Charter Network that enables long-term growth plans
• Continuously review network assets and infrastructure (gateways, hubs and feeder services) to deliver optimal productivity and consistent quality of service to the internal and external customer
• Develop short-term network plans (commercial / scheduled charter) within Network Strategy to react on market conditions/requirements
• Capacity Planning and Management
• Liaise with Charter Network the availability of capacity at costs and supports reaching the margin targets defined
• Coordinate with Regional Airfreight or Trade-lane Management to procure additional capacity to supplement existing capacity requirements
• Optimisation of profitability / co-loader markets
• Define Procurement Strategy and its underlying subcontractor portfolio for the group and ensure execution
• Define standards for the global procurement and the delineation of procurement responsibilities.
• Develop and maintain the procurement planning process.
• Carrier Selection and Contracting
• Negotiate core subcontractor agreements, including global rate, capacity and service agreements and related incentives
• Define contract standards in close alignment with legal department
• Set KPI-framework to be applied in the countries for specific SLAs with carriers
• Provide support (e.g. driven by negotiated carrier incentive agreements) to country product teams to support cargo steering according to contractual incentives
• Regional Commercial Carrier and Subcontractor Management
• Develop carrier evaluation methodology and guidelines with CHO for sustainable carrier relationship and performance management in alignment with Standards & Governance
• Align with Compliance and QHSE to ensure all carriers and subcontractors policies are in line with all current rules and regulations
• Monitor and control core, strategic, tactical carriers
• Act as regional escalation point and resolve procurement issues with carriers
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with strategic carriers
• Ensure adherence of Procurement to agreed standards
• General & Revenue Management
• Keep abreast of industry changes, market situation and customer requirements; update all respective working colleagues within the geographies on the changes of market conditions
• Participate in joint Sales meeting and Weekly Airfreight calls
• Determine Net Achieved Rates per season together with Global RCOM Team and Regional Airfreight Director (cost)
• Participate in joint customer visits
• Development of consolidation ratio – report / dashboard
• Setup fixed cost for mid and long term in cooperation with the country teams

Preferred Experience and Knowledge

• Bachelor\'s degree in Business Administration/ Economics/ Logistics
• 5-10 years of work experience (minimum)
• 5-10 years of overall industry experience (minimum)
• 5-10 years of experience in people management and leadership, including recruitment, training & development, coaching, conflict and performance management (minimum)
• 5-10 years of experience in Logistics procurement (minimum)
• International working experience preferred

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management
• Industries
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

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