Air Logistics Procurement Manager

The Air Logistics Procurement Manager is responsible for leading carrier relationships and overseeing procurement activities.

Your Role

This role includes managing the procurement of long-term agreements, creating and maintaining contracts, providing information for internal visibility, and continuously exchanging information with carrier partners regarding performance, contract compliance, and commercial adherence.

Your Responsibilities

• Source and procure air freight capacity with commercial carriers, charter carriers, and GSAs that are cost-effective and in line with GA-X procurement strategy.
• Negotiate with and select carriers based on demand, rate, capacity, and service quality.
• Continuously review existing contracts and allotments with airlines to ensure ongoing feasibility.
• Ensure the correct administration of contracts by ensuring documentation through the Procurement Master file and Allocation-code usage.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with our airline partners and with the GSA community and scout and develop new ones.
• Regularly assess carrier performance and organize business review meetings with our main airline partners.
• Prepare procurement reports and control contract usage.
• Support and collaborate with Gateway operations and development teams to enhance service, commercial attractiveness, and market-leading solutions.

Your Skills and Experiences

• Bachelor's / First University Degree in Business, Logistics, Finance, or related fields.
• Excellent knowledge of Air Logistics transportation.
• Experience in direct customer contact.
• Advanced interpersonal/intercultural skills in order to manage a variety of stakeholders in different countries.
• Ability to influence, negotiate, and resolve conflicts.
• Strong decision-making capabilities and high accountability; ability and willingness to decide on the basis of agreed criteria and to make decisions also in difficult situations.
• Ability to recognize industry and market trends and developments and to translate them into profitable business opportunities.
• Willingness to collaborate with other stakeholders to ensure clarity of the requirements and in the decision-making process, to get buy-in, and to implement solutions.
• Ability to work under pressure and deal with tight deadlines/timelines with high energy and resilience.
• In-depth knowledge of preparing and reviewing contracts, invoicing, and negotiation terms.
• Excellent analytical, financial, and problem-solving skills; strategic and planning skills; international mindset.