Senior Air Planning Associate

Job Description:

Ready to tackle global challenges that impact business, society, and the environment? As a Senior Air Planning Associate at Flexport, you will play a pivotal role in managing the capacity of Flexport charter flights and Block Space Agreements in the region you oversee.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the capacity of Flexport charter flights and Block Space Agreements in the region you oversee, ensuring we fulfill them
• Decide on the best consolidation of shipments to optimize margins and deliver a build plan to the warehouse team
• Contribute to build Flexport air export planning processes & tools
• Manage excess / shortage versus our allocated capacity with the airline: procure extra capacity, ask partners to contribute, etc.
• Plan the freight build up to maximize consolidation benefits & Flexport margin for our airline allocations & charters
• Communicate loading plan to warehouse operations team
• Communicate consolidation to other regional planning teams
• Monitor incoming consolidations from other regions and coordinate actions across squads to secure on time breakdown and distribution of consolidation shipments

Requirements:

• 6+ years of relevant work experience
• Full fluency in English
• An internal track record of success in an operational or planning role;
• Very structured and with high level of energy;
• Strong analytical background and full mastery of analytical tools (Excel, etc.);
• Strategic vision and ground floor execution;
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills;
• Next-level attention to detail;
• A mastery of email communication. You keep the inbox at zero;
• Courage to challenge the status quo when logic and reason require it. See something broken? Fix it;
• Previous experience in Forwarder or Airline Space Control / Revenue Management / Export or Import Planning a plus.