(Sr.) Director

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Report to: Logistics VPLocation: Hongkong, or Shenzhen cityKey Requirements:• Air Freight (from China/Southeast Asia to the US)• Proven records of working with air freight suppliers, good relationship with freight brokers, airlines, etc.• Working experiences in E-commerce platform are preferred.Responsibilities:

Oversee strategy and operational responsibilities including review and approval of SOPs and changes into freight operations procedures and processes.Manage supplier relationships, quality issues, freight dispatch and cycle times, and costs as per agreed SLAs. Manage advanced booking with freight brokers, airlines or ocean carriers, daily linehaul to origin airports and hand over to ground staff at international airports.Ensure zero package mis/short pick and shipment loss during international transit and handover to US airport ground staff.Establish control structures to operate, audit and remediate shortcomings to consistently meet >98% same day cargo tender and dispatch from HK/CN/SEA, (IN in future) to US gateways and within US air hubs for domestic air-linehaul.Establish and enforce redundant or fallback models in freight booking and transfer services to achieve utmost reliability in end-to-end freight transfer (uplift-retrieval) in

Collaborate with IT and other logistics operations functions to automate freight events data collection and tracking operations.Stay current on market conditions for Global/domestic-US based logistics and freight trends and communicate market updates across the organization.Report on daily progress and status of all operational metrics to leadership and operating teams.Develop and implement operations financial strategies, including budgets and cost controls.Follow country and partner specific contractual and legal policies as directed.Qualifications for the role:

10+ years of experience and demonstrated success in Global and US inbound cross border logistics procurement, specifically in freight booking and transfer management.Deep understanding of international freight forwarder, IATA and air/ocean cargo service ecosystem and providers.Working in a fast-paced, start-up environment – with a focus on operational efficiency.Strong leadership and interpersonal skills; ability to influence others without formal authority.Seniority level:

DirectorEmployment type:

Full-timeJob function:

Supply ChainIndustries:

Retail and Retail Apparel and Fashion

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