Job Description

Job Purpose:

Develop and administer flight planning plans and processes for aviation services to provide safe, cost-effective and efficient aviation services to offer customers time-definite transport services with superior quality and security standards in line with the business strategy and requirements, corporate guidelines and policies

Accountabilities:

Develop and administer flight planning plans and processes for aviation services to provide safe, cost-effective and efficient aviation services to offer customers time-definite transport services with superior quality and security standards in line with the business strategy and requirements, corporate guidelines and policies

• Subject matter expert who applies advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience
• Manage projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision
• Problems faced are difficult and sometimes complex
• Execute flight planning plans and processes to ensure safe, timely and cost-effective processing of shipments
• Deliver tasks and activities, and work with dispatcher to achieve timely arrival and departure of flights, inform stakeholders in case of delays
• Calculate and conduct feasibility checks such as checking for charter flights, new destinations/ routes or new aircraft
• Undertake data maintenance of flight planning system including aircraft data, company routes, company NOTAMs, station information, etc.
• Collate and share information/ data, and follow up for audits to support managers
• Cooperate with operations controls centers of the operating airlines for efficient air transportation of valuable and time-sensitive commodities
• Study ongoing loading and unloading activities of cargo liners, and recommend better load planning through efficient placement of containers/ weight on the aircraft
• Calculate and analyze deviations from desired flight profitability and capacity utilization
• Assess dispatch and delivery processes, identify requirements and contribute for identification and implementation of solutions
• Design and execute processes and procedures for air transportation of shipments
• Share technical inputs to the company and contractors on matters of air operations and safety
• Study and resolve issues in day-to-day flight planning and execute practices focusing on increasing effectiveness, efficiency and cost control

Operational:

• Planning of the 3 DGF India Freighters
• Inventory of the pallets , ULDs, AKE’ with the designated Ground handlers
• Liaising with the HKG team for the NMI charters (2/week) and then liaising with the SIN team for the Pharma charter.
• Co-ordination with the commercial owners and operational teams on the cargo handovers
• Co-ordination with the custodian and the Ground handlers
• Optimising the revenue on these flights ensuring profitability
• Know how of the pharma planning on the freighters
• Optimising full pallet positions / allocations

Divisional Experience:

• Good understanding of the global forwarding industry and the DGF business models.
• Worked previously with the required expertise of A & A.

Functional Experience:

• Clear result orientation and commercial mindset
• Strategic but action-oriented mindset which contributes to business
• Strong commercial sense and motivation to serve the customer
• Good negotiator, always having the aspired goal in mind
• Needs to be able to manage functional teams virtually
• Excellent networking abilities and impeccable interpersonal approach
• Able to lead larger internal and external meetings
• Feels comfortable in a corporate environment
• Likes to make decisions with big impact to the network
• Readiness to coach people and likes to work across cultures

Bachelor’s degree .

Excellent communication skills.

MBA or other PG Operations degree preferred.

Education / Qualification / Certification Requirements:

Min. 8-10 years of experience in the AFR forwarding industry.

Used to work in a multinational environment and in a large corporation.

Seasoned leader with successful track record.

Good customer contacts.