Job Function: Air Freight Full:Time/Part:Time: Full:time
Contract Type: Permanent
Job Level: Professional
Sub:department: Air Freight
Office Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Travel Required: No
Start Date: June 2018
The Panalpina Group is one of the worlds leading providers of supply chain solutions. The company combines its core products of Air Freight, Ocean Freight, and Logistics to deliver globally integrated, tailor:made end:to:end solutions for eleven core industries. Drawing on in:depth industry know:how and customized IT systems, Panalpina manages the needs of its customers supply chains, no matter how demanding they might be.
Energy and Project Solutions is a specialized service for the energy and capital projects sector.
The Panalpina Group operates a global network with some 500 offices in more than 70 countries, and it works with partner companies in over 90 countries. Panalpina employs approximately 14,500 people worldwide who deliver a comprehensive service to the highest quality standards : wherever and whenever.
We are looking to hire a Country Air Freight Systems and Processes Manager to drive process standardization and quality and maintain relevant skills in operations through training.
Responsibilities:
:Enabling unit cost reduction through reducing cycle times, centralizing processes to reap economies of scale, and reducing personnel and other operational expenditures.
:Seek opportunities to improve productivity across the Air Freight operational functions.
:Ensure operational processes and organizational setup support strong profitability focus.
:Drive implementation activities into the country.
:Work with the Country Head of Air Freight and Super Users to drive implementation of process standards.
:Challenge end:users and Super Users to clearly articulate underlying business requirements across applicable business scenarios and evaluate business impact.
:Drive deployment of tools at country level, coach and support Super Users as required.
:Identify local process automation and business partner integration opportunities and evaluate business impact.
:Drive local implementation, support implementation at Regional and Corporate level as required.
:Establish methods and tools for regularly assessing skill gaps and actions to address same within Air Freight Operations.
:Carry out Training Needs Analysis and communicate Country training requirements to Region.
:Contribute to creation and maintenance of Air/Ocean Freight training material.
:Drive implementation of global, regional, and local initiatives, specifically with a view to process centralization on, near and off:shore to reduce average and marginal unit cost.
Qualifications:
:3 years of work experience in Air Freight industry
:Bachelors degree in Business Administration/Economics/Logistics
:Air freight forwarding apprenticeship
:SAP knowledge (preferred)
Skills:
:Ability to integrate and coordinate resources across functions and boundaries, building and using networks, encouraging collaboration across borders, being open to outside input and sharing knowledge and expertise.
:Business acumen and business result focus.
:Strong analytical and problem solving skills with ability to conceptualize.
:Capable to make informed decisions and to generate practical, timely solutions.
:Self:motivated, flexible and resilient.
:Holistic, analytical and structured working methodology.
:Effective listening skills.
:Demonstrates personal excellence through honesty, integrity and respect. Upholds and promotes ethics and values.
Languages
:English
