AOG Desk Manager

The AOG Desk Manager leads and coordinates the operational team while adhering to regulations and procedures, with a threefold goal of customer satisfaction, quality, and profitability.

The 3 Main Missions:

Staff Management: The AOG Desk Manager is responsible for evaluating, planning, and adjusting the necessary workforce to achieve the performance objectives of their team.

Operational Management: The AOG Desk Manager supervises all operational

activities of the AOG Desk to ensure efficiency, quality and cost effectiveness of processes. They ensure proper execution of SOPs.

Customer Management: The AOG Desk Manager is accountable of the performance promised to customers.

Staff Management:

• Assesses needs by analysis of current and forecast workloads to estimate the numbers of Team member
• Plan workforce by defining profiles, skills and experience level required for the assigned task
• Uses KPI (Activity rate, Productivity, Turnover, etc.) to proactively adjust sizing
• Anticipate changes by integrating external and internal factors (growth, projects, turnover, etc.) into work-force management strategy.
• Participate in selection of all staff placed under his authority i.e.: AOG Desk Supervisor, AOG Desk Front Officer, AOG Desk Back Officer, RECC Manager
• Collaboration with HR department for hiring processes
• Welcome and integrate new employees according to Company rules & regulations
• Ensure daily adherence to safety, hygiene, and security rules.
• Ensure the input of variable payroll elements in the time management tool
• Communicate all information regarding HR (absences, leave, sickness) to the HR liaison and their team
• Establishes the schedules ahead in time, of the various team members of the AOG
• Desk, in order to ensure proper functioning of the AOG Desk.

Operational Management:

• Managing day-to-day operations by organizing, coordinating and optimizing activities to ensure smooth operations
• Actively participate to continuous improvement by identifying ways to optimize processes, reduce costs and improve service quality.
• Monitor KPIs, analyze result, identify discrepancies and implement corrective actions plans
• Ensure collaboration by working closely with Air Export/Import of country organizations attached to AOG Desk regional scope.
• Contribute to the establishment of SOPs for the operational team.
• Ensure that operations comply with Quality, safety and regulatory standards.

Customer Management:

• Participate in occasional visits from clients.
• Prepare, Attend/Participate to customers performance review Meetings
• Remain the ultimate escalation point for a client after the AOG desk supervisor

Knowledge:

• Business English (read, written, spoken)
• Mastery of international air transport regulations (Incoterms/Customs Rules...)
• Mastery of the specificities of all modes of transportation.
• Mastery of the supply chain, procurement, storage, transport, distribution
• Knowledge of computer tools
• Good command of written and oral communication
• Management of physical and information flows
• Understanding of regulations, customs, security, transport
• Optimization of logistics costs and timelines

Skills:

• Respect and apply the company's Quality, Hygiene, and Safety rules.
• Convey a positive brand image to clients.
• Adherence to procedures and organization of the service (schedules, break times, holidays).
• Supervision and management of teams

Personal Qualities:

• Customer service orientation (internal and external)
• Stress resistance
• Organizational skills
• Reactivity and proactivity
• Rigor and discipline, ruling by example
• Good interpersonal skills
• Teamwork orientation
• Possess managerial skills, Team animation, listening, open-mindedness, and self-control.
• Sense of responsibility
• Conflict management and Change Management support
• Negotiation and Communication skills
• 10-12 Years experience in the logistics industry
• 5 Years' experience in team management
• 3-5 Years in AOG desk Operations or Supervision
• Knowledge and understanding of international logistics operations across multiple modes
• Driving license is necessary and vehicle autonomy is required

External Interactions:

• Customers (External and/or FedEx Airlines)
• Carriers
• Suppliers

Internal Interactions:

• AOG Senior Manager
• AOG Desk Supervisor
• Front & Back Officers
• FXL Network organization & branches
• RECC Officers
• Solution Senior Manager
• Engine Solution Manager

The AOG Desk Coverage is regional. If necessary, the AOG desk Manager will have to travel within covered countries to align on Processes, meet local customers and suppliers, together with local management.

Experience & Qualification:

• 15+ Years experience in the logistics industry
• 8+ Years experience in team management (>15 Staff)
• 5+ Years in AOG desk Operations & Supervision
• Knowledge and understanding of international logistics operations across multiple modes
• Driving license is necessary and vehicle autonomy is required

Preferred Qualifications: Experience Managing day-to-day operations. Experience supervising all operational activities of the AOG Desk to ensure efficiency, quality and cost effectiveness of processes.

Pay Transparency:

Pay:

Additional Details:

FedEx Logistics provides freight forwarding, as well as import and export services that allow companies to reach markets throughout the world. They help customers of all sizes solve the intricacies of shipping goods globally by providing comprehensive international ocean and air freight forwarding, surface transportation and distribution, customs brokerage, trade and customs advisory services, and advanced e-commerce and trade facilitation solutions. We're glad you stopped by and hope your job search experience with FedEx Logistics, Inc. will be rewarding. We look forward to hearing from you!

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