Director Ground Operations, Midwest

Company: Polar Air Cargo
Location: Erlanger
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Overview

Responsible for all PACW station operations in Midwest (CVG, ORD, ATL) to ensure a safe, efficient and reliable operation for all non-technical operational issues. Must place a large emphasis on service delivery and customer satisfaction levels. Also responsible to oversee and manage our Midwest teams, vendor partners, facilities and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Ensures all station/Company goals are met, including on-time, safety, and budget goals.
• Arranges/negotiates contracts for ground handling and related services.
• Determines and ensures adequate station coverage and staffing.
• Actively participates in weekly and daily station conference calls.
• Implements/develops procedures to improve vendor performance. Partners with Director Ground Operations Standards and Training to review station ratings from audits performed by Team.
• Analyze available data in new ways that do not already exist to enhance delivery quality while closely controlling budget costs and sharing findings for discussion with Senior Director Ground Operations.
• Investigates and approves all ground handling invoices to ensure proper coding.
• Demonstrates a high level of focus on process improvement in current work environment while creating a team culture of continuous improvement and working across departments.
• Grow and develop employees with a high level of regular communication, review staff performance regularly.
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  • College degree preferred or equivalent experience in freighter cargo operations.
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in a leadership role of a significant operations function in the transportation, logistics, or air cargo sectors, with the latter five years in a senior managerial position.
  • Strong grasp of the overall logistics/supply chain and a solid understanding of what constitutes world class operations within this sector.
  • Experience in the review, (re)design, and restructuring of operations within a major organization with proven and realized benefits through improved customer service, product delivery, and operational reliability as well as reduced costs.
  • High focus and continued commitment to safety with no compromise along with compliance of all regulatory and operating procedures and regulations.
  • Strong record of accomplishment of performance and results, with demonstrated impact in prior roles. Recognized by his/her organization as a top achiever and/or accomplished executive.
  • Experience managing a large warehouse 200K+ sq ft and a workforce over 150+ employees.
  • Experience within the international business scene, with prior exposure to working across cultures in a productive and professional manner. This is particularly relevant in the context of the Company's significant international business presence.
  • Must possess the skills to lead in a collaborative manner. Experience using a team based approached to problem solving.
  • Experience with process improvement using six sigma or other related approaches to improve business processes and procedures.
  • Experience dealing with other airline partners.
  • This is not a commuting position, must be based in CVG with 75% of work locally. Traveling to other Midwest stations as necessary.
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