Airfreight Capacity Manager

Freightserve recruitment are looking for an Airfreight Capacity Manager for a fast growing Freight / Courier company based in the Heathrow area. Job Summary We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented person to join our team. This is a hands-on supervisory / managerial role, responsible for overseeing and airline liaison while providing leadership and support to a team. The successful candidate will have strong experience in export logistics, airline management and allocations, forecasting, customs procedures, and international shipping documentation. Key Responsibilities Supervise and support, ensuring all daily tasks are completed accurately and on time. Audit and check the work/documentation completed, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and adherence to company procedures. Airline management and allocation bookings Arrange the movement of freight by various transportation methods in the most profitable way Capacity management, negotiate and manage airline space, block space agreements, rates directly with the carriers. Identifying potential capacity shortages or offloads quickly securing alternative routes. Liaise within organization to co-ordinate transport and distribution schedules to meet the agreed delivery times Daily volume forecasting, critical forward-looking planning, estimating future airline and transport requirements based on historical client data, and daily forecast figures. Complete and audit customs entries using the CDS customs entry system. ..... full job details .....