Time Critical Account Manager - Cargo
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About the Role
Air Partner seeks a Time-Critical Account Manager to manage key client relationships and coordinate time-critical cargo shipments. The role involves booking and executing urgent shipments, liaising with vendors and operators, and driving revenue growth.
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Responsibilities
- Provide Time Critical Services including On Board Courier, Next Flight Out, partial and full charters
- Rotate shifts outside regular working hours as required
- Grow relationships and communicate effectively with customers and vendors
- Understand aircraft and truck types in size and capabilities
- Route, track and trace loads in process
- Identify, communicate, and resolve any issues with shipments
- Ensure delivery of KPIs while displaying expected values and behaviours
- Promote Time Critical services to Air Partner's clients within the wider Middle East region
Requirements
- Experience in air freight or freight forwarding with a focus on Time Critical Services is an advantage
- Strong market knowledge of both airlines and customers
- Experienced working in an international, multi cultural environment
- Outstanding organizational, prioritization and time management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Adaptable to change, competitive and highly motivated
- Ability to anticipate and intervene to recover a situation in a timely and constructive way
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Role Purpose
- As a member of Air Partner Cargo, the Time Critical Account Manager (Cargo) is responsible for managing and growing key client relationships within the time critical vertical.
- This involves providing tailored solutions to meet clients' critical transportation needs and the booking and execution of time critical shipments.
- The Account Manager will act as the primary point of contact, coordinating with vendors, operators and client suppliers to deliver exceptional service, optimize efficiency, and drive revenue growth.
Success Factors
- Success in this role requires a deep understanding of time critical logistics, strong problem solving skills, and the ability to perform under pressure.
- The ideal candidate will proactively manage client expectations, anticipate challenges, and deliver innovative solutions to maintain service excellence in a fast paced environment.
Workplace & Shift
- This role is based onsite at our Dubai South office.
- Once key milestones are met and training is successfully completed, the position transitions to a rotating day/night shift pattern.
Accountabilities
- Provide a variety of Time Critical Services, including On Board Courier (OBC), Next Flight Out (NFO), partial and full charters, while enhancing Air Partner’s brand awareness among customers and suppliers.
- Rotational shifts outside regular working hours are required and demonstrate the ability to perform efficiently in time critical and challenging situations
- Ability to grow relationships and communicate effectively with customers and vendors.
- Understand aircraft and truck types, both in size and capabilities
- Route, Track & Trace loads in process
- Identify, communicate, and resolve any issues with shipments
- Ensure delivery of KPI’s while displaying the values & behaviours expected.
- Promoting the Time Critical services to Air Partners clients within the wider Middle East region.
Candidate Requirements
- Experience in air freight or freight forwarding with a focus on Time Critical Services is an advantage.
- Strong market knowledge of both airlines and customers.
- Experienced working in an international, multi cultural environment
- Outstanding organizational, prioritization and time management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Adaptable to change, competitive and highly motivated
- Anticipates and intervenes, to recover a situation in a timely and constructive way
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