Cargo Operations Manager

Job Details

Hours: 40 hours per week (work schedules include evenings, weekends, and holidays)

Location: San Francisco

Closing Date: Sunday, 2nd June 2024

In a nutshell

Virgin Atlantic Cargo is a £170m business connecting retailers, manufacturers, and growers with their consumers worldwide. We are a 'business within a business' focused on contributing towards Virgin Atlantic's overall revenue. Our teams across the globe are the essential ingredient in separating us from the rest, building our reputation for excellence and best-in-class service delivery.

In this exciting role as Cargo Operations Manager, you'll be responsible for leading Virgin Atlantic Cargo's operational delivery for San Francisco; ensuring operational excellence by developing and implementing processes and procedures that deliver the operational aspect of our product, while adhering to all regulatory standards in terms of safety, security and technical compliance.

Working with a combination of key partners you'll be responsible for negotiation and agreement of contractual and commercial terms of all sub-contracted suppliers in the region as well as ensuring adherence and accountability to their contractual obligations

Day to day

• Accountable for ensuring all aspects of operational activity for the region adheres to the appropriate security regulatory standards. This requires a thorough, detailed and current knowledge of all CBP/FAA/USDA regulatory standards and procedures.
• This requires a thorough, detailed and current knowledge of all IATA/IOSA regulatory standards and procedures.
• Create, deliver and maintain a culture of "operational excellence" among the direct team and supplier partners, to drive delivery of a differentiated operational product.
• Development and maintenance of good working relationships with the appropriate personnel within CBP, FAA, USDA and Virgin Atlantic's Security hierarchy (e.g.: Virgin Atlantic's Head of Security) as above.
• Accountable for ensuring all aspects of our operational activity for the region adheres to the appropriate safety regulatory standards along with those mandated internally at Virgin Atlantic.
• Development and maintenance of good working relationships with the appropriate personnel within IOSA & Virgin Atlantic's Safety hierarchy (e.g.: GM Safety, Security and Compliance)
• Ensure suppliers are customs compliant and held accountable for any failures to operate within the bounds of their respective regulatory authorities.
• Understand the requirements established by CBP/ACE and the system used to connect with CBP.
• Design and implement strong processes to performance manage all 3rd party suppliers in the region, to ensure operational delivery to agreed standards, including the following:
• IATA Quality Processes and Standards and manage the Import Milestones established by Virgin Atlantic.
• Agree, implement and delivery of Service Level Agreements and processes for reviewing performance
• Assist with the procurement process for ground handling and transportation.
• Ensure effective processes are in place to verify and control all operational costs for the region.
• Leads the drive for efficiencies and cost reductions within area of control and boundaries of regulatory compliance and product standards.
• Ensure effective and streamlined processes in place for accurate invoicing and sign off with suppliers and VAA AP dept. for BAU and ad hoc arrangements.

About you

Do you have proven experience as a Manager in the Airfreight industry, preferably with an airline or handling agent? Then this could be the role for you!

Alongside the above, we're looking for the following to be successful in your application:

• Knowledge with IATA Live Animal Regulations.
• Excellent knowledge of both international imports and exports documentation.
• Solid understanding of import/export documentation and U.S. Governmental agency requirements.
• Excellent digital literacy with MS Office packages including PowerPoint, Excel and Word.
• Self-motivated individual with the ability to travel by car, plane and/or train if required.
• The right to live and work in the USA

If the above sounds like you, and you want to join our record-breaking Cargo team, then we'd love to hear from you!

Be yourself

Benefits

Virgin offers comprehensive benefits packages to meet the needs and wellbeing of our employees and their families. For eligible U.S. based employees, our benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents, short- and long-term disability, holidays, paid personal time off, non-revenue travel privileges, 401(k), and much more.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.

To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you'd like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team, ([email protected]) feeling confident that we've got your individual considerations covered.