Cargo Planning Controller

Company and business context

Job purpose

Commercial planning

• Prepare agreements, cargo commitment contracts, and block space cargo contracts for airlines and forwarders.
• Decide charter commitments, scheduled freighter routings, and reroutings based on market demand and operational feedback.
• Source sub-leased capacity for regional charter opportunities and recommend additional flights.
• Prepare post-flight profitability reports and analyze aircraft fleet utilization.
• Select appropriate aircraft and operators for routes and recommend operational changes to improve profitability.
• Establish processes for scheduled, charter, and new station operations.

Freighter operation planning

• Manage the master operating plan for scheduled freighter and charter operations across Emirates, wet-lease providers, and interline partners.
• Analyze critical flights and identify operational constraints affecting planned cargo loads.
• Coordinate with cargo operations, third-party providers, and ground-handling agents to implement processes and manage deviations.
• Manage aircraft fleet utilization to meet lease guarantees, maximize owned-aircraft utilization, and reduce operating costs.

Equine transportation

• Investigate equine markets and develop high-yield cargo and charter opportunities.
• Construct rates for equine trade lanes and review competitor pricing, capacity, and special-handling capabilities.
• Coordinate space protection, stall certification, equipment positioning, and required documentation.
• Create equine customer accounts and coordinate specialized horse charter events with charter and scheduling teams.

Qualifications and experience

• Degree or Honours qualification equivalent to 12+3.
• At least five years of logistics or air cargo experience.
• Experience in commercial charter quotation and planning, operational charter setup, loadability assessment, fleet utilization, and charter cost analysis.
• Experience in airline cargo operations, charter operations, commercial planning, and network planning.
• Ability to work outside regular office hours, including weekdays or weekends when required.

Technical qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of freighter commercial fundamentals, selling rates, aircraft costs, and profitability.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with senior and technical stakeholders.
• Broad technical knowledge of aircraft operations, cargo loading, aircraft, and crew.
• Knowledge of scheduling, slots, aircraft engineering, and IATA regulations and procedures.
• Completion of approved cargo acceptance and handling courses, including special cargo.

Benefits

• The employer describes an attractive tax-free salary and industry travel benefits, but does not provide a salary amount or payment cadence.