Gateway Manager

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of air freight forwarding and gateway operations.
• Proven leadership and team development skills.
• Ability to drive operational efficiency and process improvement.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Effective communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience managing carrier performance and service execution.
• Knowledge of budgeting, cost control, and financial management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and transportation systems.
• Education & Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain, Transportation, or related field preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and industry experience will be considered.
• 5-7 years of freight forwarding, transportation, or logistics experience.
• 4+ years of Gateway, HUB, or air freight consolidation operations experience.
• 4+ years of leadership or supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of domestic and international transportation networks, routing, and cargo movement.
• Experience negotiating carrier agreements and managing airline relationships.
• Experience managing KPIs and driving operational performance.
• ENVIRONMENT:
• 100% performed in climate-controlled internal office environment working under normal office conditions. Travel will be (up to %) required in support of the position’s responsibilities.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers to feel and handle, reach with arms and hands, talk and hear. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stop, kneel and crouch, lift weight or exert a force up to a maximum of 25 pounds. This position requires employee to frequently work in a fluid, fast paced environment.
• ADDITIONAL:
• The responsibilities associated with this job will change from time to time in accordance with the Company’s business needs. More specifically, the incumbent may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities from those set forth above.
• The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.
• As an equal opportunity employer, we comply with state pay transparency laws. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other applicable legally protected basis. The base salary range for this position is $110,000 to $120,000 annually , in accordance with the state pay transparency law.
• Individual pay within this range is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, skills, and performance. Our goal is to ensure fair and equitable compensation for all employees.
• DEFINITIONS: (if any abbreviation, the meaning needs to be inserted)
• Management retains discretion to add or change duties of this position at any time.
• JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Where required by state law and/or city ordinance; this employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
• NOTICE TO APPLICANTS JAS USA IS A CUSTOMS BROKER, GOVERNED BY FEDERAL REGULATION. FEDERAL REGULATIONS PROVIDE THAT JAS MAY HAVE IT BROKERAGE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED IF IT “KNOWINGLY EMPLOYED, OR CONTINUES TO EMPLOY, ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY, WITHOUT WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THAT EMPLOYMENT FROM THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER.” JAS WILL PERFORM A BACKGROUND CHECK TO DETERMINE IF YOU HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY AND IF SO, ABSENT SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU WILL NOT BE HIRED OR WILL BE TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY.

Individual pay within this range is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, skills, and performance. Our goal is to ensure fair and equitable compensation for all employees.