Team Lead - Air Freight, Mumbai

About Mainfreight: Established in 1978, Mainfreight has evolved into a prominent global logistics provider via our own network in 27 countries through our 330+ Branches, employing over 10500+ team members globally. Mainfreight is also stock listed in New Zealand Stock exchange (NZX). Our key business segments are divided into three business units - International freight forwarding via Air & Ocean, Warehousing and Transport. For extended focus, Our regional presence is divided between Americas, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia regions. As a publicly listed company, our turnover in FY 25-26 reached NZD 5.38 Billion (USD 3.16+ billion). In line with our continuous growth strategy, Mainfreight established its Indian operation via first branch opening in Mumbai in 2023 and further expanded its operations in Chennai and Delhi. To support our business expansion, we are currently seeking a qualified professionals for the position of Air freight Team Lead, more details as below: Position: Air Freight Team LeaderOffice Location: Marol, MumbaiJob Profile: To lead and develop Air Freight business in Mumbai West Region, ensuring development of Air Export and Import business while delivering exceptional customer service, operational excellence, compliance, and strong relationships with customers, airlines, overseas offices, and service partners. Key responsibilities: *Lead the Air freight business at Mumbai Branch, also covering other airports in West Area. *Manage & Oversee daily Air Export and Air Import operations, ensuring timely execution of shipments with accurate documentation, ensuring the committed service levels. *Ensure that Overseas Network enquiries/RFQ are responded on time with competitive proposal. *Ensure compliance with IATA, DG Regulations, customs and Aviation security guidelines are followed. *Engage with Airline/Master Loader /Overseas offices for freight quote & booking.*Co-ordinates with all the parties to understand the business scope and come up with competitive business solution. *Ensure that all the details are updated in Cargo Wise, Profit Loss analysis and billing is completed on time. *Joining internal and external meetings for Air Freight business development. *Provide necessary support and market information to Commercials Sales team in India and with our network. *Any other ad-hoc projects/Task Assigned by their Manager. What we are looking for: *Someone who has good knowledge of freight forwarding business for Air Freight. *Candidate must possess a Graduate Degree in any field. *Knowledge of Cargo wise system will be added advantage / if not the candidate should be adaptable or have solid work experience of working other related platforms. *Team Leader: 8 -12 years of experience. We also encourage candidates with lesser experience (6-10 years) to be considered as Asst Manager. *Required Language(s): English and local languages *Someone who is consistently looking to improve processes and find better solutions to support our clients. *Attention to detail with the ability to assess priorities *Team Player with initiative and good human relations skills *Customer oriented, good follow up, able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Mainfreight offers an integrated approach for team member development, and it includes various policies, practices, and systems for team development. We have an excellent training and development program in place. At Mainfreight, we promote our people from within, and encourage innovative, non-hierarchical and decisive outlooks.If you are looking for a long standing and rewarding career opportunity, please reach out to us by email at inmao.careers@mainfreight.com. Thank you.To learn more about Mainfreight, please visit us at mainfreight.com.