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About the Role

In this responsible position, you will take holistic control of the operational processes at our Air Gateway at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER). Your core tasks include planning, organizing, leading, and controlling all operational processes in air freight, ensuring smooth aircraft loading and unloading, and managing the transport and proper handling of freight and dangerous goods shipments. You will also ensure compliance with all relevant safety and security regulations, create and optimize employee work and vacation schedules, and ensure timely submission of duty rosters to the social partner. Additionally, you will ensure that all required training and certifications for your employees are current, including security checks (ZÜP), and that all activities in both the hall and apron areas are carried out efficiently and in compliance with regulations. Within the hall area, you will also be responsible for personnel planning, including external service providers and temporary workers, and coordination with personnel service providers to meet operational needs. Further responsibilities include analyzing business key figures, continuously optimizing operational efficiency, close collaboration with national and international interfaces and business partners, and actively leading, motivating, and developing your employees. After appropriate qualification, you will also assume the role of Site Manager and Aviation Security Officer (m/f/d) at the BER location.

Responsibilities

Planning, organization, leadership, and control of all operational processes in air freight
Ensuring smooth aircraft loading and unloading
Responsibility for the transport and proper handling of freight and dangerous goods shipments
Ensuring compliance with all relevant safety and security regulations
Creation and optimization of employee work and vacation schedules
Ensuring timely submission of duty rosters to the social partner
Ensuring correct and lawful recording of working hours for payroll
Ensuring all required training and certifications for employees are current, including security checks (ZÜP)
Ensuring air security-related training (e.g., 11.2.3.9, and all relevant FedEx-specific training, etc.) is conducted fully and in compliance with regulations
Ensuring all activities in both the hall and apron areas are carried out efficiently and in compliance with regulations
Personnel planning in the hall area, including external service providers and temporary workers
Coordination with personnel service providers to meet operational needs
Analysis of business key figures and continuous optimization of operational efficiency
Close collaboration with national and international interfaces and business partners
Active leadership, motivation, and development of employees
Assuming the role of Site Manager and Aviation Security Officer (m/f/d) at the BER location after appropriate qualification

Requirements

Abitur/general university entrance qualification
Several years of professional experience in a comparable position, preferably in air freight handling
Sound knowledge of aircraft handling and operational logistics processes
Very good understanding of labor law (e.g., ArbZG, BetrVG)
Strong analytical skills and business acumen
Negotiation skills, organizational talent, and assertiveness
High communication and leadership competence, and enjoyment of working with people
Very good IT and presentation skills
Willingness to work in a shift system (day and night shifts)
Ideally, a valid security check (ZÜP); otherwise, obtaining the ZÜP after application is a prerequisite for employment
Enjoyment of working in an international environment with high growth potential

Skills

Air freight handling
Operational logistics processes
Aircraft handling
Labor law
Analytical skills
Business acumen
Negotiation skills
Organizational talent
Assertiveness
Communication skills
Leadership skills
IT skills
Presentation skills
German language proficiency
English language proficiency

Location

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)

Work Type

Regular
Full-time

Experience Level

Manager Operations

Education Level

Abitur/general university entrance qualification
Degree, preferably in Air Transport, Business Administration, or Management

Benefits

Company mobile phone
Company laptop
Company pension plan
Capital-forming benefits
Bonus payment depending on business year and company decision

About the Company

FedEx Express is one of the world's largest express transportation companies and has consistently been selected as one of the top 10 World’s Most Admired Companies by "Fortune" magazine.
Every day FedEx delivers for its customers with transportation and business solutions, serving more than 220 countries and territories around the globe.
Our success in the industry is attributed to our people. Through our P-S-P philosophy, we have a work environment that encourages team members to be innovative in delivering the highest possible quality of service to our customers.
We care for their well-being, and value their contributions to the company.
Our culture and values have been a cornerstone of our success and growth since we began in the early 1970’s.
While other companies can copy our systems, infrastructure and processes, our culture makes us unique and is often a differentiating factor as we compete and grow in today’s global marketplace.

Equal Opportunity

FedEx was built on a philosophy that puts people first, one we take seriously.
We are an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce in which we provide growth opportunities for all.