Airfreight Station Manager - West (Los Angeles)About the roleWe are seeking an experienced
Airfreight Station Manager to lead our
Los Angeles air freight station, one of our most complex and high-volume air gateways in North America.
This is a
fully onsite senior leadership role with broad operational scope, significant people leadership responsibility, and full financial accountability.
The Station Manager is responsible to deliver measurable outcomes across service, productivity, financial controls, customer growth, continuous improvement, and culture.
What you'll be doingYou will lead large-scale, complex air freight operations while ensuring consistent execution and performance.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Owning full P&L responsibility for the LA station
- Leading high-volume air freight operations from shipment opening to closure
- Driving productivity, cost discipline, and operational excellence at scale
- Ensuring compliance with standard processes, KPIs, and governance requirements
- Leading continuous improvement programs and operational change initiatives
- Supporting customer growth through close partnership with sales and direct engagement
- Acting as a leader of leaders, guiding managers and supervisors across teams
- Embedding a culture of accountability, inclusion, and performance ownership
What we're looking forYou are likely to be successful if you bring:
- 10+ years of logistics or freight forwarding experience
- 3-5+ years in senior operational leadership roles
- Proven experience managing large teams and complex air freight environments
- Strong financial, analytical, and decision-making capability
- Experience driving standardization and operational improvement
- Clear, confident communication across senior stakeholders
- CargoWise experience preferred
- Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
Why this role?- Leadership ownership of a strategically critical air freight gateway
- Influence across operational, financial, and customer outcomes
- Opportunity to lead at scale in a highly visible role
- Collaboration within a mature and experienced air leadership network
Important to know- This is a 100% onsite role
- Flexibility required to support operational and customer needs
- Limited travel may be required (
Starting Salary: $90,000 - $115,000 USD*
Benefits: Full-time employees are eligible for Health Insurance, Paid Time Off, and 401k Match.
