Air Import Supervisor

London, GB

Air Import Supervisor

At CEVA Logistics, we are looking for an Air Import Supervisor to oversee daily gateway activities and ensure smooth, compliant, high quality service delivery. This is a hands on operational leadership role where you will coordinate processes, support the team and maintain strong communication across our airline, handling and transport partners.

Responsibilities

Reporting into the Gateway Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth daily running of the import department, executing the departmental plan and communicating priorities to the team. You will oversee all core import activities, including documentation checks and validation of shipment tasks while monitoring key performance indicators. In this busy and fast paced environment, you will maintain continuous communication with the airlines, handling agents, transport providers and warehouse teams to support efficient end to end movement. You will provide hands on supervision, coaching and support to team members to drive performance and maintain high operational standards.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in air freight import operations, with a solid understanding of regulatory and customs requirements. You will demonstrate confident leadership skills, support and guide team members while maintaining high operational standards. Strong system proficiency across platforms such as CargoWise would be advantageous, along with excellent communication skills for managing customers and internal stakeholders. We are looking for someone proactive, detail focused and solution driven, with the capability to manage tasks effectively. We welcome candidates with transferable logistics experience who are eager to broaden their import knowledge.

Benefits

With a genuine culture of reward and recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey. We offer a benefits package that includes competitive annual leave entitlement with a fantastic holiday buy scheme, pension and life assurance, and access to an employee benefits platform that offers discounts on gym memberships and money off vouchers for a diverse range of retail, travel and hospitality brands.

EEO Statement

CEVA Logistics UK&I is committed to attracting, acquiring and retaining the best possible candidates in an equal and inclusive way that is consistent with employment legislation and best practice. We aim to select the best available person for every vacancy irrespective of age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, political beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and marital or civil partnership status.

Please note that candidates will be subject to the necessary right to work checks for the UK and Ireland.