Tradewinds Aviation Services headquartered in Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport started as a freighter Company in 1987 and now a well established Ground Service Provider to airlines and airports in Kenya. With its initial operations at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Tradewinds has increased its countrywide footprint to include Mombasa (MBA), Kisumu (KIS), Wajir (WJR), Malindi (MYD) Wilson (WLN) and Eldoret (EDL). Tradewinds Aviation is capable of handling all types of aircraft with over 800 trained and certified staff in accordance with the international standards. Tradewinds Aviation prides itself in providing world class Ground handling services and aviation services and has acquired affiliations with leading industry organizations like ASA, IATA, NBAA and recently acquired the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO )certification. Harnessing our relationships with airport authorities, airlines and the corporate sector, we are unrelentingly setting new standards in the aviation industry in the region.
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Make periodic online carrier bookings in line with customers’ short- and long-term requirements.
Prepare and share weekly Booking sheet with all AWBs indicated to all customers with this requirement 2-3 days before shipping date.
Processing, coordination, and confirmation of daily/weekly bookings put across by customers.
Communicate with carriers, secure booked space and ensure timely communication of any changes with the customer and all other parties involved.
Preparation and distribution of the daily final booking sheet, with all the changes highlighted to the operations team. Daily coordination with the operations teams on the ground on any changes with the day’s plan.
Coordinate with the documentation teams to ensure right documents are processed for the different shipments and pre-alerts are sent on time.
Ensure requested rates by customers are prepared and sent for approval by department head.
Manage shipment movement from origin to destination, giving regular updates on any changes to ensure customers’ satisfaction.
Carry out waybill stock management and reconciliation.
Coordinate with other teams to ensure all customer operational needs are met when needed.
Inform airlines on any claims received from shippers in a timely manner and send relevant documents. Follow up claims in line with standard operating procedures.
Submit all periodic reports as and when required.
Cargo wise related tasks:
Create bookings from the CONSOL module.
Import flights from the Global Flight Schedules.
Create specified CW1 shipments as AGT (on consol details) and ASM (on shipment type).
Create the necessary sub-shipments for each consol shipment and ensure that the Sending and Receiving agents are correctly updated.
Manually update ATAs (Actual Time Arrivals) for flight systems not synchronized with Cw1.
Timely invoicing/ auto-rating for all shipments on Cargo wise.
Your profile
Diploma in a Business-related field or equivalent
CW1 Certificate -Certified Cargo wise Operator
Certificate in customer service, IATA air cargo or similar qualification
Minimum of 2 years working experience with good understanding of airline systems