Are you ready to take flight in a dynamic and fast-paced aviation industry? As a global leader in aviation services, Swissport provides Ground Handling, Cargo Handling, and Passenger Services to over 300 million passengers annually. Our mission is simple – “To provide the aviation industry with consistent and tailor-made solutions around the globe, for a better customer experience.”

We believe that our people are what differentiates us from our competition. At Swissport, we are driven by our core values of Show You Care, Do the Right Things and Win as a Team, and we are currently seeking dedicated individuals, who align with these values, to join our team at various locations across the globe.

Job Summary

Swissport’s global Fleet is comprised of more than 60,000 assets across 45 countries and 300 stations. Swissport’s services its fleet using around 150 inhouse workshops for the largest stations and complemented by a third-party supplier network. Assets include e.g. Loaders, Pushback Tractors, Boarding Stairs, Ground Power Units, Busses, Vans, Forklifts, Cars, etc. Swissport has embarked on a major electrification journey and has now already around 25 of their fleet fully sustainable and has steep ambitions to continue to lower the carbon footprint of its services to airlines and airports.

The expected payrate for this position is $175.000 - $200.000 / yr

The VP, Fleet Fleet is responsible for:

1. Enabling great service - high quality to our customers (safe, dispatch ready)
2. Enabling strong and sustainable business growth
3. Ensuring a highly cost-efficient supply chain in how we order, operate, maintain our fleet – both inhouse and working with third party suppliers.
4. Promoting well-being, improving the working conditions of employees (safety, labor conditions)

Key responsibilities

• Managing and driving the performance of the NOAM fleet. Availability, technical readiness, capex and cost, environmental footprint.
• Managing and driving the performance of the fleet workshops, standards of equipment and maintenance operations of inhouse workshops and third-party suppliers
• Managing the overall fleet demand with the regions and as an input to Procurement
• Liaising with multiple stakeholders and senior leaders internally and externally to drive the Fleet agenda of Swissport
• Driving the capability program of the fleet organization across the globe.

Key Performance Indicators

• Line of Business safety performance
• Line of Business quality
• Line of Business efficiency

Qualifications and Competencies

• University level degree, ideally in Engineering, with a strong business acumen.
• Prior experience as a fleet or asset manager, airline industry is a plus but not a must
• Experience with integrated work systems like Lean, 6 Sigma with practical experience on how this has been successfully applied to a work floor and how it delivered the required results.
• Experience with big data and using a quantitative approach and qualitative insights to improve the governance, operation and performance of Swissport’s fleet.
• The role requires strong collaboration with Stations across the globe, and, with Procurement.
• Hands-on, high thought-to-action ratio. Smart and highly practical and action oriented.
• Resilient – likes to work in a multi-priority demanding, but positive, working environment
• Great communicator, highly analytical.
• Fluency in English, both oral and written.
• Strong strategic skills and commercial acumen combined with the ability to motivate teams to deliver high quality standards

• Ability to establish and maintain positive, professional, internal and external work relationships with all stakeholders and interest groups
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft suite of programs, including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel

What we offer

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Swissport as an equal opportunity employer bases its hiring decisions on the business need and the best qualified candidates available and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of any protected category. Candidates who are offered employment may be subject to a criminal record and other background checks as permitted or required by company policy or applicable law.

Visit our website at https://careers.swissport.com to learn more about Life at Swissport.

Join Swissport today and be part of a team that connects the world of aviation!