CFS Manager
Expeditors International
- Location
- Brisbane, CA, United States
- Employment
- Full Time
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- Salary
- $70.3k/yr
- Posted
- 1h ago
About this role
Compensation
USD 70304 - USD 70304 - yearly Company Description “We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems. Our services include the consolidation and forwarding of air or ocean freight, customs brokerage, vendor consolidation, cargo insurance, time-definite transportation, order and risk management, warehousing, distribution and customized logistics solutions. Expeditors is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics. 18,000 trained professionals 300+ locations worldwide Fortune 500 Globally unified systems At Expeditors, we recruit, train, and retain the very best logistics and technical experts the world over. We love to promote from within—more than 27 percent of our staff of 17,000 employees has been at Expeditors 10 years or more. Our high retention rate is influenced by a unique compensation program for positions that are more than just jobs—they’re chances to grow, thrive, and do what you love. www.expeditors.com Job Description Scope: The CFS Manager is responsible for leading CFS operations across SFO Airport CFS, the New Off Airport Facility, and the Sacramento Facility. The role provides operational leadership for freight receiving, cargo availability, staging, consolidation, cross dock, airport transfers, bonded movements, FTZ-related handling where applicable, cartage interface, customer exceptions, warehouse process discipline, service provider coordination, safety, security, compliance, employee development, and continuous improvement.
Core Responsibilities
Multi-Site CFS Operations Ownership Lead the operational performance of SFO Airport CFS, the New Off Airport Facility, and the Sacramento Facility. Establish consistent CFS operating standards across all assigned locations. Ensure daily execution of receiving, staging, breakdown, build-up, freight release, transfer, cross dock, inventory control, and exception resolution. Maintain alignment between airport operations, off-airport staging, regional Sacramento flows, cartage requirements, and customer commitments. Ensure each facility has clear operating expectations, staffing plans, escalation points, safety practices, and communication routines. Freight Flow and Warehouse Execution Oversee inbound and outbound CFS freight flow across assigned locations. Ensure freight is received, checked, staged, moved, transferred, released, and documented accurately. Manage cargo availability, driver check-in, dock flow, staging locations, transfer coordination, and freight release readiness. Prevent, identify, and resolve overages, shortages, damages, inventory discrepancies, process failures, and customer exceptions. Promote strong warehouse discipline for labeling, scanning, manifest control, release procedures, and exception documentation. Inventory, Dwell, and CFS Metrics Maintain accurate visibility to freight inventory, staging, dwell, volume, and capacity. Use CFS reporting and monitor tools to track beginning inventory, received volume, loading volume, ending inventory, capacity utilization, truck queue time, and related CFS performance measures. Review dwell and exception trends to identify process gaps and service improvement opportunities. Ensure inventory discrepancies are researched, corrected, escalated, and documented. Maintain routine performance reviews for each assigned CFS location. Safety, Security, and Compliance Maintain a safe and secure operating environment across all assigned CFS facilities. Ensure driver check-in, access control, CCTV, alarms, restricted areas, dock safety,