Anders Kaalund Winther

Professional and result orientated Airfreight Expert. Extensive knowledge and experience with 3rd party logistics - forwarding, custom papers, dangerous goods, GDP pharmaceuticals etc. Profiled transport sales to end-costumers and co-forwarding companies. Maintaining and developing commercial relationship with Global clients, airlines, ground handlers and airport operations.

• DSV Air & Sea Inc., Iselin, NJ, USA, Airfreight Procurement Manager North America, 03/01/21, Present, Part of global air product team with responsibility on the procurement side for USA and Canada, while also supporting Central and South America, Reporting into Global Head of Airfreight Product, Maintain commercial relationship with airlines., Work close with Global Air Product group on developing new airfreight opportunities., Assist branches with large airfreight projects – mapping, costs, and presentation., Support global tender management on rate and routing verification., Support Global Commercial Vertical mapping and sourcing airfreight setup for global accounts., Source, procure and handle adhoc airfreight charters nationwide., Regular review all Procurement activity to ensure that buying is constantly reappraised on a competitive basis., Profiling new business areas and opportunities., Monitors carrier performance and compliance., Researches, develops and implements policies and procedures covering rate negotiation and purchase of international air transportation and associated service providers., Collaborates with international product head and legal, reviewing and executing final carriers’ agreements including incentive programs., Coordinates with offices to enhance competitiveness and enhance performance of their offices., Assists RVP’s, Station Managers with operational personnel for training needs related to the product., Stay abreast of industry and regulatory trends and communicates the impact to management.
• DSV Air & Sea Inc., Clark, NJ, USA, Air Export Manager, 02/01/18, 03/01/21, Department manager for a team of 25 operators and 2 Supervisors, Reporting in to branch manager, Manage, train, and encourage team to perform their best, Focus on developing the air export product for NJ, NY, CT, Support and expand local, regional, and global clients, Maintain relationship with local vendors including airlines at EWR and JFK Airport, Work close with the US Gateway groups nationwide, Budget planning in corporation with the branch manager
• DSV Air & Sea Inc., Clark, NJ, USA, Key Account Team Leader - Air Export, 09/01/16, 02/01/18, Daily team leader for a KAM team of 4 people, Reporting into Key Account operations manager, Focus on large Key Accounts, Integrate and manage GDP Pharma setup as branch pharma specialist, Arranged for booking of freight with Airlines., Arranged for freight pickup from shippers for delivery to Airlines., Prepare/coordinate documentation (incl. export declarations and customs clearances., Negotiated rates and service contracts with major vendors to secure space., Prepared SOP (standard operating procedures) for Key Accounts to ensure compliance with Customer contracts., Prepare Quotes, including tenders, for local sales and Global sales team, Responsibility for training staff, Managing Data Quality and KPI for Key Account clients, Integration of new global accounts
• DSV Air & Sea Inc., Montreal, QC, Canada, Airfreight Manager, 08/01/14, 09/01/16, Supervise all activities related to the department., Implemented DSV Global Best Practice initiatives for paperless Workflow Management and customer Quick Booking., Developed Airfreight consolidation program improving customer service and company profitability., Arranged for booking of freight with Airlines., Arranged for freight pickup from shippers for delivery to Airlines., Prepare/coordinate documentation (incl. export declarations and customs clearances., Negotiated rates and service contracts with major vendors to secure space., Prepared SOP (standard operating procedures) for Key Accounts to ensure compliance with Customer contracts., Prepare Quotes, including tenders, for local sales and Global sales team, Responsibility for training staff, Managing Data Quality and KPI for Key Account clients, Integration of new global accounts, Sales; New clients and upselling from current clients
• DSV Air & Sea Inc., Clark, NJ, USA, Freight Forwarding Supervisor – Air Export, 02/01/13, 07/01/14, Supervise all activities related to the department., Implemented DSV Global Best Practice initiatives for paperless Workflow Management and customer Quick Booking., Developed Airfreight consolidation program improving customer service and company profitability., Arranged for booking of freight with Airlines., Arranged for freight pickup from shippers for delivery to Airlines., Prepare/coordinate documentation (incl. export declarations and customs clearances., Negotiated rates and service contracts with major vendors to secure space., Prepared SOP (standard operating procedures) for Key Accounts to ensure compliance with Customer contracts., Prepare Quotes, including tenders, for local sales and Global sales team, Responsibility for training staff; as per DSV New Jersey Global training center.
• DSV Solutions A/S, Horsens, Denmark, Denmark, Logistics Specialist, 01/01/10, 01/01/13, Coordinated warehousing and transports for Global Key Accounts and their distributors worldwide, Arranged export documents for end-costumers and their forwarders., Handled all project related transportation, i.e., out of gage cargo, Prepared transport quotations for various clients
• DSV Solutions A/S, Horsens, Denmark, Denmark, Freight/Logistics Trainee, 01/01/08, 01/01/09, Trainee at one of Europe’s leading forwarding and logistics companies.

• Date of Birth: 10/08/87
• Nationality: Danish

• University College Lillebælt, Vejle, Denmark, Leadership/Organization, 01/01/12, 01/01/12
• Aarhus Business School, Denmark, Denmark, Dangerous goods handling, 01/01/09, 01/01/09
• Air Ocean Logistiks, Dangerous goods handling, 01/01/15, 01/01/15