Demo

Air Import Supervisor

Forward
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 11/26/2025 CLOSED ON 1/26/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Air Import Supervisor position at Forward?

Position: Import Supervisor 

Compensation: $75,000 - 85,000 Annually

Core Responsibilities & Duties:

  • Supervise a team of import agents to ensure timely customs clearance and transport of shipments
  • Delegate work, prioritize tasks, and adapt to changing situations to assign work procedures
  • Solve problems that may arise with customer shipments
  • Support billing functions as needed
  • Maintain up-to-date customer profiles and rate structures, supports sales team with customer information and rates
  • Support the negotiation of rates and contracts with shipping companies and suppliers to optimize costs
  • Provide guidance and support to team members on customs procedures, documentation requirements, and trade compliance
  • Develop and implement standard operating procedures to increase operational efficiency and reduce errors
  • Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements & Qualifications:

  • 3 years experience as Import supervisor  
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Computer skills, including Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
  • Excellent problem solving abilities
  • Leadership skills and ability to successfully delegate tasks across team spectrum
  • Willing to go the extra mile for the customer, company, and team
  • Ability to work under minimal supervision
  • Excellent track record in the freight forwarding industry

What We Offer:

  • Competitive base salary
  • Paid time off within the first year of employment, sick time and holidays
  • Company provided life insurance
  • Health, vision, and dental insurance options
  • Commuter benefit plan
  • Optional supplemental life insurance
  • 401(k)
  • A great place to work with a terrific culture

#LI-Onsite #LI-KB1

Salary : $75,000 - $85,000

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Air Import Supervisor?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Air Import Supervisor career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$76,948 - $105,657
Income Estimation: 
$86,337 - $126,161
Income Estimation: 
$76,948 - $105,657
Income Estimation: 
$86,337 - $126,161
Income Estimation: 
$47,002 - $61,374
Income Estimation: 
$53,072 - $65,434
Income Estimation: 
$86,337 - $126,161
Income Estimation: 
$123,378 - $154,418
Income Estimation: 
$43,804 - $53,496
Income Estimation: 
$47,002 - $61,374
This job has expired.
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Forward

  • Forward Olive Branch, MS
  • The Customer Relations Coordinator provides front ‑ line administrative and customer service support to ensure accurate shipment processing, documentation,... more
  • 20 Days Ago

  • Forward El Paso, TX
  • The Forklift Operator is responsible for the safe, accurate, and efficient loading, unloading, staging, scanning, and movement of freight. As certified for... more
  • 20 Days Ago

  • Forward Dallas, TX
  • Responsibilities: Serve as the primary analyst for Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials modules, including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts R... more
  • 20 Days Ago

  • Forward Santa Clara, CA
  • Forward is transforming how the world’s most complex networks are managed and secured. Founded in 2013 by four Stanford Ph.D.s, we built the industry’s fir... more
  • 21 Days Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Air Import Supervisor jobs in the Chicago, IL area that may be a better fit.

  • Forward Air Corporation Des Plaines, IL
  • Job Description Pay Rate: $30/hr - 34/hr Schedule: Mon - Fri 8am - 5pm The Import Specialist - Air supports international air import operations by coordina... more
  • 26 Days Ago

  • DSV Air & Sea Inc. Itasca, IL
  • If you are a current DSV employee and interested in a position in another country,please contact your Human Resource representative to discuss the process ... more
  • 1 Month Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!