Footprint Growth Manager

Footprint Growth Manager

Location: UK (London) or Madrid ( Spain)

Reporting to: VP Expansion & Licenses

About Swissport

We are a global leader in sustainable and responsible airport services provision, renowned for our unwavering commitment to safety, operational excellence, and exceptional service, shaping a future where air travel thrives on reliability, efficiency, and experience.

In 2023, with the support of more than 60,000 colleagues, Swissport provided best-in‑class airport ground services for some 232 million airline passengers and handled roughly 4.7 million tons of air freight at 115 cargo centres. Across a global network that is unparalleled in the industry, Swissport served airlines at 286 airports in 44 countries across six continents.

The culture of Swissport is shaped by our corporate values, which guide our actions and decision‑making processes. These values are at the core of our culture, shaping our business and underpinning our commitment to measuring our impact. They capture the essence of who we are at Swissport and help us deliver value across the entire company.

\"Show You Care\" underlines that our actions are perceived and valued from the perspective of the people around us. So, whatever we do, we do it purposefully and consciously, taking in the perspective of our colleagues, customers, and passengers.

“Doing the right things” means that we do the things that are valuable to our colleagues, customers, and passengers. We are trained to do this safely and trusted to do the right thing in any given situation.

\"Win as a Team\" highlights the importance of teamwork. Either we win as a team, or we fall as individuals. Together, we can surpass ourselves and handle any situation.

These values capture the essence of who we are and our unwavering commitment to excellence, and give actionable guidance for individual behaviour of employees, leaders, and executives, serving as a compass for how to act and deliver.

Job Summary:

This person will be the right hand of the VP of footprint expansion and airport licenses, helping her increase Swissport’s footprint globally across business lines.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Prioritizing growth airports across the world for ground handling, cargo and lounges, including analysis of IATA and OAG data, and competition assessment
  • Identifying new warehouse opportunities through brokers, real estate developers and other partners
  • Assessing business cases vs CAPEX requirement and payback periods
  • Collaborating with regional teams to create good quality content to respond to airport tenders
  • Rallying the commercial and operational teams to provide good inputs for footprint growth (for example, organizing salesforce competitions)
  • Preparing short and crisp presentations for the Board of Directors, the Investment Committee, the Annual Station Manager Conference and other instances
  • Making sure we have oversight on all the existing operational licenses through salesforce, Power BI and other tools

Qualifications and Competencies:

Must have:

  • 2–5 years experience in management consulting or equivalent high-performance environment
  • Proven ability to build business cases (CAPEX, payback, sensitivity analysis) and produce clear recommendations
  • Strong structured communication (top‑down writing + exec‑ready slides)
  • Ability to manage multiple stakeholders across commercial / operations / finance in a global matrix
  • Excellent English (written + spoken)
  • Ownership mindset (\"get things done\", proactive, reliable follow‑through)

Good to have:

  • Experience in aviation / airport services / ground handling / cargo
  • Additional languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese
  • Power BI / Salesforce experience (or strong BI curiosity)
  • Quantitative degree (engineering / economics / data)
  • Exposure to tenders, concessions, contracts, or bid management

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

#J-18808-Ljbffr Salary: GBP 36000 - 60000 per year Experience: 3 years required
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