It's more than a job
When you work in Freight Logistics and Operations at Kuehne+Nagel, you play a key role in optimising processes and ensuring that inventory and shipments move efficiently. But that is not all. Your work also helps ensure that vital medicines reach patients on time and supports other essential deliveries, from wind turbines to semiconductors. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.
To support efforts to service the air export product at the direction of the gateway manager. To lead and direct work done by gateway staff in terms of quantity, quality, and timeliness. To assist and support the gateway manager as directed to serve air export origin stations throughout the region and nation and destination stations throughout the world. To positively display and project the company’s culture. To help foster positive professional relationships with air carriers and other transportation service providers. To uphold Kuehne + Nagel’s code of conduct, policies, and procedures.
How you create impact
At the direction of the gateway manager oversee the work of the regional or national air export gateway staff:
- Prepare daily gateway consolidation plans.
- Effect gateway staff work assignments.
- Schedule the performance and timely completion of key gateway tasks.
- Coordinate work of warehouse and drayage resources to achieve targeted results.
- Hold gateway staff accountable for job assignments as directed and assist in staff performance evaluation.
- Communicate with origin and destination internal and as appropriate external customers.
- Assist in preparing for and conducting gateway conference calls and meetings.
- Perform CASS accounting assignments and assist managing the gateway FSL.
- Support attainment of gateway goals and objectives.
- Fulfill gateway desk-level duties as needed.
- Fulfill the gateway manager’s job duties and accountabilities in his/her absence.
- Support business process improvement initiatives at the gateway.
- Comply with and support efforts and processes designed to enhance air cargo security.
What we would like you to bring
Performance Measurements:
- Support gateway attainment of prescribed company productivity ratios.
- Support gateway attainment of prescribed key performance indicator measurements:
- Flown-as-booked and arrived as planned
- Preferred airline support levels
- Orientation
- Dimensional weight management
- Airline cost management and control
- Gateway utilization
- Support development and training of gateway staff in compliance with company requirements.
Airline Relationships:
- Communicate with air carrier representatives and contribute to air carrier performance evaluation.
What's in it for you
There has never been a better time to work in logistics. Bring your skills to an industry that offers stability and international career growth. We offer a great compensation and medical/dental benefits package, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs, and a fun, and interesting global work environment.
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Who we are
Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.
As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.
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