It's more than a job
As part of the Contract Logistics team at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in designing, managing, and optimizing solutions that keep goods moving efficiently. Whether you’re leading a team, engineering processes, or driving projects, your work ensures that our customers’ products are stored, handled, and delivered with precision. From everyday essentials to seasonal items, what we do in Contract Logistics impacts businesses and communities around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, your contribution goes far beyond the warehouse—it helps shape the flow of global trade.
We’re looking for a hands-on Shift Leader who can organize daily warehouse operations, lead and develop teams while delivering strong results across safety, quality, service, cost, delivery, engagement, and productivity.
In this role, you will combine operational leadership with a practical approach, supporting the team when needed and continuously improving the way we work
How you create impact
- Plan and coordinate daily warehouse operations by deploying people, resources, and materials effectively.
- Ensure contractual targets and operational KPIs are achieved within budget.
- Monitor workflows, identify issues, and adjust priorities to maintain safe, efficient, and reliable operations.
- Lead, coach, and develop team leaders and employees to build an independent, quality-driven team.
- Set clear objectives, provide constructive feedback, and conduct regular performance evaluations.
- Promote continuous improvement by identifying opportunities and implementing practical solutions with the team and management.
- Maintain accurate operational administration, checklists, attendance records, and performance reports.
- Support day-to-day warehouse activities during peak periods and ensure compliance with safety, health, environmental, and quality standards.
What we would like you to bring
- Proven leadership skills and the ability to coach, motivate, and develop operational teams.
- Strong organizational skills with a structured, results-oriented approach.
- Confidence in making decisions, setting priorities, and solving operational problems.
- Clear, adaptable communication skills and the ability to work effectively with different stakeholders.
- A resilient, hands-on mindset and the ability to perform well under pressure.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to use KPIs to monitor and improve performance.
- Proficiency in warehouse management systems and Microsoft 365, particularly Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Good English skills and flexibility to work in a three-shift system, occasionally six days per week.
What's in it for you
We offer you a challenging position in a vibrant work environment where development and progress are a priority. Additional to opportunities for professional learning, you will work with cutting-edge IT systems. You will join an ambitious and dynamic team, within a pleasant and casual working climate. You start with an open-ended contract at a competitive salary, complemented with meal vouchers, hospitalization and group insurance.
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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