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.

You will be part of our Contract Logistics team adding your leadership expertise + skills to the delivery of Operational Excellence.

How you create impact

You will be responsible for the overall performance of an operational site in order to achieve all agreed financial + operational objectives.

• The activities needed to deliver these objectives include:
• To manage, plan, organize, staff, + direct warehouse activities at the site.
• To achieve your key performance indicators (KPI) in the areas of cost management, productivity, customer service + profit. 
• To ensure your teams deliver against their customer, site + people KPI.
• To drive all activities relating to customer on-boarding, retention + operational excellence by collaborating at a site level.
• To drive productivity via engagement activities to create new initiatives focusing on continuous improvement at all times, ensuring your site meets or exceeds it’s productivity targets.
• To contribute information required for tenders/proposals to support closing of new business.
• To oversee the safe operation of warehousing activities across the site, ensuring the correct skills + training are in place + are compliant with health/safety/environment legislation + standards. 

What we would like you to bring

We want to be the best company to work for + with. You will play a key role in our drive towards customer excellence. Your workforce is diverse including outsourced employees, so much of your day will be focused on problem solving, thinking outside the box + being innovative. Start your day by reviewing current performance against your KPIs. Where we have closed recent opportunities, review onboarding + implementation plans with your team, focusing on zero failure to ensure we deliver as promised. Staying one step ahead of any potential issues will be key. You will be steadfast in ensuring your site is fully compliant with all licenses, QSHE, dangerous goods requirements, both internal + external. Then review all of the factors that contribute to excellence across our operations, troubleshooting any concerns + implementing sustainable solutions to ensure we can continue to evolve our customer relationships, forming trust + deeper relationships to enable new opportunities. 

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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