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.
The Area / Shift Supervisor is responsible for day‑to‑day execution control and performance oversight within an assigned operational area or shift in a Kuehne+Nagel Contract Logistics facility operating under a 4PL model.
In this role, most physical warehouse activities are performed by a 4PL partner. The Supervisor represents Kuehne+Nagel on the floor, ensuring work is executed safely, accurately, and in line with agreed KPIs, SOPs, and customer requirements. The role focuses on monitoring, coordination, issue resolution, and escalation, rather than direct people management. Come join us in our Denver Colorado Site!!
Shift hours are : 2nd Shift- Mon-Thurs- 5p-3:30am
How you create impact
- Operational / Shift Execution: Oversee 4PL activities within the assigned area or shift, ensuring alignment with daily plans, priorities, and schedules while monitoring real-time performance and supporting smooth transitions.
- 4PL Oversight & Coordination: Act as the main KN contact for 4PL leads, ensuring proper staffing, adherence to standards, and driving immediate corrective actions while escalating risks when needed.
- Safety, Quality & Compliance: Enforce QSHE standards, monitor safe practices, support incident management, and assist with audits and compliance checks.
- Issue Resolution & Communication: Identify and address operational issues, coordinate cross-functional support, escalate service risks, and maintain clear KPI tracking and shift communication.
- Continuous Improvement: Detect process gaps, support improvement initiatives, and ensure consistent execution of updated processes and SOPs.
What we would like you to bring
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- 2–5 years of experience in warehouse or logistics operations.
- Experience working in outsourced, managed‑service, or contract logistics environments.
- Solid understanding of warehouse processes and operational KPIs.
- Ability to coordinate work and drive outcomes without direct authority.
Preferred
- Experience in a 3PL or 4PL operating model.
- Experience working in a high volume Sort Center/Hub
- Familiarity with WMS systems and basic operational reporting tools.
- Exposure to Lean, continuous improvement, or standard work concepts.
- Experience in high‑volume or time‑sensitive operations.
What's in it for you
At Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. Base salary is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data. #LI-Onsite
Kuehne+Nagel participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.
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.