Job Description
Sea Logistics Operational Care Specialist, Export

It's more than a job

As a member of the Freight Forwarding team Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in transporting goods, optimising processes, and fulfilling our customers' promises. And by transporting medicines, toys and important machine parts, you are not only delivering goods, you are making small and big moments possible for people all around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.

At Kuehne+Nagel, we believe logistics is more than moving goods — it’s about connecting people, businesses, and opportunities around the world.

As a Sea Logistics Operational Care Specialist, you will play an important role in coordinating export operations, ensuring accurate documentation, effective communication with carriers and shipping lines, and a smooth experience for our customers.

If you are passionate about international logistics and want to grow your career in a global environment, this could be your next opportunity.

 

How you create impact

  • Coordinate and follow up on sea freight export operations, ensuring shipments are handled accurately and on time.
  • Manage and monitor bookings with carriers and shipping lines.

  • Maintain effective communication with carriers, shipping lines, customers, and internal stakeholders.

  • Prepare, review, and follow up on export documentation.

  • Ensure operational information is updated accurately throughout the shipment process.

  • Follow up on shipment status and proactively communicate relevant updates or potential issues.

  • Support the resolution of operational requirements and ensure a high level of service.

  • Work closely with internal teams to ensure smooth and efficient execution of export shipments.

 

What we would like you to bring

  • Professional or final-semester student in International Business, Foreign Trade, Logistics, or a related field.
  • 1–2 years of experience in logistics, foreign trade, freight forwarding, or related operational roles.

  • Experience managing bookings.

  • Experience communicating and coordinating with carriers and/or shipping lines.

  • Knowledge of export documentation and international logistics processes.

  • Strong organizational and follow-up skills.

  • Customer-service orientation and attention to detail.

  • Conversational English, with the ability to communicate and maintain a conversation in English.

  • Proactive, collaborative, and willing to continue developing within the logistics industry.

What's in it for you

  • Join a global logistics company with opportunities to develop your career internationally.

  • Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

  • Learn and grow within the Sea Logistics business.

  • Develop your expertise in international trade, export operations, and freight forwarding.

  • Access to Kuehne+Nagel's employee benefits and professional development opportunities.

Ready to make an impact in global logistics? Apply now and become part of Kuehne+Nagel!

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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