Job Description
Sea Logistics Customer Care Specialist

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.

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Are you passionate about delivering exceptional customer service in a fast-paced logistics environment? Join Kuehne+Nagel as a Customer Care Representative, Sea Logistics Import, where you'll serve as a trusted advisor to customers, ensuring seamless shipment execution while building long-term partnerships. In this customer-facing role, you will collaborate closely with operations, provide proactive support, and help customers navigate the complexities of international transportation with confidence.

How you create impact

  • Develop a deep understanding of customers' businesses, supply chains, and strategic goals to provide tailored logistics solutions.
  • Build and maintain strong customer relationships through clear, open, and proactive communication.
  • Partner closely with the Operational Care Centre (OCC) to ensure a smooth transition of customer requirements and expectations for flawless shipment execution.
  • Ensure accurate and complete communication of customer-specific requirements to operational teams.
  • Support customer onboarding and implementation activities, ensuring a positive and seamless customer experience from the start.
  • Provide timely and efficient quotations and transportation solutions that align with customers' shipping needs.
  • Monitor shipment milestones and provide customers with meaningful visibility and updates that support their business objectives.
  • Establish and maintain clear rules of engagement and communication protocols with customers and internal stakeholders.
  • Regularly assess customer satisfaction levels and identify opportunities to improve service quality and customer experience.
  • Proactively address customer concerns by coordinating solutions, managing follow-up activities, and ensuring issues are resolved effectively.
  • Serve as a trusted source of market, transportation, and logistics information that may impact customers' business planning and decision-making.
  • Promote and support adoption of Kuehne+Nagel's digital tools and technology solutions to improve efficiency, visibility, and customer experience.
  • Identify process improvement opportunities and collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to implement meaningful enhancements.
  • Maintain comprehensive customer records and documentation to create a holistic view of customer needs and service history.
  • Take a solution-oriented approach to every customer interaction, helping turn challenges into positive experiences and strengthening customer loyalty.

 

If you require an accommodation for the recruitment /interview process (including alternate formats of materials, or accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.  

What we would like you to bring

  • 3+ years of experience within the freight forwarding, logistics, or transportation industry.
  • College diploma or university degree in Business, Transportation Administration, International Commerce, or a related field preferred.
  • Strong customer service mindset with a passion for building long-term client relationships.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly and professionally.
  • Strong organizational and multitasking skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail abilities.
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel; knowledge of freight forwarding systems is an asset.
  • Self-motivated, goal-oriented team player who thrives in a dynamic and customer-focused environment.

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. #LI-UT1

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.