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INTRODUCTION

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.

As a Site/General Manager at Kuehne+Nagel, you will have overall responsibility for the people, customer, operational, financial, and strategic performance of a contract logistics facility. Your leadership will shape the site culture and ensure the operation consistently delivers safe, compliant, efficient, and high-quality service.

You will lead the site management team, develop strong customer partnerships, and translate business objectives into executable operating plans. By managing labor, cost, quality, inventory, capacity, and continuous improvement, you will ensure contractual commitments and performance targets are achieved.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

How you create impact

• Provide overall leadership and accountability for site safety, customer service, quality, inventory, productivity, financial performance, and operational results.
• Develop and execute the site operating plan, staffing strategy, budget, forecasts, and performance objectives to meet customer commitments and business goals.
• Lead, coach, and develop managers and supervisors while fostering an engaged workforce, driving accountability, and building succession plans.
• Own customer relationships and ensure achievement of contractual SLAs, KPIs, productivity targets, quality standards, and growth opportunities.
• Manage end-to-end warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, inventory control, fulfillment, value-added services, shipping, returns, and customer implementations.
• Drive compliance, financial stewardship, risk management, and continuous improvement by overseeing P&L performance, regulatory requirements, audits, corrective actions, and cross-functional initiatives to enhance safety, quality, productivity, and customer satisfaction.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

What we would like you to bring

• Bachelor degree in logistics, supply chain, business, engineering, operations, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 7+ years of progressive leadership experience in warehouse, distribution, manufacturing, logistics, or 4PL operations—e-commerce experience preferred but not required.
• 3+ years managing leaders and overall site performance in a fast-paced/high-volume environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing P&L, budgets, labor planning, forecasting, productivity, cost improvement, and complex customer relationships governed by SLAs, KPIs, and contractual commitments.
• Strong knowledge of logistics, inventory control, quality, safety, workforce planning, and customer service, with experience using warehouse and labor management systems, reporting platforms, and operational technology.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel and business review presentations, combined with strong leadership, communication, negotiation, change management, decision-making, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to develop high-performing teams, improve engagement and retention, solve complex operational and financial challenges, and manage competing priorities with a commitment to safety and continuous improvement.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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. The target base salary range for this position is between $170k and $185k. 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. #LinkedIn On-Site

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.

Individuals with a disability who require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process may contact us by sending an email to kn.taaccommodations.com

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used to support portions of the recruitment process, such as reviewing application materials or assisting with scheduling. These tools analyze information to help inform decision making; however, all hiring decisions are made by human reviewers.

This position relates to an available role and not a future talent pool.

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.

EEO Statement

Kuehne+Nagel is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful retaliation.

Kuehne+Nagel strictly prohibits all discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religious creed or belief, physical or mental disability, marital or familial status, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), gender (including gender identity and gender expression), sexual orientation, citizenship status, protected activity (such as opposition to or reporting of prohibited discrimination or harassment).

Kuehne+Nagel will also make reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants and employees, including accommodations for pregnancy and childbirth, and for the sincerely held religious beliefs of applicants and employees depending upon individual circumstances unless such accommodation would create an undue hardship on Kuehne+Nagel.