It's more than a job
When you work in Freight Logistics and Operations at Kuehne+Nagel, you play a key role in optimising processes and ensuring that inventory and shipments move efficiently. But that is not all. Your work also helps ensure that vital medicines reach patients on time and supports other essential deliveries, from wind turbines to semiconductors. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.
You will be part of our Road Logistics team, adding your leadership expertise + skills to the delivery of Customer + Operational excellence.
How you create impact
You will be responsible for overseeing + managing our business activities to achieve our business goals by ensuring top class operational efficiency, leading to increasing revenue generation + profit margins.
- To lead, expand + collaborate to achieve a structured roll out of our Centre of Excellence for Cross-border transport, along with haulage activities on a central platform.
- Drive capacity planning for both owned fleet and subcontractors to support growing volumes.
- Ensure team readiness to seamlessly manage new business opportunities.
- Maximize fleet efficiency across financial and operational dimensions. Implement strategies to balance cost control with service quality.
- Develop and sustain excellence in customer service, fleet management, LTL facilities, and customs operations. Establish best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Manage owned fleet P&L in line with targets. Monitor and improve turnaround times to meet operational benchmarks. Regularly review loss files and implement initiatives to reduce losses, including OPEX reduction programs.
- Actively roll out health and safety initiatives to promote driver well-being. Foster a culture of safety and compliance across all operations.
- To actively develop measures to improve our vendor management capability, reviewing + aligning resource allocation across different business activities to provide optimum service levels.
- To ensure efficient operational activities exist + are continuously optimized by implementing best practice.
- To be involved in the development + implementation of operational + reporting systems, including transport management systems (TMS) + application of new software.
- To manage + review operational policies, standards + procedures including integrating + implementing automation, technology + systems.
- To review incident/ crisis management ensuring effective business continuity plans are in place.
- To monitor the annual budget, initiating corrective actions in case of deviations
What we would like you to bring
- The candidate should have a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience, demonstrating a solid track record of responsibility, reliability, and performance in similar roles.
- The candidate must possess strong people management skills, with the ability to motivate, guide, and develop team members across different functions and levels.
- The candidate should demonstrate a handson working style, showing willingness to be actively involved in daytoday tasks, problemsolving, and operational decisionmaking.
- The individual must have the ability to collaborate and engage effectively with key stakeholders to ensure alignment on operational goals and seamless coordination across departments.
- The candidate must possess fluent English communication skills, both written and spoken, to facilitate clear reporting, stakeholder engagement, and daily communication.
What's in it for you
- Miscellaneous benefits such as dental, hospitalization and others
- Annual Wage Supplement (AWS)
- Training and development
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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