Operations Supervisor - China Grove, NC

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.

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Lead Operations. Drive Performance. Grow Your Career.

As a Warehouse Supervisor , you'll play a key leadership role in a fast-paced distribution environment, overseeing daily warehouse operations and ensuring the efficient flow of products from receiving through shipping. Reporting to the Branch Manager, you'll lead and motivate warehouse teams, optimize productivity, and help deliver exceptional service to our customers while maintaining a safe and efficient workplace.

We offer multiple shifts to support different schedules, providing flexibility and opportunities for career growth within a dynamic and collaborative team environment.

How you create impact

Supervise and coordinate daily warehouse operations, including receiving, put-away, picking, packing, staging, and shipping activities.

Lead, coach, and schedule warehouse associates to ensure adequate staffing levels, productivity, and operational efficiency.

Promote and enforce a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with company policies and the safe operation of warehouse equipment.

Monitor inventory accuracy and warehouse management system (SAP/WMS) transactions to ensure compliance with customer and company requirements.

Ensure all inbound and outbound shipments are accurate, properly documented, and free of damage while resolving shipping and receiving issues as needed.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on service excellence, quality, productivity, space utilization, and cost-effective operations.

What we would like you to bring

• High school diploma, GED, or technical degree required; Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 3 years of supervisory or management experience in a warehouse, distribution, manufacturing, or logistics environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• 2 years Experience working with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS); SAP experience preferred.Strong leadership, team development, and employee motivation skills.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and customer service abilities.Ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple responsibilities, and maintain strong attention to detail.
• Experience operating or managing environments that utilize material handling equipment.
• Professional business demeanor with the ability to build effective working relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Experience in a healthcare warehouse, manufacturing environment, or start-up operation is highly preferred.
• Ability to work overtime and weekends as business needs require.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.

This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis without the need for current or future employer sponsorship. 

What's in it for you

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 wage 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.

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.