Logistics Team Lead

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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The Warehouse Lead is responsible for supporting daily operations, ensuring efficient product movement, accurate inventory management, and compliance with safety and quality standards. This role assists in coordinating workflows, overseeing shipments, and leading employee training while maintaining an organized and secure warehouse environment. You will be required to work Tuesday through Saturday, either 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM or 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, with overtime as needed to support business requirements. The pay rate for this position is $23.00 per hour, paid weekly.

How you create impact

• Lead and coordinate the movement of department products to ensure operational efficiency.
• Assist in picking and staging shipments as needed to meet quality and productivity goals.
• Support the safe and efficient operation of material handling equipment.
• Ensure work schedules are properly followed, assigning duties efficiently and ensuring timely completion.
• Optimize warehouse space utilization, implementing strategic consolidation efforts to improve efficiency.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and compliant work area in alignment with 5S company standards.
• Complete and maintain required records and reports, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Support inventory integrity, assisting with physical inventory counts and reconciliation efforts.
• Lead start Shift meetings, providing detailed operational updates and task assignments.
• Ensure proper training and role integration.
• Identify and resolve operational discrepancies, applying problem-solving techniques to maintain efficiency. 

What we would like you to bring

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced office environment with multiple interruptions

• Strong Organizational skills

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, and Power Point)

• Must be able to work extended hours/overtime as needed to support business needs

• SAP experience

• Excel experience

• 6+ months of Store Experience

• Great attendance record and flexibility to work overtime as needed.

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 great compensation and medical/dental benefits packages, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs, and a fun, and interesting global work environment. #LI-onsite

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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.

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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