Sea Logistics Customer Care Specialist, Import

It's more than a job

Are you looking to grow your career with one of the world's leading logistics providers? Kuehne+Nagel is seeking a Sea Logistics Customer Care Specialist, Import to join our Sea Logistics team in Brisbane, CA .

In this customer-facing role, you will serve as a key connection between customers, sales, origin offices, and operational teams. You will build strong customer relationships, coordinate solutions, resolve issues, and help ensure a seamless import experience.

We're looking for a logistics professional who enjoys problem-solving, analyzing information, and delivering exceptional customer service in a fast-paced environment. This role offers the opportunity to develop your expertise across multiple transportation modes while contributing to a collaborative, customer-focused team.

How you create impact

In this customer-facing role, you will connect customers with sales, operational teams, and international colleagues. You will manage expectations, coordinate solutions, monitor service requirements, and ensure urgent or unexpected shipment issues are handled with clear communication and strong follow-through.

• Serve as a primary point of contact for Sea Logistics import customers and build trusted, long-term relationships

• Coordinate with sales, back-office teams, international origin offices, and other internal partners to support customer requirements

• Monitor operational tasks, shipment milestones, and service commitments, following up to ensure timely completion

• Support customers with special requirements, urgent matters, shipment disruptions, and changing priorities

• Research problems, review available data, identify practical solutions, and communicate updates clearly and honestly

• Manage a high volume of email communication and use phone conversations when needed to resolve issues efficiently

• Use basic business and operational metrics to recognize trends, understand service performance, and support sound decisions

What we would like you to bring

We are looking for a customer-oriented and collaborative professional who can build strong relationships, understand business numbers, and solve problems effectively. Relevant logistics or freight forwarding experience is required, along with the ability to work confidently with customers and cross-functional teams.

• 3+ years of relevant experience in logistics or freight forwarding, preferably supporting Sea Logistics import customers

• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the ability to work with operational reports, business metrics, and numerical information

• Strong customer service and relationship-building skills, with the ability to manage internal and external interactions effectively

• Proven analytical thinking and problem-solving ability, with adaptability in dynamic situations

• Effective time-management skills with the ability to prioritize urgent matters, shifting demands, and multiple customer needs

• Business acumen and the ability to understand key performance drivers and support sound operational and commercial decisions

• Clear, professional communication skills, including the ability to explain complex or difficult information honestly

• Team-oriented approach and willingness to collaborate closely with local and international colleagues

• Mandarin or Cantonese language proficiency is preferred

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

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 hourly wage for this position is between $26.44-$31.25. 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-TD1


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.


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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.