Contract Logistics 1st Shift Inventory Specialist - Union City, Ga

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 warehouseit helps shape the flow of global trade.

We are seeking Contract Logistics Inventory Control Specialists with expertise in cycle counting, auditing, verification, investigation, and analysis. Candidates should have a minimum of two years of full-time inventory experience and be skilled in operating cherry pickers. This opportunity is based in Union City, GA. Depending on the assigned department, responsibilities include monitoring inventory accuracy, investigating discrepancies, conducting cycle counts and physical inventories, or maintaining complex spreadsheets using Excel. The standard work schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:00 am to 2:30 pm, with weekly compensation at $19.60 per hour.

How You Create Impact

Duties and Responsibilities

• Operate cherry pickers efficiently and safely
• Reconcile inventory records and oversee inventory management procedures
• Develop programs to audit returns and ensure returned products are relocated to their appropriate locations
• Develop process documentation to facilitate a prompt credit transaction
• Conduct system searches to locate products
• Conduct weekly cycle counts and update the system accordingly
• Maintain precise records to effectively support shortage detection
• Conduct a thorough review and precise correction of inventory diagnostics
• Collaborate with management to implement loss prevention programs and enhance inventory management practices
• Work additional hours, including weekends when necessary, and complete other assigned responsibilities

What We Would Like You To Bring

Skills and Experiences

• High school diploma or an equivalent certification
• Over two years of experience in inventory management
• Over one year of experience operating cherry pickers
• One year of experience managing complex Excel spreadsheets
• Available to work overtime and during weekends
• Capable of lifting weights up to 50 pounds
• Applicants must possess US citizenship

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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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.