What are the responsibilities and job description for the Talent Acquisition Manager position at Kuehne+Nagel?
It's more than a job
As part of the HR team at Kuehne Nagel, you will help build careers, nurture talent, and empower people to succeed. Your work doesn’t stop at HR - it drives the entire supply chain forward. By attracting and developing the right people, you ensure that our operations run smoothly, so medical equipment reaches hospitals on time, toys arrive in stores for the holidays, and fresh flowers make it to local florists. Every great logistics solution starts with great people - and that’s where you come in.
The Global Talent Acquisition Center is looking for a Talent Acquisition Manager to own the execution and service delivery behind our white-collar recruitment strategy across the United States and Canada. In this role, you'll work closely with the Head of Talent Acquisition and Heads of HR to lead a team of recruiters, partner with senior leaders, and shape how we attract and hire the talent that keeps our freight forwarding and functional units moving. If you thrive on driving a hiring process that attracts top talent, coaching a team, and making a measurable difference to our hiring leaders across a geographically dispersed business, we'd love to hear from you.
How you create impact
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 target base salary range for this position is between $110,000 and $130,000 per year. 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 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.
We kindly advise that placement agencies refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles. Any submissions of candidates without prior signed agreement will be considered our property and no fees will be paid.
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.
As part of the HR team at Kuehne Nagel, you will help build careers, nurture talent, and empower people to succeed. Your work doesn’t stop at HR - it drives the entire supply chain forward. By attracting and developing the right people, you ensure that our operations run smoothly, so medical equipment reaches hospitals on time, toys arrive in stores for the holidays, and fresh flowers make it to local florists. Every great logistics solution starts with great people - and that’s where you come in.
The Global Talent Acquisition Center is looking for a Talent Acquisition Manager to own the execution and service delivery behind our white-collar recruitment strategy across the United States and Canada. In this role, you'll work closely with the Head of Talent Acquisition and Heads of HR to lead a team of recruiters, partner with senior leaders, and shape how we attract and hire the talent that keeps our freight forwarding and functional units moving. If you thrive on driving a hiring process that attracts top talent, coaching a team, and making a measurable difference to our hiring leaders across a geographically dispersed business, we'd love to hear from you.
How you create impact
- Partner with senior leadership to design and implement high-volume hiring strategies tailored to our sites across the United States and Canada.
- Deliver innovative local talent attraction strategies for hard-to-fill positions, staying current with our competition and market dynamics and implementing proactive intiatives to stay competitive.
- Personally manage the recruitment processes for executive-level or complex hires, including candidate and stakeholder managmeent and conducting interviews to assess leadership talent.
- Lead and work alongside a team of recruiters, prioritizing workloads and supporting hiring managers to fill open roles efficiently.
- Act as first escalation point for hiring leaders and HR Partners and collaborate with Head of TAC to identify and address root cause.
- Bring global talent attraction and acquisition intitaives to life — implementing them, tracking them, and measuring what works.
- Be an active voice in Hemipshere TA and National HR meetings, collaborating closely with HRBPs, Talent Acquisition Specialists, and business managers.
- Manage vendor relationships, including agencies and talent attraction vendors, ensuring our needs are met and expenses are managed according to procurement and finance policy.
- Take a critical eye to current processes, championing improvements and tracking the KPIs that keep the team sharp.
- Turn data and reports into actionable recommendations that drive better hiring decisions.
- Stay ahead of labor legislation for United States and Canada, keeping recruiters and managers informed as regulations evolve. Partner with legal or HR Compliance where required.
- Collaborate with Employee Services, Total Rewards, Talent Development to manage cross-functional processes and suggest local improvements.
- Travel domestically as required
- A bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related field.
- 5–7 years of recruiting experience, including at least 2 years managing people; United States and Canada recruitment experience required.
- Customer service mindset; no task is too small attitude.
- A track record in high-volume recruitment — ideally within freight forwarding, warehousing, or light manufacturing environments.
- Proven experience leading a team and balancing competing priorities in a matrix-management environment.
- Strong multi-tasking skills.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- A creative mindset that challenges the status quo and pushes your team to do the same.
- Basic project management skills and strong analytical ability to produce meaningful hiring reports.
- Strengths in leadership, performance management, sound judgment, commercial acumen, customer orientation, and teamwork.
- Experience utilizing AI tools and an interest in learning more in this area.
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 target base salary range for this position is between $110,000 and $130,000 per year. 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 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.
We kindly advise that placement agencies refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles. Any submissions of candidates without prior signed agreement will be considered our property and no fees will be paid.
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.
Salary : $110,000 - $130,000