What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Supervisor position at Kuehne+Nagel?
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.
The Warehouse Supervisor has general responsibility for coordinating and supervising all warehouse activities on a daily basis. Under the direction of the Branch Manager, the Supervisor is responsible for supervising the receiving, picking/packing, and shipping of product in a manner consistent with company service and cost objectives.
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 hourly wage range for this position is between $65K and $70K. 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.
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 a great compensation and medical/dental benefits package, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs, and a fun, and interesting global work environment.
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 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.
The Warehouse Supervisor has general responsibility for coordinating and supervising all warehouse activities on a daily basis. Under the direction of the Branch Manager, the Supervisor is responsible for supervising the receiving, picking/packing, and shipping of product in a manner consistent with company service and cost objectives.
How you create impact
- Supervise and coordinate unloading of inbound shipments.
- Develop, implement and direct programs to promote a safety culture on site and to ensure the safety of all personnel, equipment and property is a priority.
- Manpower analytical skills – daily and weekly staff planning and scheduling to make sure that each task has adequate resources.
- Conflict resolutions – responsible for resolving customer shipping and receiving issues.
- Analyze reports to ensure profitability of customer account.
- Communicate to the workforce on a daily basis including shift briefs.
- Manage the workforce within the Warehouse Operation to ensure an efficient operation is maintained.
- Supervise picking and staging of outbound shipments in accordance with the highest possible levels of quality and productivity.
- Supervise unloading, receiving and put away processes in accordance with K N and customer procedures.
- Verify required inbound/outbound paperwork with drivers, ensuring that all product is properly counted.
- Ensure inbound and outbound shipments are accurate and free of damage and errors.
- Promote and manage a strong Continuous Improvement ethos to generate ideas and projects.
- Ensure the efficient and safe operation of all materials handling equipment.
- Ensure that the work schedules are correctly implemented and that jobs are assigned effectively and completed properly.
- Navigate around the local WMS (SAP) to ensure transactions and processes are completed in line with customer and K N requirements.
- Maintain product locator system, and maintain high levels of inventory accuracy.
- Ensure the optimal utilization of space through warehouse consolidation.
- Maintain a clean, neat and orderly work area and in line with internal K N standards.
- Assist in maintaining the security of the warehouse.
- Conduct operations in a manner that promotes safety.
- Conduct operations in accordance with OSHA an MSDS standards.
- Complete all necessary records and reports in a timely and accurate fashion.
- Assure the integrity of the inventory and assist in conducting physical inventories.
- Adhere to Kuehne Nagel’s Quality, Safety, Health and Environment Program policies and procedures.
- Work with onsite customer representatives to ensure a smooth operation and to strengthen customer.
- Deliver high level of service to customers.
- Coordinate Training for employees.
- Maintain Training compliance.
- Minimum Education: High School, High School Equivalent or Technical degree.
- Preferred Experience: Two (2) year or four (4) year degree
- Required Experience: Three (3) years of experience in a management or supervisory role.
- Proficient MS Office (Word / Excel / PowerPoint / Outlook).
- SAP Experience is preferred.
- Ideal candidate will have prior experience in a healthcare warehouse or manufacturing environment.
- Strong motivational skills.
- Establish priorities, multi-task and detail oriented.
- Possess professional business demeanor.
- Start-up experience is highly favorable.
- Successful communication – written and verbal.
- Strong customer orientation and problem solving skills.
- Ability to develop effective relationships and provide leadership.
- Experience with material handling equipment.
- Analyze reports to ensure profitability of customer account.
- Adherence to Human Resource policies and procedures
- Fluent in English.
- Overtime and weekends may be required.
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 range for this position is between $65K and $70K. 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.
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 a great compensation and medical/dental benefits package, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs, and a fun, and interesting global work environment.
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 : $65,000 - $70,000