Contract Logistics Program Director

It's more than a job

As part of the Contract Logistics Unit 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.

As part of the Contract Logistics Unit 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.

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.

The right candidate will have a continuous improvement mindset and a tendency toward 5S in the workplace.

The Program Director will be responsible for a multi‑site operation for our Healthcare vertical. The Program Director is responsible for the safety, financial, operational and customer excellence that the distribution centers provide to our customer and to Kuehne+Nagel. The Program director will report directly to the vertical's Director.

Manage programs including best practice to support IFR of

• Manage all department finances, including achieving monthly targets and provide budget files internally
• Implement new building and install operational excellence throughout
• Ensure all SOP's and WI's meet the operational requirements and minimize any process exposure
• Provide consistency across sites in operations including visual management and reporting
• Ensure all service goals are meeting standards and understand cause and implement corrective action if not
• Develop and present content for Q 's in addition to the site manager
• Support best practice across operations
• Provide network reporting for internal and external requirements
• Coach, guide and evaluate GM's and OM's across department
• Negotiate and support with any new business and SOW
• Absorb and evaluate customer corporate requests to allow GM's to run operation
• Improve within operations. Ensure teams have a pipeline of active and future projects
• Review and provide guidance on any commercial or legal requirements
• Build relationship between customer and Kuehne+Nagel to retain customers business and future growth opportunities

• 7+ years Supply Chain and General Manager experience
• Bachelors Degree required and Master's preferred
• Travel whenever required
• Excellent knowledge of supply chain processes
• Creative problem-solving
• Excellent organizational and project management skills

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 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.

Onsite

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