Warehouse Site Manager

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.

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.
We have an exceptional leadership opportunity for a General Manager at our Pharmaceutical Contract Logistics site in Brownsburg, Indiana. If you are a strategic, compliance‑driven operations leader with deep experience in regulated environments, customer partnership, and high‑performance team development, consider joining Kuehne+Nagel. This role is ideal for leaders who excel in pharma distribution, quality‑critical operations, and continuous improvement.

You will oversee all operational, quality, financial, and customer‑facing functions for a pharmaceutical logistics facility operating under strict regulatory and industry standards. Your leadership will ensure compliant storage, handling, and distribution of pharmaceutical products, while driving operational efficiency, workforce excellence, and customer satisfaction. You will serve as the primary relationship steward for key pharmaceutical clients, ensuring trust, transparency, and flawless execution through strong communication, proactive engagement, and executive‑level presence.

How you create impact
Develop and execute strategic plans that ensure compliant, efficient, and customer‑aligned operations.

Ensure full adherence to GMP, GDP, GSP, and GxP requirements across all processes, documentation, and facility operations.

Partner with Quality to maintain validated processes, manage deviations/CAPAs, support audits, and uphold strict documentation standards.

Oversee temperature‑controlled storage, monitoring systems, and environmental controls to protect product integrity.

Build and maintain strong relationships with pharmaceutical clients through clear communication, regular business reviews, proactive issue resolution, and transparent reporting.

Deliver concise, data‑driven updates to customers, internal leadership, and cross‑functional partners; communicate operational performance, risks, and improvement plans with clarity and confidence.

Collaborate with Quality, Compliance, HR, Finance, and Engineering teams to ensure alignment and seamless execution across the site.

Lead continuous improvement initiatives, optimize workflows, and implement Lean Six Sigma methodologies.

Ensure proper maintenance, calibration, and qualification of equipment and facility systems.

Uphold strict safety standards, conduct operations in compliance with OSHA, and foster a proactive safety culture.

Own P&L performance, develop budgets, manage forecasts, and optimize resource allocation.

Build bench strength, support succession planning, coach leaders, and partner with HR to resolve conflicts and ensure policy compliance.

Champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging to strengthen workforce engagement and culture.

What we would like you to bring
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Life Sciences, or related field; equivalent experience considered.

10+ years of experience in warehousing or distribution, preferably in pharmaceutical or regulated environments.

7+ years of management experience; 3PL…