National Human Resources Business Partner

It’s more than a job

It’s a Kuehne+Nagel Human Resources role that covers recruiting, compensation, talent management, and more. Your efforts create a functional and positive workplace that allows teams to stay focused on helping toy manufacturers get their products to stores and children around the world. Working in HR at Kuehne+Nagel brings more joy than we imagine.

The National Human Resource Business Partner is responsible for enhancing the relationship between the Leadership Team and the HR department to drive and complete HR initiatives for the organization. Your role includes analyzing HR policies and procedures to determine their relevance to company goals or values and managing the following responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain a positive and productive relationship with senior business leaders within assigned business units to define HR strategic direction and drive business effectiveness.
• Partner with management in their business area to ensure employees have the skills and resources needed to achieve objectives.
• Develop plans for recruitment, training, restructuring, and succession and help relevant staff implement them.
• Coach managers on ways to engage employees and lead more effectively.
• Gain and maintain a deep understanding of the industry, the business its strategy.
• Provide HR leadership to meet business unit goals by offering business insight and perspective to COEs and Shared Service Centers and collaborating with them to develop and deliver HR solutions.
• Analyze trends and metrics for assigned business groups; use data and analysis to provide decision‑making insight and interventions that increase engagement, commitment, and retention.
• Develop and maintain an agreed project plan with detailed stage plans.
• Understand and apply business case and risk‑management processes.

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience in an HR Business Partner role with multinational organizations.
• Prior experience supporting business clients in a matrix environment.
• Strong interpersonal, presentation, written, and verbal communication skills for all levels of the organization.
• At least 5 years of experience in employee relations, with emphasis on labor relations and HR policy development.
• Organized, methodical, and process‑oriented.
• Ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple projects.
• Willingness to travel frequently and on short notice.
• Experience managing multiple locations or business units, dealing with a broad range of senior‑level HR areas.
• PHR, SPHR, or GPHR certification required.

In addition to a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility, the target salary range for this position is $124,000 to $134,000. Base salary is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range based on experience, skills, job location, internal equity, and other 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 authorization to work in the U.S. Employers can only use E‑Verify once a job offer has been accepted and Form I‑9 completed.

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 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 local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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