It's more than a job
When you work in Freight Logistics and Operations at Kuehne+Nagel, you play a key role in optimising processes and ensuring that inventory and shipments move efficiently. But that is not all. Your work also helps ensure that vital medicines reach patients on time and supports other essential deliveries, from wind turbines to semiconductors. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.
How you create impact
- Drive theprofitability and sustainable growthof the Airfreight Perishables product in the country, ensuring strong commercial performance and disciplined cost management.
- Leadcustomer development and commercial ownership, identifying growth opportunities, strengthening key accounts, and positioning the perishables product competitively in the market.
- Translate and execute theCorporate Perishables Strategylocally, aligning with overall Airfreight and company strategy to deliver consistent business results.
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performingNational Airfreight Perishables Team, fostering accountability, collaboration, and capability in line with the KN Roadmap and RACI framework.
- Ensureoperational excellence, partnering closely with Corporate Airfreight, Perishables Management, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver service reliability and quality.
- Recruit, coach, and motivate talent (in alignment with Corporate dotted-line management) to strengthen bench strength and long-term product expertise.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, margin performance, and customer satisfaction across the perishables value chain.
What we would like you to bring
Business and Product Development
- Actively own growth opportunities and partner with country and corporate stakeholders
- Make commercial decisions in and outside RFQs to win and retain business
- Acquires or supports the acquisition of new business and supports the account management
- Promotes customer relations and develops the existing client base
- Monitors market trends and competitor activity in order to identify new business opportunities (acquisition candidates, new services, business partners, etc.)
- Supports and cooperates in the determination of the global business strategy and executes/ secures its implementation
- Constant and extensive exchange with country-to-country customer/trade development
- Constant and extensive exchange with respective commercial teamsin regards to Strategic Customer/Product Development, Pricing, including final responsibility on pricing/risk exposure on strategic RFQs. Supports the business development process (tender analysis, solution design, costing, pricing and service offering)
Profit Development
- Carries the Perishables profit and loss responsibility for the assigned country
- Link financial performance to commercial actions
- Actively own P&L and customer profitability
- Creates and monitors the annual budget, initiates corrective actions in case of deviations.
Operations Excellence
- Supports the National Team in Operation Management / Strategy
- Ensures daily operational execution as customer delivery
- Supports the Corporate Procurement and Carrier Management / Strategy
- Strict cost management
- Foster a continuous improvement culture.
Leadership + Human Resources
- Lead national Air Logistics Perishables teams.
- Grow talents and manage succession plans.
- Leads and steers the organization in line with the KN Culture based on KN Roadmap, particular KN experience and be a role model of the before mentioned.
- Ensures the identification and development of an internal talent pipeline for the organization.
- Pro-actively supports in regard to talents, people development and fostering of international exchange.
What's in it for you
As an employer, Kuehne+Nagel stands for equal opportunity and we are committed to diversity in our teams with regards to people with disabilities. We believe that you can make a valuable contribution to Kuehne+Nagel and look forward to receiving your application.
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.
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