Warehouse Operations Supervisor (Jersey City, NJ, US, 07302-3920)

Kuehne+Nagel

Experience: 3+ yrs
Location: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Job type: Full-time

Required skills

Warehouse Management System (WMS)

About the role

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.

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In this role, you will lead a team and have general responsibility for coordinating daily warehouse activities to ensure the full and efficient operation of your assigned area. You will have varying shifts due to client requirements and will be Monday from 12:00 pm – 8:30 pm/ Tuesday from 10:00 am – 6:30 pm/ Wednesday – Friday from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. As a 3PL provider, we will count on your leadership skills to help drive excellent service for our valued customer.

How you create impact

Supervise and develop the performance of your team through effective training, coaching, and motivational strategies

Conduct regular performance evaluations and provide timely feedback to team members

Implement strategies to ensure the highest quality of work, optimize warehouse efficiency and productivity, and meet or exceed KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)

Ensure safe operations and healthy environments for employees, customers, vendors, and visitors

Verify paperwork and accurately complete all necessary records and reports

Ensure shipments are accurate and free of damage, all product is counted, and maintain our product locator system

Help maintain the security of the warehouse and assure the integrity of inventory

Implement continuous improvement action plans

Be flexible to work overtime and perform other responsibilities as needed

What we would like you to bring

High school diploma or equivalent

3 - 5 years of recent experience in a warehouse environment

3 or more years in a supervisory role

GXP or GMP experience is a plus

Forklift certification and at least 1 year of experience operating powered industrial trucks

Experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

What's in it for you

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. #LI-Onsite

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.

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About Kuehne+Nagel

Provides global freight forwarding and supply chain management services

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