Contract Logistics Site Supervisor
Job Description
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.
“If you are a current Kuehne+Nagel employee: Please ensure applications are submitted by Thursday, July 2, 2026, . KN is committed to supporting internal career growth, and internal candidates will be considered first. When necessary, external candidates will be reviewed to ensure the best fit for the role and business needs.”
Are you thinking about advancing your career with one of the most successful logistics organizations worldwide? Here at Kuehne+Nagel, our Southhaven, Mississippi site is looking for a new Site Supervisor to join our Contract Logistics team.
How you create impact
The Planning and Transportation Supervisor is responsible for monitoring transportation budgets, implementing business objectives, and overseeing employee performance. Additional responsibilities include ensuring compliance with safety standards, assigning work to drivers, and maintaining transportation and inventory databases. This role also manages inventory levels and serves as a key point of contact for customers, carriers, suppliers, warehouses, customs brokers, and other parties involved in the shipment and delivery of goods.
To be successful in this role, you will be responsible for the following:
- Attend to multiple operational tasks to ensure products are shipped and delivered on time while maintaining adequate inventory levels.
- Oversee the transportation of products between facilities, including loading docks, warehouses, and customer locations.
- Coordinate product pickups and deliveries with transportation providers and assign routes to drivers accordingly.
- Conduct cost analyses of transportation providers to identify the most cost-effective and reliable carriers capable of handling shipment volumes.
- Communicate effectively with trucking companies, warehouse supervisors, customs brokers, sales teams, and customers.
- Ensure all stakeholders work collaboratively to guarantee shipments are packed, dispatched, and delivered in a timely and efficient manner.
- Obtain and evaluate shipping quotes from various transportation providers, selecting carriers based on cost, availability, service quality, and reliability.
- Monitor customer demand and manage inventory levels by analyzing order patterns and determining appropriate stock requirements.
- Replenish inventory as needed to maintain optimal stock levels and support business operations.
- Ensure compliance with all health and safety policies, procedures, and OSHA regulations.
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If you require accommodation for the recruitment /interview process (including alternate formats of materials, or accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
This job posting relates to an available role and not a future talent pool.
What we would like you to bring
- 5+ years of supervisory experience in logistics and transportation operations, preferably within a pharmaceutical supply chain environment
- 5+ years of experience building and maintaining effective working relationships with employees while managing planning, shipping, warehouse management, and inventory control processes and systems
- Demonstrated experience coordinating daily transportation routes, shipment schedules, and delivery activities to ensure on-time performance
- Previous experience within a pharmaceutical, healthcare, or regulated distribution environment
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills
- Valid forklift certification with the ability to train, mentor, and certify employees on safe forklift operations
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Ability to track, analyze, and report operational activities, productivity, and key performance metrics
- Proven leadership, coaching, and team management abilities
- Thorough knowledge of warehouse operations, inventory control, and logistics best practices
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-MB1
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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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