Team Leader Contract Logistics (m/f/d)

Kuehne+Nagel; Kontich; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kuehne+Nagel Kontich is seeking a Team Leader to supervise a warehouse team, plan daily activities, and drive efficiency and safety. You will collaborate with shift leaders to maintain smooth operations and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

The role requires frontline leadership experience in warehousing, strong communication skills, and flexibility for early/late shifts. A vocational logistics qualification and knowledge of WMS are preferred.

Qualifications

• Completed vocational training in freight forwarding or logistics.
• Experience in warehouse logistics and working with WMS.
• Experience leading a team and interacting with colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team of warehouse employees in your area.
• Plan, monitor and optimise warehouse processes.
• Support shift management in projects to increase efficiency and quality.
• Ensure safety and load securing regulations are followed.
• Conduct training and instruction for staff.
• Lead team meetings and foster collaborative communication.
• Maintain accurate administration and reporting in systems.
• Safeguard QSHE quality standards and take corrective actions when needed.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Customer orientation

Empathy

Flexibility

English (written/spoken)

Dutch (written/spoken)

Shift readiness

Education

Vocational training in freight forwarding/logistics

Tools

Warehouse management systems

Job description

It's more than a job
Ready to lead? Become our next Team Leader in Kontich, Belgium, and help drive performance, quality, and teamwork in our warehouse operations

As a Team Leader, you will oversee a team of warehouse employees within your assigned operational area, ensuring efficient organization of daily activities. Reporting directly to the Shift Leader, you work closely with both shift leaders and your team to secure smooth, safe, and continuously improving operations both in the short and long term. In this role, you play a key part in fostering a positive culture of collaboration and continuous improvement, actively contributing ideas and supporting management in driving operational excellence

How you create impact

• Technical management and management of industrial employees in areas such as incoming goods, outgoing goods, picking and packaging;
• Daily planning, monitoring and continuous optimisation of warehouse and work processes;
• Supporting shift management in the implementation of projects to increase efficiency and quality;
• Compliance with occupational safety and load securing regulations;
• Implementation of training and instruction;
• Giving shift speeches;
• Lead team communication through regular meetings and by fostering respectful, disciplined collaboration;
• Ensure accurate administration and reporting, including planning updates and data registration in relevant systems;
• Safeguard quality standards (QSHE), performing checks and taking corrective or preventive actions when needed;

What we would like you to bring

• Completed vocational training in the field of freight forwarding and logistics or comparable qualification;
• Ideally, several years of professional experience in warehouse logistics and in dealing with warehouse management systems;
• Initial experience in leading a team as well as empathetic interaction with colleagues and employees;
• Commitment, flexibility and motivation;
• Independent, team-oriented and service-oriented working style;
• Strong communication skills as well as a high level of service and customer orientation;
• Good knowledge of written and spoken of English and Dutch;
• Flexibility to work Monday–Friday shifts (06:00–14:00 / 14:00–22:00) and availability for 2 Saturdays per month, with a compensatory weekday off (always 5 working days/week).

What's in it for you

We are offering a unique career opportunity within the growing team of experts which will enable you to further develop your skills and competences and advance your career within the Kuehne + Nagel Group.

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.