Onboarding Project Lead - Global Logistics

Kuehne Nagel; Pudahuel; On-site; CLP 9,000,000 - 15,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kuehne Nagel, part of the Contract Logistics team, designs, manages, and optimizes solutions to keep goods moving efficiently. You will lead projects, engineer processes, and drive implementations to ensure products are stored, handled, and delivered with precision.

We are seeking a Project Manager with 2–5 years of experience in logistics, strong stakeholder skills, and a proven track record in WMS implementations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 2–5 years of Project Management experience delivering complex implementations.
• Experience in Contract Logistics, Warehouse, and Distribution operations (preferred).
• Proven experience leading Warehouse Management System (WMS) implementations and IT-related transformation projects.
• Experience managing onboarding projects including new business start-ups, facility moves, and system migrations.
• Experience managing project budgets, timelines, resources, risks, and change control processes.
• Strong stakeholder management with clients, vendors, IT teams, and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Setting up, executing, managing and coordinating customer implementations.
• Develop project plans and recommendations; track status of the project.
• Develop strong business relationships with clients; manage customer expectations.
• Control and monitor project effectiveness using standard tools and methodologies.
• Manage project scope and budget; ensure change control is adhered to.
• Identify, track and manage all project issues and risks.
• Develop escalation processes to channel issues to appropriate parties.
• Represent KN in meetings with external parties including clients, consultants, vendors, and others.
• Provide regular project communications and timely status reports; align goals and priorities within the team.
• Document project management results to ensure deliverables meet objectives.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Logistics/WMS implementations

Vendor coordination

IT project delivery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Project Management, or related field

Job description

Kuehne Nagel, part of the Contract Logistics team, designs, manages, and optimizes solutions to keep goods moving efficiently. You will lead projects, engineer processes, and drive implementations to ensure products are stored, handled, and delivered with precision.

We are seeking a Project Manager with 2–5 years of experience in logistics, strong stakeholder skills, and a proven track record in WMS implementations.