Continuous Improvement Manager - International Logistics

Kuehne+Nagel; Bogotá; On-site; COP 120,000,000 - 210,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kuehne+Nagel is seeking a CI lead in Bogotá to drive the continuous improvement program across global logistics and end-to-end supply chains. You will identify optimization opportunities, build business cases, and guide implementation with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes air and ocean freight operations, routing improvements, and cost savings across international networks. You will develop dashboards and partner with the Business Manager to track savings, while leading governance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Engineering, Supply Chain, or Finance.

Responsibilities

• Identify supply chain inefficiencies and optimization opportunities (Sea & Air).

Skills

Global logistics optimization

Cost savings

Change & project management

Tableau / analytics tools

Air & ocean freight operations

English fluent

Excel budgeting / value stream mapping

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Logistics / Engineering / Supply Chain / Finance

Tools

Tableau

Job description

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.

Deploying and leading the CI (Continuous Improvement) service offering and owning the CI program for the customer, with a strong focus on global supply chain optimization, transportation strategy, and cost & cash savings across KNIL customer’s end-to-end supply chain. Leading business case development, providing strategic status updates on CI program to Business Manager / customer, ensuring achievement of savings targets. Driving a structured approach to identification, validation, and implementation of optimization opportunities, leveraging KNIL expertise and advanced knowledge of global logistics and transportation networks, while tailoring solutions to the customer’s specific business needs.

How you create impact

• Identification of customer’s supply chain inefficiencies and optimization opportunities (Sea & Air)
• Driving high-impact business cases focused on cost reduction, routing optimization, and service improvement
• Monitoring optimization project status, managing escalations, defining priorities, and aligning resources to ensure delivery
• Eliminating barriers to the implementation of savings and optimization initiatives
• Developing deep end-to-end understanding of customer’s global supply chain network, including suppliers, routes, and modes
• Value stream mapping and logistics network analysis
• Alignment on savings targets, timelines, resources and implementation roadmap with customer and Business Manager
• Alignment on savings calculation methodology, tracking, and reporting with customer / Business Manager
• Organizing savings tracker and visualization in Tableau dashboard (e.g. customizing IL CI standard templates, Corp CI Tracker)
• Leading regular internal/external governance meetings (e.g. QBR/MBR, CI reviews) with a consultative and advisory approach

What we would like you to bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Engineering, Supply Chain, or Finance
• Strong experience in global logistics and supply chain optimization (preferred 5+ years)
• Proven expertise in multiple transportation modes, with strong focus on air and ocean freight operations, routing, and carrier management
• Demonstrated track record in delivering cost savings and optimization initiatives in complex, international supply chains
• Proven experience in change management and/or project management in a cross-regional or global environment
• Strong experience in supply chain cost optimization, budgeting, and value stream mapping
• Fluent in English (written and verbal)
• Advanced Excel skills (Tableau or analytics tools is a plus)

What's in it for you

At Kuehne+Nagel, we offer you the opportunity to expand your knowledge, shape processes, and create innovative solutions in the exciting world of logistics. As undisputed leaders in this sector, we foster a diverse, collaborative environment powered by cutting‑edge technologies, where you will work alongside highly motivated, customer‑focused colleagues from all around the world!

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.