Senior 4PL Operations Coordinator

Kuehne Nagel; Bogotá; On-site; COP 42,000,000 - 70,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kuehne+Nagel in Bogotá is seeking an Operations Specialist to coordinate and plan customer orders and shipments, addressing inquiries, visibility, status, complaints, and ad hoc requests. You will enable customer satisfaction, drive productivity, and collaborate across business units within KN IL.

The role requires a university degree in international business or related fields, and advanced English. You will lead SOP/WI execution, support root-cause analysis, and contribute to continuous

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Air, Sea or Road transport models.
• Desirable 4PL model experience and customer service background.
• English skills advanced.

Responsibilities

• Manage activities related to the Ops Specialist function within the Bogota LCC, including direct-line management of Ops Supervisors.
• SOP and WI execution, observing and maintaining the customer service and service level agreements for all new and existing clients.
• Represent KN in meetings and conference calls, including service demonstrations during customer visits and audits.
• Manage and solve medium and high business issues with IT, procurement, quality or regional/global LCCs at management level.
• Quality audits related to general and client-specific quality programs, including GxP.
• Identify opportunity areas to increase operational productivity, in collaboration with Ops Manager and LPO’s, using root cause analysis.
• Understand the current operational landscape within KN IL and utilize lessons-learned to continuously assist in future customer implementations

Skills

Transport models

4PL experience

Operational planning

Customer service

English

Education

Bachelor in International Business

Job description

It's more than a job

As a member of the Freight Forwarding team Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in transporting goods, optimising processes, and fulfilling our customers' promises. And by transporting medicines, toys and important machine parts, you are not only delivering goods, you are making small and big moments possible for people all around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.

The primary purpose of this position (Ops Specialists) is to coordinate and plan the customer orders / shipments accordingly to the agreed upon account scope, in addition, to all the customer inquiries regarding visibility and status of the shipments along with complaints and ad hoc requests. The role ensures the enabling of acceptable customer satisfaction, business growth, productivity improvement and collaboration across the different business involved parties.

How you create impact

• Manage activities related to the Ops Specialist function within the Bogota LCC; Accomplished by direct-line management of Ops Supervisors.
• SOP (Standard Operations Procedure) and WI (Work Instruction) execution, observing and maintaining the customer service and service level agreements for all new and existing clients.
• Represent KN in meetings and conference calls, including service demonstrations during customer visits and internal and/or external audits.
• Manage and solve medium and high business issues with involved parties such as IT, procurement, quality or regional/ global LCCs at management level.
• Quality audits related to general and client-specific quality programs, including GxP.
• Identification of opportunity areas to increase operational productivity, in collaboration with Ops Manager and LPO’s, using advanced analytical tools for Root Cause Analysis and issue discovery
• Understand the current operational landscape within KN IL and utilize lessons-learned to continuously assist in future customer implementations

What we would like you to bring

• Bachelors University degree in International Business or related careers.
• Proven experience of any of the three transportation models (Air, Sea, Road). At least 5 years.
• Desirable Experience within the 4PL model and Operational Planning and Customer Service background.
• English skills advanced.
• Ability to support root cause analysis and operational improvements.

What's in it for you

Are you ready to drive logistics excellence at the heart of global supply chain operations? As an Operations Specialist, you'll be the key link between customer satisfaction and operational precision.

If you're a proactive professional with a background in international business, intermediate English skills, and a passion for logistics, this is your chance to shape the future of integrated logistics solutions.

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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