Contract Logistics Inventory Specialist-Cycle Counter

Kuehne+Nagel; West Jefferson (OH); On-site; USD 46,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Incentive pay

Weekly pay

Job summary

Kuehne+Nagel in the United States is seeking a Cycle Counter with Cherry/Order Picker experience to ensure inventory accuracy across the distribution center. You will perform scheduled counts, verify locations, and use RF scanners and WMS to record results.

This 1st shift role offers weekly pay, engages in resolving discrepancies, and requires ability to operate a reach truck at height. Join a global logistics leader and contribute to reliable fulfillment for diverse customers.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of experience in inventory control, cycle counting, warehousing, distribution, logistics, or 3PL.
• Hands-on experience operating a cherry/order picker in a warehouse or distribution center.
• Experience using WMS, RF scanners, inventory systems or related technology.

Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled cycle counts, location audits, and inventory verifications.
• Operate a cherry/order picker to access, retrieve, relocate, and verify inventory.
• Research inventory discrepancies by reviewing stock, locations, labels, and system entries.
• Complete authorized inventory adjustments, transfers, status changes, and reconciliations.
• Verify item numbers, quantities, lot/serial info, expiration dates, and locations.
• Use RF scanners and WMS to record and validate inventory information.
• Identify and report damaged products, mislabeling, or location errors.

Skills

inventory control

order picker operation

RF scanners

WMS experience

reach truck operation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

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.

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. As a Cycle Counter with Cherry/Order Picker Experience at Kuehne+Nagel, you will help ensure physical inventory matches system records while safely moving and accessing products throughout the distribution center. Your attention to detail, equipment skills, and commitment to accuracy will directly support customer satisfaction and operational performance. You will perform scheduled and ad hoc cycle counts, research inventory discrepancies, complete authorized system transactions, and operate a reach truck to access products stored at height. Working closely with inventory control and warehouse operations, you will help identify root causes and prevent recurring inventory errors. You will also work a 1st shift schedule and will be paid weekly at $22.50 per hour. Come join our team at Kuehne+Nagel!!!

How you create impact

• Perform scheduled cycle counts, location audits, and inventory verifications in accordance with customer and company requirements.
• Operate a cherry/order picker safely to access, retrieve, relocate, and verify inventory stored in elevated rack locations.
• Research inventory discrepancies by reviewing physical stock, warehouse locations, labels, system transactions, and supporting documentation.
• Complete authorized inventory adjustments, transfers, status changes, and reconciliations accurately and promptly.
• Verify item numbers, quantities, lot or serial information, expiration dates, inventory status, and storage locations as required.
• Use RF scanners, warehouse management systems, spreadsheets, count sheets, and reporting tools to record and validate inventory information.
• Identify and report damaged products, incorrect labels, mixed inventory, location errors, and other conditions affecting inventory accuracy.
• Additional responsibilities as needed to support business needs.

What we would like you to bring

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1+ year of experience in inventory control, cycle counting, warehousing, distribution, logistics, or third-party logistics (3PL) preferred.
• Previous hands-on experience operating a cherry/order picker in a warehouse or distribution center environment required.
• Experience performing cycle counts, inventory research, reconciliation, location audits, or physical inventories preferred.
• Experience using warehouse management systems (WMS), RF scanners, inventory systems, or related technology preferred.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, lift, and work at elevated rack locations while operating a reach truck in accordance with job requirements.
• Ability to work the assigned schedule, including overtime, weekends, or holidays based on operational needs.
• Occassional lifting will be required up to 50 lbs.

What's in it for you

At Kuehne+Nagel, we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. Base wage is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors, including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data. (On-Site)

Kuehne+Nagel participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

Individuals with a disability who require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process may contact us by sending an email to kn.taaccommodations.com.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used to support portions of the recruitment process, such as reviewing application materials or assisting with scheduling. These tools analyze information to help inform decision-making; however, all hiring decisions are made by human reviewers.

This position relates to an available role and not a future talent pool.

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.

Kuehne+Nagel is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful retaliation. Kuehne+Nagel strictly prohibits all discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religious creed or belief, physical or mental disability, marital or familial status, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), gender (including gender identity and gender expression), sexual orientation, citizenship status, protected activity (such as opposition to or reporting of prohibited discrimination or harassment. Kuehne+Nagel will also make reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants and employees, including accommodations for pregnancy and childbirth, and for the sincerely held religious beliefs of applicants and employees depending upon individual circumstances unless such accommodation would create an undue hardship on Kuehne+Nagel.