Human Resources Manager

Kuehne+Nagel; Piscataway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Incentive compensation

Job summary

Kuehne+Nagel is seeking a on-site Human Resources leader for our New Jersey facility. You will partner with business leadership to drive HR strategies, oversee payroll and benefits, and ensure compliant people practices for exempt and non-exempt staff.

With 5+ years in HR, you’ll guide employee relations, workforce planning, and leadership development while leveraging UKG/Kronos, Workday, and ADP to drive analytics and decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Logistics, or a related field.
• HR certification (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP) preferred.
• Experience in warehouse, distribution, or high-volume operational environments beneficial.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary HR partner for the facility, supporting employees and management.
• Lead employee relations, investigations, and guidance on workplace concerns.
• Collaborate with department leaders to provide HR consultation and staffing support.
• Oversee payroll, benefits administration, and HR policies to ensure compliance and efficiency.

Skills

Employee relations

Workforce planning

HR consultation

Leadership coaching

Bilingual English/Spanish

HR analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business/Logistics

HR certification (PHR/SPHR/SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP)

Tools

UKG/Kronos

Workday

ADP

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.

Serve as the primary on-site Human Resources leader, partnering with business leadership to drive HR strategies, employee relations, talent initiatives, and operational support for both exempt and non-exempt employees while ensuring efficient and effective execution of all local HR programs and day-to-day people practices.

How you create impact

• Serve as the primary HR partner for the facility, providing visible, hands-on support to employees and management while maintaining a strong pulse on workplace culture and operations.
• Lead employee relations efforts, including counseling, investigations, conflict resolution, and guidance on workplace concerns.
• Partner with department leaders to provide HR consultation, support operational goals, and strengthen leadership effectiveness.
• Evaluate and enhance HR policies, procedures, and practices to ensure compliance, consistency, and organizational effectiveness.
• Develop and execute workforce planning and staffing strategies to meet business demands, including oversight of temporary labor vendors.
• Monitor and analyze key workforce metrics such as staffing levels, turnover, absenteeism, recruitment, promotions, and compensation using UKG/Kronos and other HR systems.
• Oversee payroll and employee benefits administration to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Drive employee development through supervisory training, compliance programs, and one-on-one coaching and mentoring of frontline leaders.

What we would like you to bring

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Logistics, or a related field; HR certification (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP) preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive Human Resources experience, including employee relations, workforce planning, and management support.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish required, with the ability to effectively communicate across all levels of the organization.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws and regulations, including EEO, FMLA, ADA, workers' compensation, wage and hour, benefits administration, and recruiting compliance.
• Experience in warehouse, distribution, logistics, or high-volume operational environments strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to coach leaders, facilitate team development, conduct investigations, and manage employee relations matters with professionalism and confidentiality.
• Proficiency with HRIS platforms (e.g., UKG/Kronos, Workday, ADP) and strong analytical skills for workforce reporting and trend analysis.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, with the ability to manage data, prepare reports, and support HR decision-making.

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. The target base salary range for this position is between $85,000 and $100,000. Base salary is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k 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.
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.
We kindly advise that placement agencies refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles. Any submissions of candidates without prior signed agreement will be considered our property and no fees will be paid.

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.