Inventory Control Specialist

Kuehne Nagel; Cranbury Township (NJ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Kuehne+Nagel in Cranbury, NJ is seeking a detail-oriented Inventory Specialist to maintain inventory accuracy through tracking, verification, and discrepancy resolution for damaged or defective goods. This role follows a Wed–Sat, 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

schedule within Contract Logistics. Responsibilities include updating records across systems, implementing control processes, conducting cycle counts, and coordinating physical inventories to ensure accuracy.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years of inventory experience.
• Experience maintaining complex Excel spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate inventory records and ensure timely updates to inventory transactions across all systems.
• Develop, improve, and execute inventory control processes that drive accuracy, efficiency, and operational excellence.
• Perform daily inventory management activities, including cycle counts, adjustments, audits, and discrepancy resolution.
• Reconcile inventory balances and coordinate physical inventory counts to ensure system and inventory accuracy.
• Implement and manage product recovery programs to ensure damaged, defective, or non-conforming inventory is tracked and dispositioned in accordance with company procedures.

Skills

Inventory management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Excel

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.

We are seeking a detail-oriented Inventory Specialist to maintain inventory accuracy through inventory tracking, order verification, record management, discrepancy resolution, and corrective actions for damaged or defective products while ensuring all inventory transactions are properly documented and accounted for. This position follows a schedule of Wednesday - Saturday, 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

How you create impact

• Maintain accurate inventory records and ensure timely updates to inventory transactions across all systems.


• Develop, improve, and execute inventory control processes that drive accuracy, efficiency, and operational excellence.


• Perform daily inventory management activities, including cycle counts, adjustments, audits, and discrepancy resolution.


• Reconcile inventory balances and coordinate physical inventory counts to ensure system and inventory accuracy.


• Implement and manage product recovery programs to ensure damaged, defective, or non-conforming inventory is accurately tracked and dispositioned in accordance with company procedures.

What we would like you to bring

• High school diploma or equivalent.


• 2+ years of inventory experience.


• Experience maintaining complex Excel spreadsheets.

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 hourly wage range for this position is between $18.00 and $20.00. Base wage 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.

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.