Logistics Team Leader

Kuehne+Nagel; Shepherdsville (KY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Incentive compensation

Job summary

Kuehne+Nagel is seeking a Warehouse Team Lead in Kentucky to coordinate daily warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, and shipping. You will lead warehouse personnel, ensure inventory accuracy, and promote safety in accordance with company policies and OSHA guidelines.

This role requires 3+ years in warehouse settings, with at least 1 year in a supervisory capacity. Proficiency with WMS, RF scanners, and MS Office is essential, along with strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Requires 3+ years in warehouse/distribution with 1+ year in a Lead/Supervisory role.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with minimal supervision.
• Forklift certification preferred; strong leadership and safety focus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily warehouse operations including unloading, receiving, storage, picking, staging, and shipping.
• Ensure inventory accuracy and product integrity; maintain records and locator systems.
• Lead and coordinate warehouse personnel with schedules and task assignments.
• Promote safe and compliant operations following OSHA policies and procedures.
• Maintain organized, secure warehouse environment with space optimization and security practices.
• Complete operational documentation and reporting accurately and timely.

Skills

WMS experience

RF scanners

Forklift operation

Leadership

Communication

Inventory control

OSHA knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or Technical Degree

Tools

WMS

RF scanners

Microsoft Office

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.

The Warehouse Team Lead has general responsibility for coordinating and supervising warehouse activities on a daily basis. Responsible for supervising the receiving, warehousing and shipping of product in a manner consistent with company service and cost objectives.

How you create impact

• Oversee daily warehouse operations, including the unloading, receiving, storage, picking, staging, and shipping of products while maintaining productivity and quality standards.
• Ensure inventory accuracy and product integrity by verifying inbound and outbound shipments, maintaining inventory records and locator systems, rotating stock as appropriate, and supporting physical inventory counts.
• Lead and coordinate warehouse personnel by implementing work schedules, assigning tasks effectively, and ensuring duties are completed accurately and efficiently.
• Promote safe and compliant operations by ensuring the proper use of material handling equipment and adherence to OSHA, MSDS, and company safety policies and procedures.
• Maintain an organized, secure, and efficient warehouse environment through space optimization, warehouse consolidation, housekeeping standards, and facility security practices.
• Complete operational documentation and reporting accurately and timely while ensuring compliance with Kuehne + Nagel Quality, Safety, Health & Environment (QSHE) policies and procedures.

What we would like you to bring

• Education: High School Diploma or Technical Degree required.
• 3+ years of warehouse/distribution center experience, including at least 1 year in a Lead, Team Lead, or Supervisory role.
• Ability to establish priorities, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and work effectively with minimal supervision.
• Strong computer skills, including experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), RF scanners, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience operating and directing the safe use of material handling equipment, including forklifts, pallet jacks, and reach trucks; forklift certification preferred.
• Working knowledge of inventory control, cycle counting, receiving, shipping, and inventory accuracy processes.
• Strong leadership, communication, and team-building skills with the ability to motivate and develop warehouse associates.
• Solid understanding of warehouse safety practices and OSHA regulations.Ability to identify and resolve operational issues while maintaining productivity and quality standards.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy in inventory management, documentation, and shipment verification.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work in a warehouse environment that may require standing, walking, bending, and reaching for extended periods
• Must be able to read and comprehend written English to perform essential job functions and adhere to safety requirements.

What's in it for you

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 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 a 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 review

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.