Training Expert

Kuehne+Nagel; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Incentive compensation

Job summary

Kuehne+Nagel is seeking a Sea Logistics Training Expert in the United States to design and deliver onboarding and ongoing training for a growing logistics team. You will partner with the National Training Manager to align programs with business needs and measure impact across operations.

You'll facilitate sessions, track attendance in the LMS, maintain records, and report on training metrics while ensuring accessibility and clear, engaging learning experiences for staff at all levels.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in corporate training and facilitation, onboarding, and employee development.
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Human Resources, Business or related field.
• Sales training experience preferred, including facilitating, developing, or supporting training programs for sales teams.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate onboarding, role-specific, and ad-hoc training programs for new hires and current employees, using engaging methods.
• Coordinate with the National Training Manager to plan and schedule training sessions aligned with the program framework.
• Post and announce training schedules and track attendance via the Corporate LMS.
• Support logistics and setup for training sessions, ensuring materials and technology are prepared.
• Encourage questions and discussions to deepen understanding and ensure trainees follow along.
• Use quizzes, group exercises, and interactive discussions to assess understanding.
• Monitor engagement and adapt strategies to improve learning outcomes.
• Follow up with participants to ensure training benchmarks are met.
• Maintain accurate training completion records and ensure compliance.
• Support reporting on training metrics and trends.
• Distribute post-training surveys and analyze feedback.
• Review feedback analytics with stakeholders to improve training.
• Provide constructive feedback to participants and managers.
• Partner with National Training team to identify training needs across the unit.
• Assess training gaps and coordinate targeted programs.
• Participate in meetings to share insights on processes.
• Evaluate training effectiveness and gather improvement insights.
• Drive feedback collection to inform future materials.

Skills

Corporate training

Facilitation

Onboarding

Employee development

Sales training experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education, HR, Business or related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

It's more than a job

As a member of the Sea Logistics Training team Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in developing talent, enhancing performance, and empowering employees to succeed. By training our talent, you help enable the movement of medicines, toys, critical machine parts, and other essential goods arcross the globe. Your work empowers our teams to deliver on our promises, making small and big moments possible for people all around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.

As a member of the Sea Logistics Training team Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in developing talent, enhancing performance, and empowering employees to succeed. By training our talent, you help enable the movement of medicines, toys, critical machine parts, and other essential goods arcross the globe. Your work empowers our teams to deliver on our promises, making small and big moments possible for people all around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.

How you create impact

The Sea Logistics Training Expert is responsible for facilitating onboarding and ongoing training programs for new and current employees within a specific area, focusing on operational systems, field competencies, and soft skills. This role emphasizes effective facilitation techniques to ensure engaging and productive learning experiences. Working closely with the National Training Manager and key stakeholders, the Training Specialist ensures that all training sessions are aligned with business needs, accurately documented, and impactful.

• Facilitate onboarding, role-specific, and ad-hoc training programs for both new hires and current employees, using effective methods to engage, inspire, and motivate participants in their development journey.
• Coordinate with the National Training Manager to plan and schedule training sessions aligned with the program's framework, ensuring seamless delivery for both new hires and current employees.
• Post and announce training schedules and keep attendance via Corporate LMS.
• Support logistics and setup for training sessions, ensuring materials are prepared and technology is functional.
• Encourage questions and discussions to deepen understanding, making sure that all trainees can follow along.
• Use quizzes, group exercises, and interactive discussions to assess understanding during sessions.
• Monitor participants’ engagement and adapt strategies as needed to enhance learning outcomes.
• Follow up with participants who need additional assistance or support to ensure they reach training benchmarks.
• Maintain accurate records of training completions and progress, ensuring compliance with company requirements.
• Support the National Training Manager in reporting on training metrics and trends, highlighting completion rates and effectiveness.
• Distribute post-training surveys to gather participant feedback and assess session effectiveness.
• Work with the National Training Manager to review feedback analytics, helping to identify areas for improvement in future sessions and support implementation.
• Provide constructive feedback to participants and their managers to foster skill development and ensure training goals are met.
• Partner closely with the National Training team and internal stakeholders to identify and address training needs across the business unit, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Assess current training gaps, recommend targeted programs, and coordinate with stakeholders to support strategic training initiatives that meet evolving business requirements.
• Actively participate in departmental meetings and workshops, contributing insights on business processes and supporting collaborative projects as required.
• Evaluate training effectiveness by providing observations and insights. Gather participant feedback to help inform improvements.
• Drive feedback collection efforts from teams to provide valuable insights for enhancing existing training materials and plans, while ensuring alignment with the overall training strategy.

What we would like you to bring

• 2+ years of experience in corporate training and facilitation, onboarding, and employee development.
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Human Resources, Business or related field.
• Sales training experience preferred, including facilitating, developing, or supporting training programs for sales teams.
• Experience within the logistics or supply chain industry is a plus.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong presentation, communication, and relationship‑building skills.
• Ability to engage and develop employees across various levels of the organization.
• Flexible approach to learning and development, with the ability to adjust training methods and materials to support evolving business needs and varied learning styles.
• Ability to evaluate training effectiveness through participant feedback, performance metrics, and data analysis, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.

This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.

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 $80,000 and $95,000. 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.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used to assist in specific processes [e.g. screening applications, interview scheduling]. These tools analyze information to support decision-making, but final decisions are made by human reviewers.

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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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.