Warehouse Inventory Specialist

Kuehne Nagel; Brownsburg (IN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

401k retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Incentive compensation for eligible­-?

Job summary

Kuehne+Nagel in Brownsburg, IN is seeking an Inventory Specialist to support inventory accuracy and warehouse operations at our distribution facility. This role runs Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, requiring 2+ years in inventory and hands-on experience with order pickers, reach trucks, and sit‑down forklifts.

The position also requires 1+ year in maintaining complex Excel spreadsheets, high school diploma, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds, with overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of inventory experience.
• 1+ years of experience operating order pickers, reach trucks, and sit‑down forklifts.
• 1 year of experience with maintaining complex Excel spreadsheets.
• Able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to work overtime and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Operate order pickers, reach trucks, and sit‑down forklifts.
• Reconcile inventory and coordinate inventory procedures.
• Implement programs to audit returns and move returned product to its proper location.
• Process documentation to create a prompt credit transaction.
• Conduct system searches to locate products.
• Perform weekly cycle counts and make system adjustments.
• Maintain accurate records to help detect shortages.
• Inspect and correct inventory diagnostics.
• Assist with loss prevention programs and inventory management.
• Work overtime as needed.

Skills

Inventory control

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Order pickers

Reach trucks

Sit-down forklifts

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.

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 Inventory Specialists with at least 2 years of inventory control experience and hands‑on experience operating order pickers, reach trucks, and sit‑down forklifts to support inventory accuracy and warehouse operations at our distribution facility. This position follows a Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 4:30 PM schedule.

How you create impact

• Operate order pickers, reach trucks, and sit‑down forklifts
• Reconcile inventory and coordinate inventory procedures
• Implement programs to audit returns and move returned product to its proper location
• Process documentation to create a prompt credit transaction
• Conduct system searches to locate products
• Perform weekly cycle counts and make system adjustments
• Maintain accurate records to help facilitate shortage detection
• Inspect and correct inventory diagnostics
• Work with management on implementing loss prevention programs and improving management of inventory
• Work overtime and weekends when needed and perform other tasks as assigned

What we would like you to bring

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2+ years of experience in inventory
• 1+ years of experience operating order pickers, reach trucks, and sit‑down forklifts
• 1 year of experience with maintaining complex Excel spreadsheets
• Can work overtime and weekends
• Able to lift up to 50 pounds

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 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) toolsmay be used to support portions of the recruitment process, such as reviewing application materials orassistingwith 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.