Warehouse Site Manager

Kuehne+Nagel; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

401k retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Incentive compensation

Job summary

Kuehne+Nagel is seeking a CL Site Manager in the United States to lead warehouse and contract logistics operations, driving safety, service quality, and productivity. You will manage budgets, forecast needs, and control costs while building strong customer relationships and guiding a multi-layer leadership team.

You will champion continuous improvement, ensure OSHA compliance, and align with regional strategy to expand business opportunities and optimize performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive leadership experience in warehousing, distribution, logistics, or supply chain operations.
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale operations with P&L responsibility.
• Proven ability to lead and develop multi-level management teams.
• Experience with WMS, operational reporting, and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of warehouse and contract logistics operations to meet safety, service, quality, productivity, and financial objectives.
• Maintain site P&L performance, budgeting, forecasting, and cost management.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships while ensuring contractual service commitments are consistently met.
• Develop, coach, and lead site leadership teams, fostering accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor operational and financial performance through key metrics and implement corrective actions when necessary.
• Ensure compliance with all company policies, customer requirements, OSHA regulations, and applicable laws.

Skills

Leadership

P&L management

Customer relationship management

Data-driven decision making

Safety-minded

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations Management, or related field

Tools

WMS

Operational reporting

Cross-functional leadership

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.

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.

The CL Site Manager is Responsible for the overall leadership, operational performance, customer satisfaction, financial results, safety, compliance, and strategic direction of a Contract Logistics facility. Leads site operations to ensure customer expectations, productivity targets, and profitability objectives are achieved while fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.

How you create impact

• Lead all aspects of warehouse and contract logistics operations to ensure safety, service, quality, productivity, and financial objectives are achieved.

• Maintain full accountability for site P&L performance, budgeting, forecasting, and cost management.

• Build and maintain strong customer relationships while ensuring contractual service commitments are consistently met.

• Develop, coach, and lead site leadership teams, fostering a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.

• Monitor operational and financial performance through key metrics and implement corrective actions when necessary.

• Ensure compliance with all company policies, customer requirements, OSHA regulations, and applicable laws.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on operational efficiency, inventory accuracy, quality, and cost reduction.

• Partner with Human Resources on workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, and employee relations matters.

• Support business growth through customer retention, operational expansion, and implementation of new business opportunities.

• Collaborate with regional leadership and cross-functional teams to achieve strategic objectives and organizational goals.

What we would like you to bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations Management, or related field preferred.

• 8+ years of progressive leadership experience in warehousing, distribution, logistics, or supply chain operations.

• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale operations with P&L responsibility.

• Proven ability to lead and develop multi-level management teams.

• Strong customer relationship management and problem-solving skills.

• Experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), operational reporting, and data-driven decision making.

• Professional demeanor with a customer-service-oriented mindset

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. 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. #On-Site

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 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.

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 an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you require an accommodation for any part of the online application process due to a disability, please contact the Employee Services HR Help Desk at 1-800-267-1326 during the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm EST; Monday through Friday or via e-mail at: [e-mail] with the nature of your request. We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours.