Global Air Logistics Sea-Air Product Lead

It's more than a job

As a member of the Freight Forwarding team Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in transporting goods, optimising processes, and fulfilling our customers' promises. And by transporting medicines, toys and important machine parts, you are not only delivering goods, you are making small and big moments possible for people all around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.

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As our Global Air Logistics Sea-Air Product Lead, you will oversee transit-related Sea-Air operations, helping ensure shipments move efficiently, accurately, and profitably. You will work closely with the LAX Gateway, Sea-Air Control Tower in Dubai, and colleagues across the global Kuehne+Nagel network to resolve operational issues, improve processes, and deliver reliable solutions for our customers.

How you create impact

• Partner with the LAX Gateway, warehouse, and Sea-Air Control Tower teams on shipment planning and allocation based on established and newly developed carrier schedules.
• Monitor operational performance and on-time service through KPIs while driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Optimize productivity and costs through airfreight consolidation and route planning.
• Work directly with air carriers and the LAX Gateway to support Sea-Air product development and resolve escalations and exceptions.
• Coordinate across the Kuehne+Nagel network to ensure orders are processed accurately and on time.
• Partner with Sea Logistics, Key Account Management teams, customs, ground handling agents, and third-party providers to ensure seamless operations.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement best practices that strengthen service performance and commercial results.
• Maintain data quality standards and ensure timely milestone updates across involved stakeholders.
• Review shipping instructions and resolve potential deviations involving country regulations, compliance requirements, or internal pricing information.
• Ensure operations comply with Kuehne+Nagel guidelines as well as applicable quality, security, health, safety, environmental, industry, and legal standards.

What we would like you to bring

• A bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, or International Business preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in freight forwarding, including at least 2 years of experience in Air Logistics and at least 2 years of experience in Sea Logistics.
• Strong knowledge of freight forwarding, gateway operations, and import/export regulations.
• Experience driving process improvements and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen operational performance and service delivery.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Effective problem-solving and time-management skills, with the ability to organize, prioritize, and make decisions.
• Strong communication skills, commercial awareness, and a performance-driven approach.

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. 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.

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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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