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Air Logistics Operational Care Supervisor

Kuehne+Nagel

Bensenville, ILJob$75–90K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$75–90K/yr
Location
Bensenville, IL
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Air Logistics Operational Care Supervisor leads the Export Operational Care center team and supports high-quality shipment management, pricing, process improvement, procurement, and customer service. The role works across airfreight, sales, and customer care teams to improve operational performance and service quality. The ideal candidate has air export and freight forwarding or logistics experience, with familiarity with AEXUS and strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving abilities.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Air Export, requiredFreight Forwarding, requiredLogistics Operations, requiredAEXUS, requiredAir Export Documentation, requiredBookings, requiredFlight Requests, requiredPickups, requiredSystem Updates, requiredLicensing, nice to haveCGs, nice to haveDangerous Goods Documentation, nice to haveCommercial Invoices, nice to haveSLIs, nice to haveAttention to Detail, requiredOrganization, requiredCommunication, requiredProblem Solving, requiredCollaboration, required

Qualifications

2+ Years Air Export Experience, requiredFreight Forwarding or Logistics Experience, requiredFull-Time US Work Authorization, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

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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When you work in Freight Logistics and Operations at Kuehne+Nagel, you play a key role in optimizing processes and ensuring that inventory and shipments move efficiently. But that is not all. Your work also helps ensure that vital medicines reach patients on time and supports other essential deliveries, from wind turbines to semiconductors. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.

How you create impact

  • Supervise the Export Operational Care center team under their direct management.

  • Ensure operational excellence through high-quality shipment/process management.

  • Support the development of pricing strategies (liaise on pricing / RFQ preparation).

  • Ensure close cooperation with National Airfreight Managers of the Customer Care teams and Systems & Processes teams for optimized operations.

  • Actively manage interfaces and information / knowledge exchange between Kuehne+Nagel teams.

  • Contribute as process owner to continuous improvements of processes and controls for lean and cost-efficient processes.

  • Optimize proceedings to ensure development of Airfreight operational KPIs To ensure the highest levels of productivity within the organization.

  • Support Airfreight procurement and carrier relationship management.

  • Ensure a high level quality of export/import services.

  • Closely collaborate with Sales on strategic accounts as needed.

  • Closely collaborate with Customer Service to gain specialized customer specific knowledge and to receive first-hand feedback about operational execution.

  • Support to develop new / existing customer targets.

What we would like you to bring

We are looking for a collaborative, detail-oriented professional with air export experience and a strong understanding of freight forwarding or logistics operations. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a team environment, asking questions when needed, and managing shipment details accurately in a fast-paced operational setting.

We would like you to bring:

  • 2 to 3 years of air export experience

  • Freight forwarding or logistics experience

  • Familiarity with AEXUS

  • Experience with air export documentation, bookings, flight requests, pickups, and system updates

  • Experience with licensing, CGs, dangerous goods documentation, commercial invoices, and SLIs is helpful

  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

  • Clear communication and problem-solving skills

  • Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external partners

  • Flexibility for possible weekend coverage as needed

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 hourly wage range for this position is between $75,000 and $90,00 annually. 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. #LI-SB1

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 process [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 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: [email protected] with the nature of your request. We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,011 open Operations Supervisor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$75–90K/yr
  • Illinois median$65–85K/yr47 salary ranges
  • US median$71–88K/yr663 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $83K, is 13% above the Illinois median midpoint ($73K) — in the middle half of Operations Supervisor salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 87 open Operations Supervisor jobs in Illinois and 2,011 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Operations Supervisor postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (1,045 postings).
Education
51 of the 2,011 open Operations Supervisor jobs (3%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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