IT Solutions & Warehouse Management Systems Implementation Manager - Logistics

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.

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Play a key role in transforming warehouse operations by implementing Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and technology-driven processes across Kuehne+Nagel distribution centers. Partner with Operations, IS, and IT teams to turn customer requirements into effective business solutions that support both new implementations and existing operations.

How you create impact

• Lead and support CL IS team members across customer implementations, strategic initiatives, and change projects, providing mentorship, best practices, and effective project communication.

• Analyze customer and operational requirements and translate business needs into system requirements, technical specifications, integration mappings, and solution designs.

• Serve as a subject matter expert for solution development, partnering with Operations and Engineering to develop Concepts of Operations, functional requirements, and system configurations.

• Manage system integration and implementation activities, including client requirements meetings, application configuration, testing, training, deployment, on-site implementation, and ongoing support.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to enhance processes and productivity, defining ROI, aligning resources, and delivering operational change requests.

• Maintain solution and project standards through effective documentation, ensuring enhancements and configurations align with core system capabilities, product integrity, and approved project scope.

What we would like you to bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain or Business Management or equivalent practical experience

• 5 years technical experience working with supply chain products including warehouse

management systems, transportation management systems, order management systems and/or Enterprise

Application Integration tools. Blue Yonder (JDA) and / or Manhattan Warehouse Management Operating Systems experience required.

• 5 years of Operations’ experience in the field of warehousing/transportation services.

• Anticipate travel at 40%, with increased travel during the realization phase of implementation.

• Proven ability to define customer requirements and operational efficiencies.

• Excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills

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. #LI- Remote

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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) 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.

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 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.