Global Head of Engineering - Project Logistics (m/f/d)
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Global Head of Engineering - Project Logistics (m/f/d)
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It's more than a job
When you work in Freight Logistics and Operations at Kuehne+Nagel, you play a key role in optimising 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.
It's more than a job
When you work in Freight Logistics and Operations at Kuehne+Nagel, you play a key role in optimising 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.
As the Global Head of Engineering - Project Logistics (m/f/d), you will guide complex technical challenges and ensure that solutions meet industry standards. You will help develop, maintain, and implement technical standards to mitigate risk exposure, accelerate the win ratio of project bids, and improve operational excellence. Team development, creating a sustainable work environment, and enabling all team members to make self-sufficient decisions are of utmost importance.
How you create impact
* Ensuring compliance with HSE standards at the operational level and implementing general health, safety, and environmental requirements.
* Coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, including Chartering, HSE, Tender Management, and Carriers, to ensure seamless technical integration within KN Project Logistics.
* Exploring and evaluating new technologies to enhance internal processes and generate added value.
* Optimizing team workflows, methodologies, templates, and documentation to improve efficiency and consistency.
* Building and sustaining a high-performing engineering team, fostering professional growth and a collaborative work environment.
* Developing and executing a long-term team strategy to support Project Logistics objectives.
* Partnering with project managers to design, plan, and successfully execute projects of various scales.
What we would like you to bring
* Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.
* Minimum of 10 years of experience in Project Logistics, QSHE (Quality, Safety, Health, and Environment), or the Energy sector.
* Possesses deep technical expertise in all transport modes (sea, road, rail, air).
* Demonstrates strong leadership and a strategic approach to problem-solving.
* Committed to safety, quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
* Focused on achieving company goals and upholding internal standards.
* Open-minded, reflective, and driven to improve through feedback and innovation.
* Effective communicator, fluent in English, with a willingness to travel and a valid driver’s license.
What's in it for you
At Kuehne+Nagel, you get to grow your expertise, shape processes and deliver innovative solutions. We are continuously building our local and global network and our product portfolio, creating career opportunities in different fields of work worldwide. As a leader in the logistics industry, we provide a collaborative and IT-driven environment where you will work with motivated and customer-centric colleagues across the world. We look forward to receiving your comprehensive online application.
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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Vielfalt und Chancengleichheit sind bei Kühne+Nagel fest in unserer Unternehmenskultur verankert. Unser Miteinander wird getragen von Respekt vor der Einzigartigkeit jedes einzelnen – unabhängig von Geschlecht und Geschlechtsidentität, den körperlichen und geistigen Eigenschaften, der Religion und Weltanschauung, der sexuellen Orientierung, der sozialen oder ethnischen Herkunft, Nationalität und Alter. Wir glauben an die Innovationskraft der Vielfalt in unseren Teams. Inspired by people – inspired by you? Wir freuen uns auf Sie!
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Executive
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Distribution, Supply Chain, and Customer Service
* Industries
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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