Sea Logistics Export Operational Care Supervisor
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.
Sea logistics is about more than moving containers, it's about orchestrating reliability, efficiency, and trust across oceans. As a Sea Logistics Operational Care Team Supervisor, you'll be the one ensuring that every shipment runs smoothly, every process is sharpened, and every customer feels supported.
This role places you at the centre of operations: guiding your team, optimising workflows, and making sure service levels are not just met but exceeded. You'll balance cost efficiency with quality, strengthen supplier relationships, and use data to drive smarter decisions.
How you create impact
- Champion operational success: Support the Operational Care team in improving workflows, reducing waste, and driving efficiency.
- Guide the team: Facilitate training, skill updates, and performance management to ensure consistent excellence.
- Shape the journey: Define and monitor SLAs, validate KPIs, and ensure timely, accurate customer information.
- Solve challenges: Manage supplier contracts, resolve disputes with Customs/MPI/MedSafe, and support complex shipments.
- Drive improvement: Analyse KPI dashboards, increase automation via eTouch, and ensure billing accuracy with 95% invoice quality.
- Deliver results: Confirm expected gross profit within 24 hours, minimise deferrals, and ensure costs are correctly posted in the systems
What we would like you to bring
- Hard skills: Freight forwarding and supply chain expertise, strong knowledge of KN services and systems, project management experience, and commercial acumen with initial P&L exposure.
- Soft skills: Proven leadership of small teams, strong communication, problemsolving, adaptability, and customer focus.
- Personal qualities: Resilience, accountability, and a proactive mindset for continuous improvement.
- Other: Fluent in local language with advanced English proficiency; valid Australian driver's license; available for domestictravel.
What's in it for you
Along with a competitive remuneration package, we want to make sure our employees are motivated in all aspects. Here in Kuehne+Nagel Australia, we pride ourselves in taking care of our employees with benefits such as:
- Corporate rates for Private Health Care Insurance
- Free Flu Vaccination Program
- Inclusive GenderNeutral Parental Leave Policy to support all parents
- Attractive longservice awards
- Novated leasing
- Charity and volunteering events
- Flexible work arrangements
- And more!
If you're ready to take on this exciting opportunity and make a difference, apply now and become a part of our dynamic team!
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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Employment Type: Permanent