What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Manager position at Kuehne + Nagel?

General Manager | United States | US2153517

We have a distinguished career opportunity for a General Manager in Piscataway, NJ! If you are a strategic leader with proven operational, financial, and customer excellence success, consider joining Kuehne Nagel.

YOUR ROLE

You will have oversight of the facility and ensure the full and efficient operation of the site. Your key responsibilities will include the overall planning, staffing, balancing workloads to achieve production and delivery goals, budgeting, P&Ls, tracking metrics and analyzing data to optimize operations, and keeping a strong, secure relationship with our customer. We will count on your years of experience in distribution management, succession planning, building bench strength, and continuous improvement projects to ensure operational excellence and supreme customer service.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Interact with ownership, executive members and employees.
Maintain customer contact.
Conduct staff meetings to organize warehouse activities.
Participate in trade organizations as a company representative.
Ensure the development of systems and procedures for operating and managing physical facilities, human resources, equipment and products in a profitable manner.
Plan, direct and implement warehouse operations and administrative support to meet prescribed productivity and service goals.
Operate in compliance with federal, state and local statutes.
Direct the operations of the warehouse management team to achieve prescribed objectives through

sound communication programs.

Remain knowledgeable regarding changes in hardware and software technology.

Assist in the establishment of customer service standards for all accounts, communicating these standards to all personnel. Maintain appropriate contact with all accounts and respond to requests when required.

Participate in company marketing and sales efforts with respect to generating new business.

Develop an annual operating budget and manage a system of controls to ensure that service levels and operational performance goals are met within prescribed cost, revenue and profit parameters. Assure that all accounts achieve predetermined profit standards.

Develop suitable programs for maintaining company standards of sanitation, maintenance, security, housekeeping, quality and safety of equipment and facilities in a manner that assures their most efficient operation.

Develop the budget for their facility

High level manpower and resource planning

Customer contract negotiation and pricing

Conflict resolution with customers and staff

Efficient storage utilization

Monitor Human Resource policies and procedures

Compliance with Retail, Pharma and OSHA regulations

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

10 years in warehousing

7 years of management experience with a heavy P&L responsibility; 3PL experience is strongly preferred

2 years of experience with leading and implementing Lean Six Sigma methodologies and Continuous Process Improvement

Experience embracing / supporting DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) programs

GOOD REASON TO JOIN

There has never been a better time to work in logistics. Bring your skills to an industry that offers stability and international career growth. We offer a great compensation and medical / dental benefits package, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs, and a fun, and interesting global work environment. #LI-Onsite

ABOUT KUEHNE NAGEL

With over 80.000 employees at some 1,300 locations in over 100 countries, the Kuehne Nagel Group is one of the world's leading logistics companies.

CONTACT

US Talent Acquisition

USA.Talent.Acquisition@Kuehne-Nagel.com

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