Carrier Manager

Discover Your Next Career Step at Kuehne + Nagel

It's more than a job

Kuehne + Nagel is seeking a Carrier Manager/Logistics Transport Engineer for its Contract Logistics division. Are you ready to take the next step in your career and eager to work in a dynamic company with numerous challenges and opportunities for growth? If so, Kuehne + Nagel is the place for you!

As a Carrier Manager, you will be responsible for Supply Chain Design, Strategic Procurement, and Carrier Management for both new and existing customers. You are ambitious, results-driven, highly innovative, and entrepreneurial. Transport logistics experience is essential.
You will be mainly based in Veghel and will also be deployed to our sites in Utrecht, Tiel, Tessenderlo and Geel. This is a fulltime position.

What we would like you to bring

• Translate supply chain requirements from internal (Business Unit/Operations) and external (customers) stakeholders into efficient transport solutions.
• Collect and analyze logistics data through questionnaires, interviews, system data extraction, observations, and floor sampling.
• Research and analyze external transport market data to support decision-making.
• Conduct carrier sourcing activities and tenders, including e-auctions, reverse auctions, and supplier summits.
• Draft contract agreements, SOPs, and SLAs in collaboration with Business Units, Legal, and Operations teams.
• Develop presentations and proposals, providing clear insights into feasibility and recommended solutions.
• Analyze existing operational processes to identify and implement efficiency improvements.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with carriers, ensuring performance through KPIs, MBRs, and QBRs.

What's in it for you

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (HBO/University level) in a relevant field, preferably in a commercial direction.
• 3 years of experience in a similar role within logistics, such as Logistics Engineering or Transport Procurement.
• Proficiency in calculation tools and handling large data sets.
• Strong analytical skills, capable of evaluating complex logistics challenges and identifying cost drivers.
• Ideally, familiarity with TMS, FA&P systems, and tender platforms (e.g., Ariba, TI Contract).
• Commercially minded with excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Outstanding planning and organizational abilities, with the capability to motivate others.
• Resilient and proactive self-starter, able to manage multiple projects under pressure.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written). Knowledge of additional EU languages—especially Dutch, German, or French—is a plus.

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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