National Air Logistics Operational Care Manager

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. Your work also helps ensure that vital medicines reach patients on time and supports other essential deliveries, from wind turbines to semiconductors.

In this role as National Air Logistics Operational Care Manager, you will lead multiple operational teams (over 80 FTE) and drive operational excellence across our Air Logistics organization in the Netherlands. You will collaborate with our global Kuehne+Nagel network, shape strategy implementation, and make a direct impact on customer experience and business growth.

How you create impact

• Lead and develop operational teams, including Revenue Care, Customs, Warehouse, and local QSHE departments
• Drive operational excellence and efficiency through process management and continuous improvement initiatives
• Manage P&L and ensure strong financial performance
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with external stakeholders; collaborate with cross-functional teams nationally and internationally to support commercial growth
• Implement Air Logistics strategies, standards, and best practices across the organization
• Promote company values and contribute to employee engagement and culture initiatives

What we would like you to bring

• Proven experience and solid understanding of logistics operations and processes, ideally within Air Logistics
• Leadership and people management experience, with strong decision-making skills
• Excellent communication abilities and commercial acumen
• Strong analytical and business management skills, including P&L knowledge
• Experience with change management, escalation handling, and driving performance improvements
• Familiarity with ERP or workflow systems

What's in it for you

• Excellent salary and a good pension scheme
• 24 vacation days and 3.5 atv days, with the option to buy additional days
• Flexible working schedule to support work-life balance, including the possibility to work via home office days
• Annual contract with the possibility of permanent employment afterwards
• A VBG is requested at the start

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, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference.