GS Sea Logistics Team Lead - ISC

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.

Job Purpose

Lead and supervise a team responsible for delivering ISC services with accuracy, efficiency, and timeliness. Ensure the team consistently meets agreed service expectations, including SLAs, KPIs, and quality standards. Drive operational excellence through proactive issue resolution, continuous process improvement, and adherence to standardized work instructions. Provide leadership, guidance, and support to enable team performance, development, and customer‑focused service delivery. Serve as an escalation point, ensuring quick and effective responses to operational challenges and customer requirements.

Job Responsibilities

• Act as the primary escalation point and ensure timely, effective resolution of issues.
• Serve as the main liaison between the local KNGS team and ISC Control Tower managers, ensuring smooth communication and alignment.
• Lead on-boarding and training for new hires and provide ad‑hoc training to support evolving business needs.
• Review newly migrated tasks, ensure process understanding, and secure accurate execution by the team.
• Conduct daily quality checks to maintain high standards of accuracy, productivity, and compliance with work instructions.
• Provide timely coaching, performance feedback, and guidance to support employee growth and corrective actions where needed.
• Conduct regular performance reviews, monitoring both individual and team metrics.
• Analyze team performance results, identify gaps or issues, and escalate insights or recommendations to the manager.
• Oversee team manpower utilization, workload distribution, and schedule adherence to ensure optimal resource use.
• Manage team attendance, ensuring proper documentation and alignment with company policies.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and drive initiatives that enhance service delivery and operational efficiency.
• Support cross‑functional collaboration and ensure consistent application of best practices. Perform additional duties and project tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• Preferred Bachelor's Degree in Logistics/Supply Chain Management or related courses
• Minimum of 2-5 years direct leadership experience
• At least 2 years work experience in Sea Logistics/Air Logistics/Finance
• MS Excel (advanced) and other MS Office products (intermediate)
• Solid knowledge of international geography
• Previous experience in trading or logistics field
• Solid knowledge of international geography
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Well-organized, able to prioritize and manage time well.
• Able to multi-task.
• Analytical and process-driven mind-set.
• Good communication skills.

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.