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. But that is not all. Your work also helps ensure that vital medicines reach patients on time and supports other essential deliveries, from wind turbines to semiconductors. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.

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This role is at the heart of export operations by ensuring smooth, accurate, and timely booking execution with carriers while keeping customers and internal stakeholders fully aligned. You'll play a critical role in managing shipment flow, handling time-sensitive bookings, and maintaining high service standards in a fast-paced logistics environment.

How you create impact

Key Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end export booking activities, including creation, submission, and coordination with carriers
Ensure timely booking confirmations and alignment with shipping schedules
Upload, maintain, and update shipment details in customer platforms with full accuracy
Act as the key coordination point between internal teams, carriers, terminals, and depots
Monitor daily booking status and proactively resolve any issues or delays
Handle urgent escalations, including after-office-hour follow-ups when required
Maintain clear and consistent communication with stakeholders on shipment updates
Ensure all booking data and documentation are complete, accurate, and compliant

Performance Expectations

Deliver timely booking turnaround in line with operational requirements
Maintain high accuracy in booking submissions and data updates
Consistently meet service levels for booking execution and coordination
Effectively manage workload in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment

What we would like you to bring

Requirements

Minimum 2 years of experience in export booking or export operations (ocean freight preferred)
Strong ability to work under pressure and manage tight timelines
Proactive, detail-oriented, and highly accountable
Excellent coordination and follow-up skills with both internal and external stakeholders
Comfortable handling urgent matters beyond standard working hours when needed
Proficient in English (written and spoken)
Familiar with logistics systems and customer platforms
Strong team player with a collaborative mindset

Technical Skills

Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
Ability to track, monitor, and manage booking activities on a daily and weekly basis

What's in it for you

Exposure to dynamic, high-volume export operations
Opportunity to work with global carriers and key customers
Fast-paced environment that builds strong operational and coordination expertise
Career growth within an established logistics organization

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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