National Air Logistics Gateway Development Manager

Strategic Gateway Business Development Professional

It's more than a job. When you work in Freight Logistics and Operations at Kuehne+Nagel, you play a key role in optimizing 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. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.

We are seeking a strategic and collaborative professional to support the expansion and development of existing and future gateways within our U.S. country organization, aligned with the Global Gateway Strategy. This role will focus on driving Gateway Business Development, working closely with Sales and Key Account Managers to identify growth opportunities and enhance operational efficiency. The position also involves close cooperation with Gateway Managers across other country organizations to facilitate knowledge sharing and best practice exchange.

Location Options : This role can be based in one of the following gateway cities :

• Chicago
• Atlanta
• Dallas
• New York (JFK)

How you create impact :

Support and collaborate with the Gateway and Procurement Management teams.

Provide quotes for spot shipments, projects and pricing for RFQs.

Increase diversification of the gateway product range (e.g. express, DG, oversize).

Support KAMs in the development of customer-specific Gateway concepts.

Be the first point of contact for co-loaders for development and commercial topics.

Provide market updates to the national and global Air Logistics community and selected customers.

Develop and build relationships with co-loaders.

Responsibility for the Gateway tariff in alignment with the NA-X.

Monitor and report of co-loading shares.

Expansion and development of existing and new Gateways.

What we would like you to bring :

2 years of Project management experience (preferred).

Minimum of 2 years of leadership experience.

2 years of air logistics experience (preferred).

Excellent knowledge of Air Logistics transportation.

Experience in direct customer contact.

Advanced interpersonal / intercultural skills in order to manage variety of stakeholders in countries.

Ability to influence, negotiate and resolve conflicts.

Presentation and moderation skills.

Commercial and analytical mindset.

Excellent communication and negotiations skills.

High degree of self-motivation and creativity.

Proficiency in MS Office Suite, i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

What's in it for you :

Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. Base wage is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data.

Kuehne+Nagel is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity ("EEO") and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful retaliation. Kuehne+Nagel strictly prohibits all discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religious creed or belief, physical or mental disability, marital or familial status, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), gender (including gender identity and gender expression), sexual orientation, citizenship status, protected activity (such as opposition to or reporting of prohibited discrimination or harassment. Kuehne+Nagel will also make reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants and employees, including accommodations for pregnancy and childbirth, and for the sincerely held religious beliefs of applicants and employees depending upon individual circumstances unless such accommodation would create an undue hardship on Kuehne+Nagel.

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