Contract Logistics Site Supervisor

It's more than a job

As part of the Contract Logistics team at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in designing, managing, and optimizing solutions that keep goods moving efficiently. Whether you’re leading a team, engineering processes, or driving projects, your work ensures that our customers’ products are stored, handled, and delivered with precision. From everyday essentials to seasonal items, what we do in Contract Logistics impacts businesses and communities around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, your contribution goes far beyond the warehouse—it helps shape the flow of global trade.

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Based in Sidoarjo, the Site Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily warehouse operations across inbound, outbound, inventory, packing, and value-added service activities. This role ensures operational productivity, accuracy, safety, and service performance are achieved while leading warehouse teams in a fast-paced environment. 

How you create impact

1. Warehouse Operations

• Supervise daily warehouse floor activities and ensure smooth operational execution
• Manage pick and pack activities in line with daily volume and service requirements
• Coordinate operational priorities with relevant stakeholders and warehouse teams
• Resolve day-to-day operational issues and escalate when necessary

2. Productivity & Performance Management

• Monitor warehouse productivity, manpower utilization, and operational efficiency
• Ensure team output is aligned with productivity targets and business expectations
• Support improvement actions to improve service performance and workflow efficiency

3. Team Leadership

• Lead and guide team leaders and warehouse operators across operational functions
• Provide clear direction, coaching, and performance follow-up to the team
• Maintain strong warehouse discipline, attendance control, and team coordination

4. Inventory & Process Control

• Ensure proper stock handling, inventory accuracy, and process compliance
• Support cycle count, stock reconciliation, and inventory movement monitoring
• Maintain accurate documentation and operational reporting standards

5. Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Ensure warehouse activities comply with safety, quality, and operational requirements
• Maintain good housekeeping and safe working practices across the warehouse area
• Support audits, process checks, and compliance-related activities

6. Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Prepare operational reports related to productivity, manpower, and performance
• Use Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint to support reporting and presentation needs
• Identify opportunities to improve warehouse efficiency and operational effectiveness

What we would like you to bring

Education & Experience

• Minimum 5 years of total working experience in warehouse operations
• Minimum 3 years of supervisory experience in warehousing, logistics, or 3PL operations
• Strong Team Leader-level candidates may be considered if they demonstrate solid leadership capability

Technical Skills

• Good understanding of warehouse operations, including inbound, outbound, inventory, packing, and value-added services
• Strong knowledge of productivity tracking, manpower planning, and daily operational control
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Understanding of P&L or operational cost control will be an added advantage

Professional Skills

• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Good English communication skills are mandatory
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making ability
• Hands-on, disciplined, and comfortable working in a fast-paced warehouse environment
• Continuous improvement mindset will be an added advantage

What's in it for you

• Exposure to large-scale warehouse and export-related operations
• Opportunity to strengthen leadership, productivity management, and continuous improvement experience
• Career exposure within a structured logistics and warehousing environment

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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