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Logistics Inventory Supervisor

Kuehne+Nagel · Southaven, MS · 4 days ago
On-siteDistributionFull-time

About the role

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.

Reporting to the Inventory Manager, the Inventory Supervisor maintains accurate records of inventory, handles all paperwork and procedures necessary to meet this goal, verifies all orders received and shipped, accounts for defective or damaged products with appropriate corrective action, and ensures cycle counts are planned and implemented following customer and Kuehne+Nagel requirements.

This is a 1st shift role.

Responsibilities

  • Create efficient and accurate inventory management procedures
  • Perform all daily activities necessary to maintain inventory management
  • Ensure daily cycle counts are completed as expected and conclude any investigation resulting from discovered discrepancies
  • Ensure all inventory adjustments are documented for future reference
  • Provide training to Inventory Team members as needed
  • Provide training to other Operations departments as needed to ensure quality of work and inventory accuracy
  • Reconcile inventory and coordinate annual physical inventory procedures
  • Work with management on implementing loss prevention programs
  • Build a recovery program
  • Oversee inventory quality and accuracy including weekly and monthly reports
  • Provide support to Operations as needed in other areas
  • Serve as key point of contact for operations team when handling inventory discrepancies or investigating inventory levels
  • Work with on-site customer representatives to provide smooth operation and strengthen customer relations

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required; Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred
  • At least 3 years of experience in inventory management, inventory control, cycle counting, or warehouse operations
  • 2+ years of leadership, supervisory, or employee training experience
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and inventory reporting tools
  • 2+ years of Warehouse Management System (WMS) experience
  • Experience analyzing inventory discrepancies, conducting root cause investigations, and implementing corrective actions
  • Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to lead and develop team members
  • Must be able to read and comprehend written English to perform essential job functions and adhere to safety requirements

Benefits

  • Great compensation and medical/dental benefits packages
  • Employee discounts
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Excellent training programs
  • Fun and interesting global work environment
  • Stability and international career growth in the logistics industry

Schedule

1st shift

About the company

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

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