National Sea Logistics Reefer Manager M/F

Have you noticed how consumption patterns are evolving the logistics and transport sector? To meet this challenge, Kuehne + Nagel relies on its operational excellence, leadership position, and its employees spread across more than 100 countries. In France, there are 10,000 passionate employees working every day on innovative solutions and services to satisfy clients from various sectors such as aerospace, retail, and healthcare.

Your Role

We are looking for our future National Sea Logistics Reefer Manager for our offices in Paris 14th! In this role, you will ensure the growth and profitability of the reefer/healthcare department through a targeted approach. You will collaborate continuously with the sales and operations teams to anticipate needs. You will become our expert in reefer and healthcare sea transport and share your market knowledge.

Your Responsibilities

• Manage reefer/healthcare teams to ensure the success of your department (customer care, operations, sales teams, etc.).
• Supervise import and export activities, including recruitment, training, and development. Actively promote and improve employee retention.
• Identify potential clients and monitor market activity by responding to price fluctuations.
• Develop new business opportunities to increase overall market share and revenue growth for perishable and healthcare shipping products.
• Understand client activities and create value propositions that align with their expectations.
• Proactively communicate with clients, respond to their needs, ensure commitments are met, address their concerns, and resolve issues promptly.
• Manage the financial performance and profit and loss (P&L) of perishable and healthcare shipping products.
• Identify cost savings, improve processes, implement efficiency gains, measure and report key indicators.
• Maintain, upkeep, and manage the office as the agency head (facility maintenance, compliance, building regulations, etc.).
• Adhere to and comply with all health and safety, quality, security, environmental, legal, and regulatory requirements.

Your Skills and Experiences

• Ideally, you hold a higher education degree (Master's level) in business school and/or logistics, engineering, or university in the field of transportation.
• You have at least 5 years of significant and similar experience in a similar role within an international structure.
• This experience will have been acquired in the maritime transport sector, ideally in reefer, giving you a good understanding of its products.
• You also have experience in team management.
• As a visionary, you are able to identify opportunities, organize, and implement appropriate strategies for the development of your department.
• As a skilled negotiator, you know how to discuss with external parties and work in a demanding environment.
• Finally, interpersonal skills, autonomy, honesty, and transparency will be assets that will allow you to succeed fully in this role.
• You speak English fluently; French is an advantage.

Good Reasons to Join

Joining Kuehne+Nagel means committing to a company recognized as a top employer in 2021 and being ready to tackle future challenges. Beyond joining a pleasant, dedicated, and versatile team in a stimulating environment, we offer: Attractive compensation, Profit-sharing and participation, Onboarding and training throughout your career at Kuehne+Nagel, Opportunities for advancement in France and internationally across different roles and subsidiaries of the group.

About Kuehne+Nagel

With over 80,000 employees at some 1,300 locations in over 100 countries, the Kuehne+Nagel Group is one of the world’s leading logistics companies.
As an employer, Kuehne+Nagel stands for equal opportunity and we are committed to diversity in our teams. We believe that you can make a valuable contribution to Kuehne+Nagel and look forward to receiving your application.

CONTACT

Marise Alounladeth
+49 (0)30 4036371310