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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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The primary duty of the **Healthcare Product Manager for Air Logistics** is to drive growth within the healthcare vertical in alignment with the global roadmap. This includes the implementation, support, monitoring, and continuous improvement of the airfreight healthcare service portfolio. As part of the Air Logistics product management team, he/she is responsible for all service-related topics, including quality compliance, consulting, and technical support within the Air Logistics Healthcare Organization.

Although the role has a listed location, it can be seated anywhere within the United States.

How you create impact

1. Strategic Development

+ Accountable for the development of Healthcare Logistics.

+ Monitor key market dynamics and respond accordingly.

+ Analyze competition, market data, customer feedback, and internal insights to:

+ Optimize current product offerings.

+ Initiate new Air Logistics services for the healthcare industry.

+ Represent the company at industry forums and exhibitions.

+ Contribute thought leadership through press articles.

2. Product and Operational Excellence

+ Support continuous improvement with the NA-O organization for Healthcare product handling.

+ Ensure compliance with Operational KPIs and K+N HealthChain certification.

+ Standardize and maintain Air Pricing elements for premium services (spot and tender pricing) in alignment with corporate pricing.

+ Ensure adherence to internal healthcare guidelines and procedures.

+ Implement and support the KN Healthcare product portfolio.

+ Monitor and steer performance of the KN Healthcare product suite.

+ Collaborate with the K+N HyperCare Team in Costa Rica (HER).

+ Partner with teamH to provide internal consulting on healthcare transportation and packaging.

+ Support operations with industry-related requirements and engagement with governing bodies (e.g., IATA).

+ Responsible for asset management under the Healthcare Vertical.

3. Operational Quality

+ Ensure compliance with external (CEIV) and internal (HealthChain) standards.

+ Collaborate with global/regional/national QSHE to maintain GxP compliance and audit readiness.

+ Ensure training compliance for self and team.

+ Maintain awareness of GxP requirements and guidelines (e.g., Global GxP Policy, WHO GSDP, EU GDP).

+ Identify and address operational weaknesses to drive excellence.

What we would like you to bring

+ Proven Leadership abilities

+ Ability to speak and present in front of large groups

+ Able to motivate the team and willingness work within and support a team – high team spirit – yet able to be team leader

+ Ability and willingness to support others / share skills & knowledge

+ Highly motivated, self-confident, creative (“out of the box” thinking) yet with analyzing talent

+ Willing to push things forward, used to work independently

+ Inter-cultural skills, open minded, willing to learn

+ Ability to convince people within a matrix organization

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. **While the role has a designated location, it offers flexibility and can be based anywhere within the United States.**

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. \#LI-SB1

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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Kuehne + Nagel is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you require an accommodation for any part of the online application process due to a disability, please contact the Employee Services HR Help Desk at 1-800-267-1326 during the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm EST; Monday through Friday or via e-mail at: [email protected] with the nature of your request. We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours.