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.
In this role, you play a critical part in ensuring the safe, compliant, and timely movement of healthcare and life-science shipments around the world. Your work directly supports the delivery of temperature-sensitive, time-critical products that people rely on every day.
Working within the Operational Care Centre, you will collaborate closely with Customer Care, partners, airlines, and shared service centres to deliver high-quality logistics solutions in line with Kuehne+Nagel’s healthcare standards. Your attention to detail, ownership, and commitment to quality will help turn complex supply chains into reliable, life-impacting solutions.
How you create impact
- Coordinate healthcare airfreight shipments in collaboration with Customer Care, partners, suppliers, and gateways
- Execute bookings with airlines and manage flight selections and allocations
- Ensure accurate and timely data entry in operational systems (BPA/AirLOG)
- Create and manage MAWB and HAWB documentation in line with IATA and KN standards
- Prepare, validate, and upload shipment documentation in AirLOG
- Manage quotations in QTAir, ensuring correct pricing is in place prior to shipment execution
- Handle import and export operational tasks, including order entry, file preparation, and route planning
- Coordinate closely with warehouses to ensure correct cargo handling, documentation flow, and system statuses
What we would like you to bring
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in airfreight forwarding
- Strong understanding of operational processes and documentation in air logistics
- Basic knowledge of healthcare logistics and GxP / GDP requirements
- Strong customer and quality orientation
- Ability to understand and execute new processes accurately
- Good MS Office skills, particularly Excel
- Strong attention to detail and compliance awareness
- Ability to work under time pressure in a deadline-driven environment
What's in it for you
A career path at Kuehne+Nagel Ireland is fast-paced and exciting, with opportunities for growth and learning; internal advancement is encouraged throughout the organisation.
We are a Great Place to Work for the 11th consecutive year, reflecting the culture amongst our amazing teams who strive to go above and beyond every day.
We pride ourselves on Diversity & Inclusion.
We love to reward our employees even more and below are some of our excellent offerings in our generous Benefits package:
- Competitive salary and annual review
- Bonus / profit-sharing opportunities
- Generous annual leave, including birthday and wellness days
- Paid sick leave
- Company pension and healthcare plan
- Bike to Work and Tax Saver Travel schemes
- Paid family leave
- Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support
- Recognition and award programmes
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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