Logistics Specialist- Wave Planner

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. This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis without the need for current or future employer sponsorship. ‎ As a Wave Planning Associate at Kuehne+Nagel, you will help coordinate the timely flow of work throughout the warehouse. By planning and prioritizing customer orders in the warehouse management system, you will directly support productivity, order accuracy, customer schedules, and on-time shipping performance. Come Join our team in West Jefferson Ohio!!! Shift Hours are 4pm- 12:30am Monday- Friday with Overtime as needed. How you create impact Plan, prioritize, and release customer orders in the warehouse management system to meet customer schedules and shipping commitments. Monitor order volume, workload, labor capacity, inventory availability, cutoff times, and operational priorities throughout the shift. Maintain a consistent flow of work to warehouse teams and notify operational leaders when work is limited or priorities change. Ensure customer orders are waved, allocated, and processed in the correct sequence based on established priorities. Communicate customer-requested changes related to scheduling, processing, order priority, and shipping to warehouse operations. Identify stock replenishment needs, communicate requirements to the appropriate associates, and confirm expectations are understood. What we would like you to bring High school diploma or equivalent required; additional education in logistics, supply chain, business, or a related field preferred. 2+ years of experience in a warehouse, distribution, fulfillment, shipping, receiving, inventory, or logistics environment preferred. Experience using a warehouse management system (WMS) to release, prioritize, monitor, or manage warehouse work preferred. Working knowledge of order fulfillment, picking, replenishment, inventory allocation, shipping, and warehouse workflow processes. Knowledge of order entry systems, customer requirements, and warehouse transaction processing preferred. Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Outlook, Word, and Teams. What's in it for you At 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 401(k) 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. (On-Site) Kuehne+Nagel participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. Individuals with a disability who require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process may contact us by sending an email to kn.taaccommodations.com. A…

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