Kuehne+Nagel
Senior Procurement Manager
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Kuehne+Nagel is one of the world’s leading logistics providers. Within our Integrated Logistics organization, we are looking for a Senior Procurement Manager to strengthen our global procurement team in Wroclaw.
In this role, you will:
- Lead strategic transport procurement activities for key global customers, with a strong focus on multimodal transport solutions and supplier management.
- Play a central role in tendering, negotiations, supplier strategy, and cost optimization initiatives while collaborating closely with customers, internal stakeholders, and transport providers across Europe.
This position combines strategic procurement, stakeholder management, and operational logistics expertise in a highly international environment.
As a Senior Procurement Manager, you are responsible for:
- Developing and executing sourcing strategies for logistics service providers (LSPs), ensuring competitive pricing, high service quality, and long-term supplier partnerships.
- Managing complex RFQ and tender processes end-to-end, leading strategic negotiations with transport providers, and coordinating closely with engineering, operations, and customer-facing teams.
- The role is currently strongly connected to a major global customer in the tobacco industry, while also supporting broader procurement initiatives across Integrated Logistics.
Although the role currently has no direct reports, you will functionally coordinate procurement-related activities with shared service and engineering teams, including a team in India.
How you create impact:
- Lead transport procurement activities and RFQ processes for strategic customers across multiple markets.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for logistics service providers and transport partners.
- Conduct supplier negotiations, contract discussions, rate reviews, and strategic procurement evaluations.
- Analyze transport markets, supplier capabilities, and operational constraints to identify optimization opportunities.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with transport providers, custom...
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It's more than a job
In this IT role, you will manage, develop, and support the technology infrastructure that powers Kuehne+Nagel’s global systems and operations. This contribution is vital to making both special and ordinary moments in the lives of people a reality. In fact, your work enables our teams to deliver fresh fruit, time-sensitive healthcare products and much more to people all around the world. Working in IT at Kuehne+Nagel contributes to more than we imagine.
We are looking for a skilled Solution Architect (Technical) to join our Global Contract Logistics IT team. In this role, you will design and guide end-to-end Warehouse Management System (WMS) solutions, ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performing architectures. You will play a critical role in translating business needs into technical solutions while driving innovation, integration, and operational excellence across our global logistics landscape.
How You Create Impact:
- Design and deliver robust technical architecture blueprints, ensuring scalability, security, and long-term system integrity.
- Lead integration strategies across WMS and enterprise platforms (ERP, TMS, automation), enabling seamless data flow and performance.
- Drive solution quality through strong governance, testing frameworks, and resolution of technical defects and system issues.
- Support successful system implementations, including deployment, hypercare, and continuous optimization.
- Champion innovation and continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance system performance, scalability, and architecture standards.
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What We Would Like You To Bring:
- Strong hands-on experience with WMS systems (ideally Blue Yonder) in contract logistics or 3PL environment.
- Expertise in system architecture, integrations, data models, and technical solution design.
- Solid understanding of warehouse operations and end-to-end supply chain processes.
- Experience with testing frameworks, performance optimization, and technical problem-solving.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills, with a proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
What's In It For You:
- Opportunity to work on global, large-scale IT and WMS transformation initiatives.
- Exposure to cutting-edge technologies, automation, and system integrations.
- A collaborative, international environment with high-impact cross-functional projects.
- Strong career growth through technical leadership and architecture expertise.
- A role where you can influence innovation, scalability, and digital transformation across global logistics operations.
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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