Contract Logistics IT Systems Senior Engineer ML-LI

As a Senior Logistics Systems Engineer at Kuehne+Nagel, you will design, implement, and optimizes IT systems that power contract logistics operations, ensuring seamless integration across warehouse management, transportation, and customer platforms. manage end-to-end warehousing operations for our customers. By doing so with precision, you not only contribute to the success of your team, but also to the day-to-day operations and success in the warehouse and distribution centres. At Kuehne+Nagel, our work truly contributes to more than we imagine.

As a IT Systems lead engineer, your primary objective is to be successful in gaining and retaining customer business by offering vertical leading solutions for an Anchor project. You are a driving force for the design of IT solution and a recognized subject matter expert. You will work with external and internal stakeholders, as well as the customer while focusing on the end to end successful delivery of the project. You will also be key in developing new IT standards, tool and solutions in the vertical. The right candidate will have a continuous improvement mindset and a tendency towards 5S in the workplace.

Pre-Sales, Solution Design & Customer Engagement: Lead customer discovery and architect scalable contract logistics IT solutions, owning Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs), Solution Concept Templates (SCTs), and Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) / Detailed Financial Estimates (DFE) to deliver competitive Requests for Proposal (RFPs) and automation strategies.

End-to-End Solution Delivery: Own full lifecycle delivery across Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and Transportation Management Systems (TMS), including build, integration, testing, cutover, and hypercare to ensure successful, stable go-lives.

Operational Excellence & Support Leadership: Ensure operational readiness through documentation, runbooks, and knowledge transfer, while providing Level 3 (L3) support and driving proactive problem management to maximize system reliability.

Standardization, Governance & Capability Building: Establish and enforce scalable standards through reusable architectures and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), while coaching global teams and ensuring consistent quality across implementations.