Global Contract Logistics IT - Solution Architect
About the role
JOB DESCRIPTION
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.
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You will serve as a key Solution Architect responsible for defining, shaping, and guiding end‑to‑end Warehouse Management System (WMS) solutions within Global Contract Logistics. You will translate complex operational and business requirements into coherent, scalable, and standards‑aligned solution designs that incorporate both functional processes and technical architecture considerations.
How you create impact
Analyse operational/business requirements and translate them into WMS solution concepts.
Participate in structured workshops with operations, business, and IT stakeholders to validate needs and gain alignment.
Contribute to solution design activities including process flows, data flows, and integration points.
Validate solution outputs during build, configuration, and testing phases to ensure alignment with intended design.
Stay current with WMS product developments, market trends, and emerging warehouse technologies.
Translate warehouse operational requirements into detailed functional designs and specifications.
Produce functional process flows and configuration documentation across inbound, outbound, inventory, VAS, and other workstreams.
Lead or support functional design workshops to gather and validate functional requirements.
Ensure integrations (ERP, automation, MHE, reporting) align with functional workflows.
What we would like you to bring
Strong hands‑on knowledge of WMS systems – predominantly Blue Yonder WMS (Discrete).
3–5 years’ experience in WMS design or functional consulting roles.
Proven experience within Contract Logistics or 3PL environments.
Strong understanding of key warehouse operational processes.
Skilled in writing functional specifications, process flows, and configuration documents.
Confident in leading functional design workshops with operations and IT stakeholders.
Solid understanding of testing lifecycles and defect management.
Excellent communication and problem‑solving skills; capable of translating business needs into system capabilities.
Desirable
Exposure to automation/MHE integrations (conveyors, robotics, sortation systems).
Experience with multi‑site or global WMS implementations.
WMS product certifications.
What's in it for you
At Kuehne + Nagel, we give you the opportunity to your knowledge, shape processes, and create innovative solutions in the exciting world of logistics.
As undisputed leaders in this sector, we foster a diverse collaborative environment driven by the latest technologies, where you will work alongside highly motivated, customer-focused colleagues — all around the world!
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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Contact
Kuehne+Nagel Recruitment Team
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