Program manager Jobs in Sacramento, CA

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 warehouseit helps shape the flow of global trade.

The Logistics Project Manager is responsible for managing the overall project plan for assigned projects including new business start-ups and special projects to ensure work is completed on time, within budget and achieves KN/Customer objectives. This includes developing and managing project plans, oversight of project controls, facilitating meetings, project reporting, metrics collection and assessment, risk management, contract management, and contingency planning. May supervise or have indirect supervisory responsibility for other personnel relative to all work performed on assigned projects.

How You Create Impact

Learn the client's business and warehouse/distribution operations to support a seamless transition to the K+N warehouse start-up and ongoing operations. Maintain and update project plans that support K+N and customer objectives, timelines, and deliverables. Build strong client relationships, manage expectations, and represent K+N in meetings with customers, consultants, vendors, and other external parties. Maintain project scope, change control, issues, risks, mitigation plans, and escalation processes to maintain project effectiveness. Provide timely status reports and document project results, including scope, timelines, resource usage, deliverables, transition and training costs, and budget performance. Be the main point of contact for leadership escalations

What We Would Like You To Bring

Bachelor's degree in business, Logistics, or equivalent work experience 5 years of management experience in a warehouse environment or as a Project Manager. Demonstrated ability to create and manage work plans, timelines, multiple priorities, and competing tasks in a fast-paced environment. Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with customers, peers, and senior management. Proven leadership, business acumen, operational knowledge, problem-solving ability, professional demeanor, organization, and follow-through. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and working knowledge of Warehouse and Transportation Management Systems (WMS/TMS) and financial reporting systems. Six Sigma certification and knowledge of Lean program methodologies preferred.

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

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. The target base salary range for this position is between $145,000 and $160,000. Base salary is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k 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. #LI-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

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used to support portions of the recruitment process, such as reviewing application materials or assisting with scheduling. These tools analyze information to help inform decision making; however, all hiring decisions are made by human reviewers.

This position relates to an available role and not a future talent pool.

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.