The Area Manager, HR Operations provides a broad range of HR support and consulting services to multiple locations & business units within the region, serving as the primary Human Resources contact and adviser to managers and employeesAt Kuehne+Nagel, your contribution goes far beyond the logistics—it helps shape the flow of global trade.
Step into a role where your impact is felt every day. As our Area Human Resource Manager, you’ll be at the heart of our people operations—partnering with leadership, supporting employees, and driving recruitment efforts that shape our team’s success.
Join us at our Groveport, Ohio location, where you’ll take ownership of day-to-day HR and recruiting activities, build meaningful relationships, and help create a positive, high-performing workplace culture.
- Report to Sr. Director of HR Operations (US) and lead a team of 4–6 HR Managers/Generalists, providing mentorship, direction, and performance oversight.
- Partner with senior business leaders to align HR strategy with business goals, support planning, and drive organizational effectiveness.
- Provide strategic HR leadership by collaborating with COEs and Shared Services to deliver solutions, insights, and programs that meet business objectives.
- Manage employee relations by advising on performance, disciplinary actions, investigations, and ensuring fair, compliant, and legally defensible practices.
- Analyze workforce metrics and trends to inform decision-making, improve engagement, retention, and overall business outcomes.
- Support labor relations, including contract interpretation, union matters, negotiations, compliance with employment laws, and participation in special projects and initiatives
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, psychology, or another related field.
- PHR, SPHR, GPHR certification preferred
- 5+ years of experience in a strategic HR Business Partner role
- Previous experience supporting business clients in a matrix environment
- 5 years of experience in employee relations, with emphasis on employee and/or labor relations and human resources policy development
- Experience with multiple locations &/or business units, dealing with a broad range of HR-related areas at senior levels of organization
- Strong interpersonal, presentation, written and verbal communication skills required in order to communicate and present across all levels within the organization
- Ability to meet deadlines while working on multiple projects.
- Clear verbal and written skills to communicate well with all levels of organization.
- Leadership abilities to delegate tasks and train new employees.
- In-depth knowledge of employment and labor laws.
For applicants in the United States: Individuals with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process may contact us by sending an email to kn.taaccommodations.com
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 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-Onsite
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.
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.
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.
EEO Statement
Kuehne+Nagel is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful retaliation.
Kuehne+Nagel strictly prohibits all discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religious creed or belief, physical or mental disability, marital or familial status, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), gender (including gender identity and gender expression), sexual orientation, citizenship status, protected activity (such as opposition to or reporting of prohibited discrimination or harassment.
Kuehne+Nagel will also make reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants and employees, including accommodations for pregnancy and childbirth, and for the sincerely held religious beliefs of applicants and employees depending upon individual circumstances unless such accommodation would create an undue hardship on Kuehne+Nagel.
