Dorothee

How did you first find out about Kuehne + Nagel during your studies?
Kuehne + Nagel offered an internship at the International University of Bad Honnef  which a close friend of mine applied for. After our graduation, my friend was employed  by Kuehne + Nagel which prompted me to  have a look at the website and apply for a job. I was successful and now I work in the Product Management & Development Team of Global Airfreight.

What attracted you to working at Kuehne + Nagel?
Even though Kuehne + Nagel is a very large company operating worldwide, it is very dynamic and does not, having spoken to friends and colleagues and having done internships in different companies, have the same corporate feel as other logistics providers. This helps the company keep its informal culture with a flat hierarchy which I really like.

What was your perception of Kuehne + Nagel before and after coming to work for us?
Before joining Kuehne + Nagel I didn’t really know much about the company, only that it is in the logistics industry and its corporate identity included an anchor for a logo and its corporate colour is dark blue. After joining I was amazed at how large the company actually was and that I was very impressed that it performed very well during the economic crisis compared to its competitors.

What are you currently working on?
As a team member of the Global Airfreight Product Development Team I am responsible for  three standard airfreight products we have. This includes statistics and reporting, but the biggest portion is to explore ways to increase the popularity  and market the products further around the world. In addition, my team and I are also developing new products tailored to specific industries and customers.

How has your career evolved with Kuehne + Nagel?
I have only been working at Kuehne + Nagel for just  over one year but my career has evolved considerably . Not in job function rather than in taking over of responsibilities. At the start I joined as  a graduate completely new to the logistics industry, today I am a fully fledged team member with global responsibilities – constantly supported by my team and management.

What has been your biggest achievement?
Shortly after I started my job I was given the responsibility  to draft a concept for an IT solution to support operations which we needed for a specific industry. Knowing little about operations and nearly nothing about IT, I started building the concept and getting to know  a lot of helpful people, sharing their knowledge with me, along the way. Having provided  the concept and specifications to IT and after consulting with IT during programming, my colleagues, management and I were very proud of the solution built  – all based on my concept paper!

What keeps you busy outside Kuehne + Nagel?
Aside from our after-work parties organised by our local HR team,  the Zurich area is perfect for discovering culture and doing varied sports.