Director of Account Management
About The Position
The Director of Account Management will lead a group of Account Managers within eShipping’s Account Management team. The Director will develop and maintain a deep understanding of eShipping’s capabilities and growth strategy to develop tactics to ensure delivery of the most appropriate and cost-effective services with the goal of continuously improving retention and growing existing accounts. This leader will help continue building customer relationships while also managing and developing a team of direct reports. This individual will also manage a key account while working closely with internal eShipping support teams to develop and execute the customer strategy. In addition, the Director of Account Management will be tasked with monitoring their team’s KPIs, ensuring progress to overall Account Management goals.
Requirements
- Deep knowledge, through work experience, in supply chain
- Ability to lead projects as assigned
- Ability to work independently with minimal leadership oversight
- Ability to develop team of direct reports and manage the day-to-day performance of direct reports
- Excellent customer service, time management, and teambuilding skills
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to negotiate and close sales
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to understand, interpret, and explain complex and abstract issues and respond appropriately
- Able to utilize sound, independent judgment and make responsible decisions and recommendations
- Excellent follow-through and detail orientation
- Able to effectively utilize computer programs including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Transportation Management System
- Ability to work with a variety of people and personality types
- Flexibility to work extra hours as necessary to meet customer needs
- Minimum ten years of experience working in the Transportation industry
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Responsibilities
- Manage and develop a diverse team of Account Managers through coaching and feedback for both personal and professional development
- Act as executive leader for assigned customers. Provide oversight to all customers to evaluate for and ensure excellent execution. Develop and maintain relationships with executive teams of each top 25 customer and/or other executive sponsor assignments
- Manage assigned customer account
- Achieve and sustain 3-year vision for retention
- Accelerate adoption of AI through company authorized A.I. tools
- Support (and lead, when necessary) contract renewal opportunities
- Use outstanding communication skills to present to and influence both internal and external key stakeholders
- Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, and Solutions teams to ensure the value of services is being effectively communicated
- Investigate root causes for attrition, define root cause(s), and align resources for correction and prevention
- Support Account Managers through upsell opportunities (with existing accounts) to achieve corporate growth goals
- Travel 20% - 40% to regularly attend customer meetings to evaluate customer satisfaction and eShipping performance
- Other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
