Sales and Account Management Executive

With a sales career at Kuehne+Nagel, you'll drive long-term business success by mastering sales strategies, nurturing customer relationships and identifying new opportunities. But you will also bring relief and peace of mind to pet owners around the world. Because when you do your job, your colleagues around the world are able to build reliable veterinary supply chains that ensure pets get the care they need. You will be part of our Sales + Marketing team, adding your consultative selling expertise + skills to the delivery of business growth.
Your primary objective will be to develop existing or new business by coordinating all business development actions + triggering opportunities within your specified vertical for larger accounts. You will do this by working with a variety of internal + external stakeholders, ensuring compliance with our current commercial policy while focusing on the following key objectives:
To directly manage Key Account(s), in accordance with agreed targets, goals + company guidelines, eliciting customer needs + selling our key products + services.
To negotiate rates with customers in alignment with the business units (BU), ensuring rate sheets are documented + maintained as needed by the BU's.
To ensure compliance with our sales management processes + systems, ensuring correct + timely updates in our customer relationship system (CRM).
To monitor monthly performance against set targets ensuring that immediate actions address deviations.
To ensure that account plan(s) are in place based on internal processes + templates which are signed off by the respective sales manager.
To effectively hand over + transition new business into operations to ensure that customer requirements + company's commitments are met.
Minimum of 8 - 10 years of experience in business development or sales, preferably within the freight forwarding industry.
Experience in developing SME and national accounts, within cross sectors.
A proven track record of achieving sales targets and expanding market share in a competitive environment.
Willingness to travel frequently for client meetings and industry events.
Learning & Development: Grow with us personally and professionally through world-class training and career pathways.
Rewards & Recognition: Get rewarded for your passion, performance, and potential.
Enjoy the best of both worlds a trusted global brand with a startup spirit.
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.