CS Sr. Account Manager - Sales Support
Stevens Transport · Dallas, TX · 2 wk ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
The Senior National Logistics Account Manager ensures the company can provide truckload coverage for customer-awarded freight while securing additional opportunities. This role is critical for growth and retention of dedicated opportunities, maintaining a competitive edge, and preserving the overall integrity of company services.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the single point of contact for an assigned customer base and build relationships
- Work with internal departments to balance capacity and freight, including teams of analysts
- Solicit additional freight opportunities to eliminate empty miles when necessary
- Research and attempt to remedy service issues daily
- Track and trace shipments, maintaining an on-time performance record of 95% or better
- Relay excess load availability to Brokerage and Rail divisions
- Review EDI data for accuracy before releasing verifications to the customer
- Oversee all internal activities that impact service obligations
- Maintain key carrier performance indicators
- Navigate all customer requests, including last-minute supply chain delivery timelines
- Manage bookings and resolve issues related to delayed pickup/delivery, billing, etc.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in business development, sales, or transportation operations
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel functions
- Ability to handle high volumes of inbound/outbound email and understand capacity and network dynamics
- Extremely organized and communicative, capable of managing multiple-stop deliveries
- Ability to perform in a deadline-driven environment with rapidly changing priorities
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience servicing multi-million-dollar accounts and supporting new and existing sales opportunities
- Expertise in specific KPI contract details per client and awards
- Familiarity with AS/400 operating system
Skills
- Critical thinking
- Root cause identification
- Problem solving
- Goal setting
- KPI monitoring
- Customer service
- Business solicitation
- Negotiation
- Relationship building
- Scheduling
- Project management
- Data analysis
- Effective communication
- Teamwork