Account Director (commercial) - Logistics sector

Page Executive; Lutterworth; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits

Job summary

Page Executive is recruiting for a newly created Account Director role with one of the UK's leading logistics providers. You will own strategic central accounts, shape growth trajectories and lead cross-functional teams to deliver complex solutions.

You will build executive-level relationships, identify supply chain opportunities from tender through implementation, and drive upsell and long-term partnerships across the group.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in key account management across logistics.
• Strong relationships with executive-level stakeholders.
• Strategic planning and account management expertise.
• History of delivering growth and KPI targets.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and complex solutions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee strategic development of central accounts and growth initiatives.
• Drive client engagement and conduct regular business reviews.
• Lead cross-functional teams for solution development and implementation.
• Own and manage key accounts, ensuring contract adherence.
• Collaborate with BD and Bid teams to shape group strategy.

Skills

Key account management

Executive stakeholder management

Leadership

Multi-opportunity leadership

Strategic planning

Job description

• New created position of Account Director
• Working for one of the UK's leading logistics providers

About Our Client

My client are one of the UK's leading brands who continue to go from strength to strength, delivering exceptional customer delivery.

Job Description

• Oversee and act as a strategic development lead of my clients key strategic accounts (Existing and New).
• Drive customer engagement activities to deepen relationships
• Conduct regular meetings and business reviews
• Act as the primary escalation point for significant issues of central accounts
• Develop account strategy focused on (long-term) growth across the group
• Develop comprehensive account plans with clear growth initiatives
• Proactively identify customers' needs through deep understanding of their supply chain
• Encourage upselling and cross-selling through a trusted advisory role
• Track key account performance metrics and provide visibility to leadership
• Collaborate with BD Excellence/ Bid Management Team to set the group BD strategy Own and manage strategic central key accounts, ensuring growth, contract adherence, and partnership development
• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure successful solution development, negotiation, and implementation for complex customers, with cross-BU demands

The Successful Applicant

• Extensive experience in key account management - a track record of hunting/ identifying supply chain opportunities from concept/ tender through to successful implementation
• Strong relationship-building skills with executive-level stakeholders within strategic customer organisations - possess a clear understanding of supply chains
• Proven strategic planning and account management - Excellent commercial acumen, problem solving and experience in producing comprehensive solution responses
• Consistent record of meeting growth objectives and KPI Sector expertise in the identified sector - Evidence of thought leadership
• Demonstrated leadership and team management skills - ability to work across the business and sell internally
• Ability to lead multiple opportunities at a time.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive market salary and benefits
• To be part of a newly created structure and help shape the future of my clients customer strategy.