Sea Logistics Customer Care Manager

Kuehne+Nagel; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Singapore is seeking an experienced Sales Manager to optimize processes and manage customer accounts. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in sales, team management, and operational excellence to drive targeted growth and ensure exceptional customer experiences. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute significantly within a global leader in logistics.

Qualifications

• Strong background in sales and operations, ideally within export-driven sectors.
• Experience in leading project implementations and customer onboarding initiatives.
• Deep understanding of operational processes for effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular performance conversations with direct reports.
• Manage customer complaints and service recovery.
• Negotiate rates and collaborate with internal stakeholders.

Skills

Sales management

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Business insight

Local market navigation

Job description

It\'s more than a job

When you work in Freight Logistics and Operations at Kuehne+Nagel, you play a key role in optimising processes and ensuring that inventory and shipments move efficiently. But that is not all. Your work also helps ensure that vital medicines reach patients on time and supports other essential deliveries, from wind turbines to semiconductors. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.

How you create impact

• People & Team Management

• Conduct regular conversations with all direct reports to ensure traction on performance and development goals.

• Hold daily and weekly stand-up meetings to identify and resolve business issues.

• Lead business and performance reviews (KPIs) with customers, along with implementation initiatives.

Customer Onboarding & Relationship Management

• Ensure best-in-class customer onboarding and relationship management.

• Directly manage Key Account(s) according to agreed targets, goals, and company guidelines.

• Conduct regular and structured customer review sessions, focusing on continuous improvement, innovation, and alignment with customer strategy.

Operational Excellence & Process Improvements

• Drive continuous improvement of processes and controls across operations & ensure compliance of key deliverables against committed service levels.

• Manage customer complaint handling and service recovery to uphold consistent delivery and fulfill customer promises.

• Anchor the usage and enhancement of CCL core systems and drive customer adoption of the digital ecosystem.

Data, Systems & Reporting

• Ensure complete and accurate customer contact data, service data, and updates in internal systems, including reporting for SME customers.

• Create and maintain performance dashboards for visibility, monitoring, and analysis.

• Create and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions (WIs), and templates, ensuring they are stored in a shared environment and adhered to.

Commercial & Stakeholder Management

• Negotiate customer rates in alignment with Business Units (BUs), ensuring rate sheets are documented and maintained.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to support business requirements.

• Ensure account plans are developed and signed off by the respective stakeholders.

What we would like you to bring

• Seeking for a highly experienced Sales Manager or National Key Account Manager with a strong background in sales and operations, ideally within export-driven sectors

• This is a people management role requiring strong team leadership and stakeholder engagement.

• Demonstrates sharp business insight and a proactive, solution-driven approach.

• Well-versed in the Singapore customer landscape, with the ability to navigate local market dynamics.

• Deep understanding of operational processes to ensure effective customer communication and relationship management.

• Capable of segmenting and managing diverse business categories to drive targeted growth.

• Experienced in leading project implementations and customer onboarding initiatives with precision and efficiency.

What\'s in it for you

As an employer, Kuehne+Nagel stands for equal opportunity and we are committed to diversity in our teams with regards to people with disabilities. We believe that you can make a valuable contribution to Kuehne+Nagel and look forward to receiving your application.

Who we are

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.

Kuehne + Nagel is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you require an accommodation for any part of the online application process due to a disability, please contact the Employee Services HR Help Desk at 1-800-267-1326 during the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm EST; Monday through Friday or via e-mail at: [e-mail] with the nature of your request. We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours.