Senior Key Account Manager

Momentum Transportation USA; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Momentum Transportation USA seeks a Senior Key Account Manager to develop, expand, and sustain long-term relationships with our most strategic customers. This role drives revenue growth within key accounts with portfolios ranging from $50M to $100M and acquires new high-value customers aligned with Momentum’s objectives.

The Senior Key Account Manager will engage decision-makers, promote Momentum’s operational expertise, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver tailored

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in business, sales, marketing, supply chain, or related field.
• Experience in Transportation, Logistics, or Supply Chain preferred (10+ years).
• 5+ years developing and closing complex key account relationships.

Responsibilities

• Drive Account Growth: Expand existing services and introduce new solutions across assigned key accounts.
• New Business Development: Pursue warm, high-potential leads into long-term customers.
• Customer Engagement: conduct face-to-face meetings, lead proposals, negotiate terms, close new business.

Skills

Sales excellence

Relationship management

Negotiation

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

MS Office & CRM

Travel up to 50%

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, or related

Graduate degree is a plus

Tools

CRM platforms

Job description

The Senior Key Account Manager plays a pivotal role in developing, expanding, and sustaining long-term relationships with Momentum’s most strategic customers. This individual is responsible for driving significant revenue growth within key accounts—with typical revenue portfolios ranging from $50M to $100M—and for acquiring new, high-value customers that align with Momentum’s and Landstar’s strategic objectives. The Senior Key Account Manager serves as a trusted advisor, proactively engaging decision-makers to promote Momentum’s operational expertise and Landstar’s full suite of transportation and logistics solutions. This role requires exceptional relationship management, sales acumen, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure the successful delivery of tailored logistics solutions. The position reports directly to the Director of Key Account Sales.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

-Drive Account Growth: Expand existing services and introduce new solutions across assigned key accounts.

-New Business Development: Aggressively pursue and convert warm, high-potential leads into long-term customers.

-Customer Engagement: Conduct face-to-face meetings, lead proposal presentations, negotiate terms, and close new business.

-Strategic Relationship Management: Build and maintain multi-level relationships—from operations through executive leadership—within customer organizations.

-Performance Achievement: Meet or exceed key performance metrics, including revenue, volume, and gross margin goals.

-Pricing & Profitability: Collaborate with pricing and operations teams to develop winning rate quotes that meet internal profitability standards.

-Operational Collaboration: Partner closely with internal teams to address service or billing issues, ensuring prompt and effective resolution.

-Contract Oversight: Manage customer contracts, renewals, and service agreements in alignment with company policies.

-Sales Planning: Develop annual account plans and budgets that reflect strategic growth and profitability targets.

-CRM & Reporting: Maintain accurate, up-to-date records of sales activities, opportunities, and customer communications within the CRM system.

-Financial Analysis: Review and analyze account financials to identify trends, opportunities, and strategies for profit improvement.

-Executive Presentations: Prepare professional, data-driven PowerPoint presentations for new customer introductions, service proposals, and quarterly business reviews.

-Strategic Alignment: Partner with the Director of Key Account Sales to ensure consistency with departmental and company business plans.

-Customer Events: Host customer appreciation events and represent Momentum and Landstar at industry functions.

-Market Intelligence: Stay informed on market conditions, competitor activity, and emerging logistics trends to anticipate customer needs.

-Travel: Approximately 2–3 trips per month.

Required Skills:

• -Demonstrated success in meeting and exceeding sales goals
• -Strong ability to build strategic relationships and secure new business
• -Outstanding communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• -High emotional intelligence with the ability to manage conflict and influence stakeholders
• -Strong multitasking, prioritization, and time management skills
• -Creative, strategic thinker with a growth mindset
• -Adept at negotiating and collaborating across internal and external teams
• -Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and CRM platforms
• -Willingness to travel up to 50% of each month
• -Fluent in English (bilingual proficiency is a plus)

Education and Experience:

• -Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, or a related field required; a graduate degree is a plus
• -10+ years of experience in Transportation, Logistics, or Supply Chain Management preferred
• -5+ years of experience developing and closing complex key account relationships, with a proven record of success
• -Experience in operational environments is a plus