National Key Account Manager - Industrial Vertical Job Bensenville area,Illinois USA,Sales

It's more than a job
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.

At Kuehne+Nagel, our work is about more than we imagine.
At Kuehne + Nagel, we believe your expertise helps shape our future. As a Director of Key Accounts, you will play a critical role in driving growth, delivering value, and strengthening relationships within the evolving logistics market. As a strategic consultant and trusted partner, you will take full ownership of key customer relationships - ensuring their needs are understood and met with innovative, value-driven logistics solutions.
Join a high-performing sales team at one of the world’s leading logistics providers and be part of a dynamic, international network committed to excellence.

How you create impact

Serve as the primary relationship owner for strategic customer accounts, acting as a trusted advisor and advocate within Kuehne + Nagel
Develop and execute account strategies, including value propositions, RFQs, and tender responses in collaboration with internal teams
Identify and drive new business opportunities to expand customer footprint, build a strong pipeline, and achieve high win rates
Lead structured business reviews with customers, aligning on priorities and driving continuous improvement through new ideas and solutions
Collaborate with global, regional, and national account teams to ensure consistent and effective customer representation
Share best practices and contribute to global Key Account Management initiatives and sales efforts
Monitor account performance, including volume, profitability, pipeline, and financial metrics, ensuring accurate reporting and timely action
Oversee the successful transition of new business to operations, ensuring all customer requirements and service commitments are met

What we would like you to bring

Proven experience managing key accounts within logistics, supply chain, or a related industry
Strong strategic thinking and consultative selling skills
Ability to build and maintain long-term customer relationships at senior levels
Track record of driving revenue growth and delivering measurable business results
Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills
Strong analytical and performance management capabilities

This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.
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What s in it for you

At Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. The target base salary range for this position is between $140,000 and $155,000. Base salary is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles.

Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business…