Supply Chain Account Manager

Our client’s team of global logistics professionals brings together decades of experience in every link of the supply chain. With the diversity of their business, our client provides a wide range of challenging opportunities and an ideal environment for career-minded individuals.

Supply Chain Account Manager

Our client is seeking candidates with 3PL experience either on the provider or customer side. Responsible for operational and technical management of accounts. This position will facilitate, monitor, and integrate our client’s service offering, both internally and externally, to optimize service delivery, customer value/satisfaction, and to drive continuous improvement.

Job Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the overall execution of an account at an operations management level, carrying out specific requirements as documented in the customer SOP and destination account management document.
• Maintain strong contact/relationships with global customers and our client’s regions supporting those customers.
• Strong Presentation and interpersonal skills are essential to interface regularly with customers and develop relationships.
• Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of customer’s business and associated supply chain requirements.
• Drive operational excellence, improvement, and operational SOP execution/compliance/quality.
• Create internal performance score-carding.
• Conduct root cause analysis.
• Develop and ensure necessary metrics/KPI’s are maintained and sustained for all operational aspects of the business.
• Implement solutions to address and correct identified issues proactively.
• Provide root cause analysis, drive continuous improvements and execution of solutions.
• Minimize customer-perceived service failures through planned performance monitoring and operational guidance.
• Monitor service levels to ensure that performance statistics meet customer and our client’s contractual requirements.
• Ensure compliance to operational, regulatory, and administrative policies and procedures.
• Execute customer’s strategic initiatives to drive continuous process improvement and create long term value.
• Analyze both new and existing businesses to generate additional revenue opportunities.
• Implementation Project Management.
• Escalation Line EDI troubleshooting and issue resolution.
• Participate in global and regional control tower management discussions to share best practices.
• Account activities supported by Infor Nexus platform for workflow management.
• Business Intelligence- Creation and Analysis of customer reports.
• Prepare and facilitate QBR’s.
• Ensure the transfer of best practices throughout the area of responsibility.
• Ensure resource management/equipment planning processes are properly defined, deployed, and measured.
  
  

Experience:

• BS in Logistics/Supply Chain/International business/Project Management; equivalent minimum of 5 years of experience.
• Analytical thinker with strong quantitative, and advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to manipulate data in Excel utilizing formulas, V Look Up and other advanced functions.
• Advanced Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to convert data from Excel into PowerPoint presentations.
• Knowledge of Infor Nexus Operating System a Plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate professionally with co-workers and vendors at all levels.
  
  

This position offers a competitive base salary.

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