Local Account Manager

JAS is an international, non-asset-based supply chain services and solutions company. Our services include air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics, truckload brokerage and other supply chain management services, including consulting, the coordination of purchase orders and customized management services.

The Local Account Manager will be tasked to manage, maintain and grow multiple clients within their assigned geography (assigned branch). The Local Account Manager will ensure that they coordinate their efforts within their assigned group of stakeholders for each client (National Account Manager, Regional Account Manager, Global Account Manager and local operations). The allocation of time for the Local Account Manager should be as follows:
50%: Strategic development of each assigned client within their portfolio (new business)
50%: Tactical operational functions for each assigned client within their portfolio (retention)

Responsibilities

1. Customer facing

• Manages the local business (commercial) relationship for each assigned client.
• Identification of possible business at risk
• Identification of new client opportunities

2. Operational excellence

• SOP (standard operating procedures) creation, review and sign-off with relevant stakeholders and final distribution. The account manager will ensure that local operations are clear on all client expectations and requirements as noted within the SOP.
• Report creation, monitoring and distribution as required for each assigned client.
• Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs) to be held with each assigned client to review operational performance and KPI metrics. Feedback from each MBR should be communicated to local operations for any necessary corrective and or preventative actions. This feedback should also be communicated to the respective account management team (National Account Manager, Regional Account Manager and Global Account Manager
• Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs)

3. Daily Account Maintenance

• Operational escalations - as per client SOP. All operational exceptions will be managed by the local branch operations. The Local Account Manager will not be responsible for the day-to-day operational activities within the local branch. i. 1st Escalation: Local Branch Product Supervisor
• Finance (accounts receivable, DSO) escalations - as per client SOP i. 1st Escalation: Local Branch Product Supervisor
• For client spot quotes, the Local Account Manager will ensure that the request is being worked on by the respective product teams within the branch and will also ensure that the request is being sent on-time to the client. The Local Account Manager will not work directly on spot quotations (sending pricing requests to origin and or destination). In certain cases, there may be exceptions to this process, and the account manager may be heavily involved in the spot quote process. These exceptions may be related to client requests, shipment size, quote complexity or high GP related shipments. Again, these would be the exception, not the norm.

4. Account Escalations

• As mentioned previously under section 3.0, the Local Account Manager will only get involved in operational and finance-related escalations when the local branch has exhausted all other means of escalation.
• For each type of escalation, the Local Account Manager will ensure these are clearly defined within each client SOP, and will also ensure alignment and agreement with local branch operations

5. Account Profiles & Strategic Development

• Each Local Account Manager will develop and maintain an account profile for each of their assigned clients.
• Each Local Account Manager will develop, share and execute their unique strategic development strategy for each of their assigned clients. Each strategic development strategy will need to be shared with their respective account team members (global, regional and national) to ensure alignment of both the regional and global strategies for each client.
• Each Local Account Manager will develop (1) Continuous Improvement (Project) plan per year for each of their clients. In addition, each Local Account Manager will develop (1) Internal (JAS) Continuous Improvement (Project) plan per year for each client.

6. Account Management Engagement

• Ensure alignment with global, regional and national account team members.
  • Account strategy and development
  • Ownership and alignment of account responsibilities
  • Tender process. All local tenders must be forecasted with the regional bid team within 90 days of tender release. The Local Account Manager is expected to also be active in all internal and external calls relating to the tender process.
  • Implementation process. The Local Account Manager will actively participate with the regional implementation team process.
  • Participation in client regional QBRs.
  • Active management of each client's accounts receivable balance, and to escalate (internally and externally) as necessary.

7. Account Management KPI Metrics

• Each Local Account Manager will be responsible for entering (8) customer meetings per month. These can be face-to-face meetings or online meetings - however, each meeting is required to have a formalized agenda and action items based on the conclusion of each meeting.
• Each Local Account Manager will have a Local Account Sponsor assigned to each of their respective clients. Each Local Account Manager will be required to have (2) Local Account Sponsor meetings per year for each of their accounts. A Local Account Manager can include (but not limited to), Branch Manager, Product Manager, Operations Manager, Trade Lane Manager, etc.
• Each Local Account Manager will be responsible for providing their local account details to the respective National and or Regional Account Manager as it pertains to the monthly Executive Summaries. The information must be submitted by the 6th day of the month (for account activity from the prior month).

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3-5 years successful sales/account management/operations experience in freight forwarding, logistics and/or transportation industry
• Excellent Organizational Skills
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills
• Thorough knowledge of transportation industry logistics and freight forwarding
• Thorough knowledge of successful sales techniques
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office suite
• Detail oriented, able to multitask and meet deadlines
• Self-motivated, able to work in a team and independently
• Must have a valid driver's license and safe driving record

Education and Experience

• College degree preferred
• 3+ years Account Management/Sales/Operational experience in freight forwarding/transportation/logistics industry
• Experience with CRM system

ADDITIONAL:

• The responsibilities associated with this job will change from time to time in accordance with the Company's business needs. More specifically, the incumbent may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities from those set forth above.

• The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

As an equal opportunity employer, we comply with the Illinois pay transparency law. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other applicable legally protected basis. The base salary range for this position is $90,000 to $105,000 annually, in accordance with the Illinois pay transparency law.
Individual pay within this range is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, skills, and performance. Our goal is to ensure fair and equitable compensation for all employees.

JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Where required by state law and/or city ordinance; this employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS

JAS USA IS A CUSTOMS BROKER, GOVERNED BY FEDERAL REGULATION. FEDERAL REGULATIONS PROVIDE THAT JAS MAY HAVE IT BROKERAGE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED IF IT "KNOWINGLY EMPLOYED, OR CONTINUES TO EMPLOY, ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY, WITHOUT WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THAT EMPLOYMENT FROM THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER." JAS WILL PERFORM A BACKGROUND CHECK TO DETERMINE IF YOU HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY AND IF SO, ABSENT SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU WILL NOT BE HIRED OR WILL BE TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY.