Executive - Group Key Account Management

Sales / Marketing / Business Development / Merchandising

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Job Description

Careers @ Dart Global Logistics Sri Lanka

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Dart Global Logistics is a well-established freight forwarding company regionally headquartered in Colombo with its global presence in Asia-Pacific Region & USA which delivers integrated solutions to logistics challenges. We create career prospects for passionate people which is the key success of our Team. We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated individual to join Dart Global Logistics

Executive – Group Key Account Management

To manage and coordinate the Group Corporate Clients & Agents and maintain a mutually beneficial relationship whilst focusing towards company goals. This position is based in Colombo Head Quarters and reports to Senior Manager – Group Key Account Management.

Job Role – Strategic & Operational tasks

  • Analyzing the past market pricing data, behavior and to take decisions on competitive pricing to be offered to Corporate clients & act as a single point of contact for Corporate pricing.
  • Coordinate with offices on new tenders/bids of Key Partners, discuss with Superior and submit bid information within assigned timelines.
  • To manage and sustain the key corporate accounts of DGL and to enhance prospective business opportunities.
  • Collaborate cross functionally with senior leadership team to implement and execute strategic initiatives to improve our service excellence to partners & key customers.
  • Keep abreast of rates across all our locations and effectively communicate with offices to negotiate the best pricing for our key partners & assigned accounts.
  • To attend for RFQ’s within a stipulated time frame for corporate clients on a daily basis.
  • Monitoring shipments and escalate critical incidents to relevant parties.
  • Ensure the DGL Stations achieve KPI matrix of corporate clients.
  • Find the root causes for service failures and fix it with right processes.
  • Tracking shipments of all key accounts and coordinating with origin stations on a daily basis to ensure the initial plan is met. Escalate to Senior Management for any critical deviations.
  • Obtaining rates from DGL stations and share with the Key Account Management Team.
  • Keep a close eye on market intelligence and update DGL corporate clients for decision making.

Professional Experience & Skills

  • +3 years of Experience with a similar role in customer service operations.
  • Thorough knowledge of Air & Ocean freight operation in Freight Forwarding Industry.
  • Proficiency in dealing with corporate clients.
  • Exceptional communication in English with analytical mind.
  • Exposure in Negotiation & pricing.

Academic Qualifications

  • A Bachelor’s degree in the relevant stream. MBA would be an added advantage.
  • Please inbox your CV together with names and contact details of two non-related referees to the email below, mentioning the position applied for in the subject line to [email protected]

Dart Global Logistics (Pvt) Ltd, 260, Sir Ramanathan Mw. Colombo 15.