3PL Strategic Account Manager

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3PL Strategic Account Manager Job Description:

Job Summary

The Strategic Account Manager owns the direct relationship with customers and is responsible for oversight, implementation, and overall management of third-party logistic customers partnerships. Duties involve working directly with customers to design and execute against complex project plans to ensure the successful launch and management of the third-party logistic programs. This would involve working both within McKesson and externally with customers and business partners (domestic and international).

Once the customer is on boarded, the strategic account manager will continue to maintain an understanding of the customer’s business, challenges and demands to create a long-term relationship with the customer, drive customer satisfaction and generate additional sales/profit.

The Strategic Account Manager will assist in new customer sales efforts.  This will entail active involvement in the RFP responses, customer site visits, quality audits and capability presentations.  The Strategic Account Manager will be responsible for the ensuring the success of the total customer value stream.

This role is highly cross functional in nature and does not have direct reports.

Key Accountabilities

Serves as primary point of contact/internal advocate for clients in the day-to-day management of assigned strategic accounts, building strong relationships by delivering continuous value and ensuring client satisfaction/retention

Develops a deep understanding of the client’s business objectives and, independently or with limited direction, translates into a unique value proposition/action plan

Applies knowledge of client’s industry and/or business processes, knowledge of the product(s)/service(s) being sold, understanding of the applicable product/service portfolio, and technical aptitude to drive increased product and/or service adoption and utilization

• Demonstrates service features beyond central functionality and/or full components of service offering and ensures best practices are adopted to help clients achieve maximum value
• Leverages relationships with assigned accounts to deliver on a value-based selling approach, expand current footprint, and gain access to new areas within the client’s organization
• Negotiates and executes contract renewals and drives organic growth through up-sell and cross-sell opportunities for assigned strategic accounts