Job Purpose
-Manage and develop the overall customers engagement of assigned portfolio.
-Develop and perform business development strategies/activities in accordance with company business objective and local business environment to deliver profitable growth.
-Support global/regional sector initiatives and drive the engagement of both internal and external stakeholders with clear account development plan.
Accountabilities
I) Customers
External Customers
- Maintain effective relationship with assigned portfolio by remaining informed about customersā business priorities and needs within the region.
- To drive and manage profitable growth with the assigned customer portfolio.
- Deliver services and solutions to customer that meet budget, quality and agreed service level.
- Drives/support development of new/innovation service or value creation as part of continuous development to meet customerās needs.
- Respond and solve customer enquiries/complaints in a timely and responsive manner.
- Responsible for establishing customer profiles and customer needs.
- Effectively conduct Annual/Quarterly/Monthly Business Review with customers.
Internal Customers
- Develop Customer Account Plan and/or Win Plan that can be adapted to meet customer needs and business fit.
- Work with Product, Key account managers, Bid Management team in the region to communicate and align customer account/win plan for RFIs / RFQs.
- Close engagement with internal stakeholder by sharing customerās buying behaviours and competitorās intelligence.
II) Stakeholders
External Stakeholders
- Identify and develop relationship with Customer contacts, including but not limited to decision makers, coaches, gatekeepers, influencer et al.
- Work with third party service provider like packing company, carriers, truckers or shipping lines for special projects when needed.
- Work with other DHL divisions for end-to-end supply chain solution design or cross BUs collaboration.
Internal Stakeholders
- Work with countries and internal departments such as Products, VAS, Finance, First Choice, BPO, IT and Implementation to satisfy customersā needs and make sure service is provided smoothly.
- Coach and work closely with virtual team - Key Account Managers (KAMs), Program Managers (PMs), GSC Team, etc.
- Regular Performance Dialogue with Country KAMs or ASMs/PMs.
III) Process
Customer Business Development
- Conduct customer meeting/sales visits (potential & existing) and present company capabilities, value proposition and business fit.
- Identify and develop customer sales leads.
- Lead market profiling and customer/competitor research and analysis activities to understand and identify opportunities and challenges.
- Develop and/or communicate effective pricing strategies to drive profitable growth and volume.
- Develop supply chain management solutions meeting customer needs.
- Develop customer development plan/win plan and drive the communication and alignment with relevant stakeholder in region and countries such as Product and Key Account Managers on strategy for RFQās/tenders/bids.
- Proactive Selling with Buyerās Perspective.
Customer Business Performance
- Effectively drive monthly, quarterly and annual business review with customers.
- Overall responsible for achieving Customer business targets and KPIs. Drive KPI performance review with customer, together with Products.
- Identify and drive continuous improvement or value creation opportunities with customers.
Skills/Knowledge
Ā· Selling with Buyerās Perspective
Ā· Management & Decision Making
Ā· Project management
Ā· Industry/Sector Knowledge and Expertise
Ā· Freight Forwarding Knowledge and Expertise
Ā· Excellent communications skills
Ā· Interpersonal skills
Ā· Influencing skills
Ā· Negotiation skills
Ā· Solution design and process mapping skills
Experience/Qualification Requirements
- Degree Holder, relevant post-graduate qualifications will be an advantage
- 6-8 years of solid experience in the logistics or forwarding industry
- Of which at least 2 years is dealing with major accounts on a regional or global level
- Relevant experience in International Supply Chain, Decarbonization Market Trend and Digitization Processes will be an added advantage
- Fluent use of English (both written and spoken)
- Ability to speak Mandarin will be an advantage
- Computer skill knowledge like MS Excel, MS Powerpoint and MS Word