NY Staffing
Sea Logistics Operational Key Account Manager
NY Staffing, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, 07310
Sea Logistics Operational Key Account Manager
It's more than a job. When you work in Freight Logistics and Operations at Kuehne+Nagel, you play a key role in optimizing processes and ensuring that inventory and shipments move efficiently. Your work also helps ensure that vital medicines reach patients on time and supports other essential deliveries, from wind turbines to semiconductors. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine. As a Sea Logistics Operational Key Account Manager, you will be part of our Operational Key Account Team, focused on delivering operational excellence and process improvements. Your role is central to fulfilling our Customer Promise and ensuring satisfaction and loyalty among our key accounts. How you create impact: Build and maintain strong customer relationships, acting as a trusted escalation point. Drive operational excellence and process improvements tailored to key customer needs. Facilitate new business and joint projects by serving as a subject matter expert. Monitor and improve operational performance through KPI analysis and corrective actions. Collaborate closely with GKAM and internal teams to align commercial and operational strategies. Support automation initiatives and ensure structured documentation of customer requirements. What we would like you to bring: Minimum 5 years of experience in freight forwarding or transportation, with in-depth knowledge of import/export operations, security protocols, and international trade regulations. Proven ability to lead and manage internal resources through influence, leadership, and trust-building, while driving customer compliance and effective communication. Strong analytical, ambitious, and confident approach to driving wide-ranging internal and external improvement initiatives across multi-national and multi-business unit organizations. Expertise in customer relationship management, with experience in on-boarding new business and executing implementation best practices. What's in it for you: At Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. The target salary range for this position is between $80,000.00 and $90,000.00. Base salary is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data. Kuehne+Nagel is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful retaliation. Kuehne+Nagel strictly prohibits all discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religious creed or belief, physical or mental disability, marital or familial status, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), gender (including gender identity and gender expression), sexual orientation, citizenship status, protected activity (such as opposition to or reporting of prohibited discrimination or harassment. Kuehne+Nagel will also make reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants and employees, including accommodations for pregnancy and childbirth, and for the sincerely held religious beliefs of applicants and employees depending upon individual circumstances unless such accommodation would create an undue hardship on Kuehne+Nagel. Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world. As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine. We kindly advise that placement agencies refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles. Any submissions of candidates without prior signed agreement will be considered our property and no fees will be paid. Kuehne + Nagel is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you require an accommodation for any part of the online application process due to a disability, please contact the Employee Services HR Help Desk at 1-800-267-1326 during the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm EST; Monday through Friday or via e-mail at HR.helpdesk@kuehne-nagel.com with the nature of your request. We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours.
It's more than a job. When you work in Freight Logistics and Operations at Kuehne+Nagel, you play a key role in optimizing processes and ensuring that inventory and shipments move efficiently. Your work also helps ensure that vital medicines reach patients on time and supports other essential deliveries, from wind turbines to semiconductors. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine. As a Sea Logistics Operational Key Account Manager, you will be part of our Operational Key Account Team, focused on delivering operational excellence and process improvements. Your role is central to fulfilling our Customer Promise and ensuring satisfaction and loyalty among our key accounts. How you create impact: Build and maintain strong customer relationships, acting as a trusted escalation point. Drive operational excellence and process improvements tailored to key customer needs. Facilitate new business and joint projects by serving as a subject matter expert. Monitor and improve operational performance through KPI analysis and corrective actions. Collaborate closely with GKAM and internal teams to align commercial and operational strategies. Support automation initiatives and ensure structured documentation of customer requirements. What we would like you to bring: Minimum 5 years of experience in freight forwarding or transportation, with in-depth knowledge of import/export operations, security protocols, and international trade regulations. Proven ability to lead and manage internal resources through influence, leadership, and trust-building, while driving customer compliance and effective communication. Strong analytical, ambitious, and confident approach to driving wide-ranging internal and external improvement initiatives across multi-national and multi-business unit organizations. Expertise in customer relationship management, with experience in on-boarding new business and executing implementation best practices. What's in it for you: At Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. The target salary range for this position is between $80,000.00 and $90,000.00. Base salary is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data. Kuehne+Nagel is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful retaliation. Kuehne+Nagel strictly prohibits all discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religious creed or belief, physical or mental disability, marital or familial status, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), gender (including gender identity and gender expression), sexual orientation, citizenship status, protected activity (such as opposition to or reporting of prohibited discrimination or harassment. Kuehne+Nagel will also make reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants and employees, including accommodations for pregnancy and childbirth, and for the sincerely held religious beliefs of applicants and employees depending upon individual circumstances unless such accommodation would create an undue hardship on Kuehne+Nagel. Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world. As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine. We kindly advise that placement agencies refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles. Any submissions of candidates without prior signed agreement will be considered our property and no fees will be paid. Kuehne + Nagel is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you require an accommodation for any part of the online application process due to a disability, please contact the Employee Services HR Help Desk at 1-800-267-1326 during the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm EST; Monday through Friday or via e-mail at HR.helpdesk@kuehne-nagel.com with the nature of your request. We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours.