Strategic Account Manager
Mississauga, Ontario, Ca
Working as part of a collaborative team secured Purolator International's largest account which contributes $11M in annual revenues. Volunteered to own US responsibilities for Group of Company (GOC) enterprise sales responsibilities which is new company go to market initiative. Required inquisitive, results based business development professional who excels at collaboration to cultivating strategic relationships while developing new business. Intimate knowledge of systems, pricing and solution integration, knowledge of CRM programs and strong business fundamentals to understand cost, margins, markups, pricing, and budget management of Canada Post Corporation, SCI and Purolator International. Collaborative selling across multiple lines of business which leverages the strengths of all companies to provide powerful solutions is the function of the position. Entrepreneurial, team-oriented and fast-paced culture selling cross border logistics, customs clearance and last mile delivery to strategic accounts in the US. Accomplished executive with extensive expertise in supply chain management, logistics, transportation, business intelligence, strategy development and execution, forecasting, and contract negotiationsManage a large territory in the Southeast US, identifying prospects to identify needs of new business prospects regarding their business to, from and within Canada.Developed new southbound consolidation product representing a new line of business. Orchestrated implementation and set action plans and training for the new product and acted as key contact for entire sales team of 300 Canadian sales professionalsKey job elements include Cross Border Transportation Expertise, Strategic Thinking, Creativity and Pragmatic Problem Solving.