Overview

Nippon Express Company, Ltd. (“NX”) was founded in 1872 in Japan and is headquartered in Tokyo. NX employs approximately 72,000 employees at 733 locations, in 47 countries and 314 cities around the world. 

Nippon Express U.S.A., Inc. (“NEU”) was incorporated in New York in 1962 as a fully owned subsidiary of NX. NEU provides logistics solutions and comprehensive transportation services through its international freight forwarding and logistics network, including specialized handling of: air, land, sea and express packages; all types and sizes of cargo; personal effects and household goods; fragile and perishable freight; and livestock. NEU also provides related services, such as warehousing, distribution and customs brokerage and clearance. NEU operates at 55 locations in 27 states within the U.S., with approximately 1300 employees. NEU has enjoyed tremendous growth and success as one of the top five international freight forwarders in the world. We connect people with products throughout the world.

Salary Range:

Responsibilities

Global Account Management -90%

• Responsible for developing and maintaining strong C-Level relationships within existing and new accounts
• Responsible for managing overall business relationship for assigned accounts
• Assigned revenue targets for new business from existing customer
• Ability to conduct strategic sales for assigned Global Customers - identify opportunities, decision makers, solutions
• Expected to make 10 direct customer calls per month to assigned targets
• Manage completion of customer presentations, QBR Meeting Materials and other internal reports and presentations as required.
• Oversee implementation of new lanes or other customer business initiatives (productivity improvements, EDI etc)

Process Improvement Functions-10%

• Teamwork - Must work professionally and effectively with key sales and operations staff worldwide in order to achieve macro target revenue goals.
• Communication/Feedback - Accept feedback willingly; develop and maintain positive working relationships with management, peers and co-workers.
• Process Improvement - Identify new administrative, sales or operations processes that increase overall team efficiency and enhance professionalism, and make recommendations for implementation to management.
• Develop, improve and maintain Professional and Technical Knowledge by staying current with important industry issues and networking with co-workers, customers and industry contacts.
• Coaching to Program Managers and Operations on Industry and Customer trends and expectations

Qualifications

• A./B.S. Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Strong Account Management and Sales experience in the Air Cargo industry.
• Strong communication skills - ability to conduct Sr. level corporate meetings and executive presentations
• Strong self motivation and strategic focus - ability to quickly identify key decision makers and opportunities
• Ability to close business - clearly identify short and long-term global opportunities within existing account base
• High-level negotiating skills - ability to negotiate global contracts and processes

Organization Relationships:

Will work with all levels in the organization.

Work Environment:

(With or without accommodations) This position is predominantly sedentary office work, which involves sitting, typing, filing, and conversing on the phone.

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities and working conditions of the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary.

Nippon Express offers a generous Employee Benefits Package including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision beginning the 1st of the month after 30 days.
• 401k with a company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts, HSA, Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Auto and Home policies, Commuter Benefits, and much more.
• Generous Vacation and Sick time.

Nippon Express USA provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.