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National Key Account Manager - Industrial Vertical

Kuehne+Nagel
Mendota, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 10/20/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/17/2027
It's more than a job

With a sales career at Kuehne Nagel, you'll drive long-term business success by mastering sales strategies, nurturing customer relationships and identifying new opportunities. But you will also bring relief and peace of mind to pet owners around the world. Because when you do your job, your colleagues around the world are able to build reliable veterinary supply chains that ensure pets get the care they need. At Kuehne Nagel, our work is about more than we imagine.

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At Kuehne Nagel, we believe your expertise helps shape our future. As a Director of Key Accounts, you will play a critical role in driving growth, delivering value, and strengthening relationships within the evolving logistics market. As a strategic consultant and trusted partner, you will take full ownership of key customer relationships - ensuring their needs are understood and met with innovative, value-driven logistics solutions.
Join a high-performing sales team at one of the world’s leading logistics providers and be part of a dynamic, international network committed to excellence.

How you create impact

  • Serve as the primary relationship owner for strategic customer accounts, acting as a trusted advisor and advocate within Kuehne Nagel
  • Develop and execute account strategies, including value propositions, RFQs, and tender responses in collaboration with internal teams
  • Identify and drive new business opportunities to expand customer footprint, build a strong pipeline, and achieve high win rates
  • Lead structured business reviews with customers, aligning on priorities and driving continuous improvement through new ideas and solutions
  • Collaborate with global, regional, and national account teams to ensure consistent and effective customer representation
  • Share best practices and contribute to global Key Account Management initiatives and sales efforts
  • Monitor account performance, including volume, profitability, pipeline, and financial metrics, ensuring accurate reporting and timely action
  • Oversee the successful transition of new business to operations, ensuring all customer requirements and service commitments are met
What we would like you to bring

  • Proven experience managing key accounts within logistics, supply chain, or a related industry
  • Strong strategic thinking and consultative selling skills
  • Ability to build and maintain long-term customer relationships at senior levels
  • Track record of driving revenue growth and delivering measurable business results
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills
  • Strong analytical and performance management capabilities
This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.

What's in it for you

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. Base wage 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. #LI-KE1

Who we are

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.

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