Account Manager - LTL

Posted 4 Days Ago
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7 Locations
In-Office or Remote
65K-75K Annually
Mid level
Logistics • Transportation • 3PL: Third Party Logistics • Industrial
The Role
Manages strategic LTL customer accounts as the primary point of contact, driving retention, satisfaction, operational performance, profitability, and revenue growth. Responsibilities include conducting business reviews, analyzing shipping and revenue trends, identifying expansion opportunities, supporting negotiations and renewals, managing escalations, maintaining Salesforce records, and coordinating with operations, pricing, sales, and customer service teams. The role requires knowledge of LTL transportation, strong relationship and analytical skills, and occasional travel for meetings or events.
Summary Generated by Built In

The Account Manager - Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) is responsible for managing, retaining, and growing strategic customer relationships. They serve as the primary point of contact and trusted advisor for their assigned accounts and are responsible for driving customer satisfaction, retention, operational performance, and long-term revenue growth. They partner closely with customers and internal stakeholders to identify opportunities, resolve challenges, and ensure service excellence. The position requires a deep understanding of customer operations and supply chain strategies, and the ability to leverage data to identify growth opportunities, lead business reviews, resolve complex challenges, and deliver solutions that enhance customer value and profitability.

Compensation: $65,000-$75,000 annually 

 

Category Focus: Less-Than-Truckload (LTL)
•    Support a portfolio of LTL customers and serve as a trusted advisor to key customer stakeholders. 
•    Identify, pursue, and close new LTL shipping opportunities within assigned accounts and target markets.
•    Collaborate with operations teams to ensure successful execution, service performance, and issue resolution for customer shipments.
•    Analyze customer spend, shipping patterns, and market trends identify opportunities to increase freight volume, expand transportation lanes, and support account growth.

Responsibilities
•    Manage a portfolio of strategic customer accounts. 
•    Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned accounts, building and maintaining strong relationships with customer stakeholders across operational, commercial, and leadership levels. 
•    Understand customer supply chain strategies and align solutions to support those initiatives.
•    Position the Company as a preferred transportation provider within partner logistics networks.
•    Monitor and analyze account performance, revenue trends, customer satisfaction, and retention risks to identify opportunities and recommend actions. 
•    Identify organic growth opportunities, share-of-wallet expansion opportunities, and additional transportation solutions within existing accounts. 
•    Establish and maintain customer-specific performance metrics and fact-based reporting to identify root causes, lead corrective action planning, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
•    Create, prepare, and lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and executive business reviews, presenting operational and financial performance, identifying opportunities for growth, and developing strategic action plans.
•    Act as a customer advocate within the organization, influencing internal stakeholders and aligning resources to support customer commitments and business objectives.
•    Drive account retention, expansion, and profitability by identifying growth opportunities, developing strategic account plans, and supporting contract renewals and commercial negotiations.
•    Maintain accurate account plans, customer activity, business opportunities, and pipeline visibility within Salesforce and other business systems.
•    Partner with Operations, Customer Service, Pricing, Commercial, and other internal teams to improve account performance, customer experience, and long-term retention.
•    Partner with Sales on growth opportunities, RFP responses, customer expansions, and win-back initiatives. 
•    Monitor market trends, customer needs, and competitive activity to identify growth opportunities. 
•    Support customer onboarding, implementation activities, and service launches. 
•    Manage customer escalations, service concerns, and operational challenges through effective cross-functional collaboration. 
•    Maintain CRM documentation, account activity, forecasting information, and customer records. 
•    All other duties as assigned to meet evolving business needs.

Qualifications
•    Education: Undergraduate degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related field from an accredited college or university required.
•    Experience: 3+ years’ experience in transportation, account management, or related customer-facing experience preferred.
•    Deep understanding of LTL transportation and freight operations, ground transportation terminal/hub/station environments, transportation services, or related logistics functions preferred.
•    Strong relationship management, analytical, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
•    Demonstrated ability to identify revenue risks, growth opportunities, and customer retention strategies.
•    Ability to manage multiple priorities and build effective relationships across functions.
•    Demonstrated discretion and confidentiality in handling and protecting sensitive information.
•    Technical: Proficient with common office technologies, including Windows PCs, Microsoft O365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), CRMs (Salesforce), and web conferencing (Teams, Zoom, Webex, etc.)
•    Environment: Remote; must be comfortable with travel for related meetings/events.
 

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Skills Required

  • Undergraduate degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related field from an accredited college or university
  • 3+ years of experience in transportation, account management, or related customer-facing work
  • Deep understanding of LTL transportation, freight operations, transportation services, terminal or hub environments, or related logistics functions
  • Strong relationship management, analytical, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to identify revenue risks, growth opportunities, and customer retention strategies
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and build effective cross-functional relationships
  • Discretion and confidentiality when handling sensitive information
  • Proficiency with Windows PCs, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and web conferencing tools
  • Comfort with travel for related meetings and events
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The Company
6,062 Employees
Year Founded: 1981

What We Do

Forward Air Corporation is an asset-light freight and logistics company that provides ground transportation and related shipping services to the North American air freight and expedited LTL market. It offers a reliable, cost-effective alternative to air transportation through accelerated, time-definite surface shipping. The company serves as a single-source provider for the wholesale transportation community, including logistics companies, freight forwarders, and air cargo carriers.

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