Senior Account Executive

3 Minutes ago • 7 Years + • Account Management • $120,500 PA - $160,600 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Account Executive for Warehousing & Logistics at Iron Mountain is tasked with expanding the company's footprint in the logistics sector, particularly by partnering with third-party logistics firms. This role involves proactively identifying and securing new business opportunities, cultivating robust client relationships, and crafting bespoke supply chain solutions. The executive will align these solutions with client needs and business objectives, driving revenue growth and market penetration through strategic sales plans and expert negotiation, while staying abreast of industry trends.
Must have:
  • Identify and target potential clients in various industries
  • Develop and implement strategic sales plans
  • Collaborate with commercial, marketing, and operations teams
  • Master complex strategic and conceptual sales in a B2B environment
  • Leverage existing industry relationships and personal networks
  • Establish and maintain strong client relationships
  • Lead contract negotiations, ensuring profitable and sustainable agreements
  • Regularly meet with existing and potential clients to understand their evolving needs
  • Build strategic relationships for client-driven requests for proposals/tenders
  • Work closely with the Solutions Design team to develop innovative solutions
  • Orchestrate the engagement process through tender/RFP
  • Provide input on operational feasibility, cost implications, and resource allocation
  • Collaborate with operations teams to ensure successful implementation
  • Keep abreast of market trends, competitor activity, and emerging opportunities
  • Analyze market data and customer feedback to anticipate changes in demand
  • Participate in industry conferences, networking events, and client meetings
  • Contribute to the development of the company’s business development strategy
Good to have:
  • Operational design experience in Contract Logistics
  • Industrial design experience in Contract Logistics

Job Details

At Iron Mountain we know that work, when done well, makes a positive impact for our customers, our employees, and our planet. That’s why we need smart, committed people to join us. Whether you’re looking to start your career or make a change, talk to us and see how you can elevate the power of your work.

We provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We proudly partner every day with our 225,000 customers around the world to preserve their invaluable artifacts, extract more from their inventory, and protect their data privacy in innovative and socially responsible ways.

Are you curious about being part of our growth stor​y while evolving your skills in a culture that will welcome your unique contributions? If so, let's start the conversation.

The Senior Account Executive for Warehousing & Logistics is responsible for driving growth and expanding the company’s presence within the logistics sector. With a focus on partnering with third party logistics companies and other partner organizations. This role focuses on identifying, pursuing, and securing new business opportunities, building strong relationships with clients, and developing tailored supply chain solutions that align with client needs and business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Business Development:

  • Identify and target potential clients in various industries, focusing on key sectors such as Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Retail, eCommerce, electronics/Technology, Industrial and Automotive.
  • Develop and implement strategic sales plans to achieve revenue growth, volume quota and market penetration objectives.
  • Collaborate with the commercial team, marketing, and operations to align strategies and business goals with company objectives.
  • Master complex strategic and conceptual sales in a B2B environment.

Client Relationship Management:

  • Leverage existing industry relationships and personal networks to establish points of entry to access new markets and client relationships.
  • Establish and maintain strong, long-term relationships with clients and key stakeholders.
  • Lead contract negotiations, ensuring profitable and sustainable agreements.
  • Regularly meet with existing and potential clients to understand their evolving needs and offer tailored logistics solutions.
  • Build strategic relationships in advance of participation in client driven requests for proposals/tenders.

Solution Design & Implementation:

  • Work closely with the Solutions Design team to develop innovative, client-centric supply chain solutions.
  • Orchestrate the engagement process through tender/RFP between client and functional stakeholders including Operations, IT, Solutions Design, Project Management, Legal, Risk Management and Human Resources.
  • Provide input on operational feasibility, cost implications, and resource allocation during the solution design phase.
  • Collaborate with operations teams to ensure successful implementation and execution of new business solutions.

Market Intelligence & Industry Insight:

  • Keep abreast of market trends, competitor activity, and emerging opportunities in contract logistics.
  • Analyze market data and customer feedback to anticipate changes in demand and develop proactive strategies.
  • Participate in industry conferences, networking events, and client meetings to enhance market knowledge and brand presence.

Collaboration & Influence:

  • Contribute to the development of the company’s business development strategy, identifying areas of growth and improvement.

Key Qualifications:

  • 7+ years of business development experience in contract logistics or related sectors, with a proven track record of achieving sales targets.
  • Strong knowledge of contract logistics, supply chain solutions, and industry trends.
  • Exceptional negotiation, communication, and presentation skills.
  • Ability to develop strategic plans, prioritize activities, and drive results in an individual contributor role.
  • Analytical and problem-solving abilities to tailor solutions and address client challenges.
  • Operational or industrial design experience in a Contract Logistics environment is considered an asset.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related field.

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About The Company

Iron Mountain is a global leader in storage and information management services trusted by more than 225,000 organizations in 60 countries. We safeguard billions of our customers’ assets, including critical business information, highly sensitive data, and invaluable cultural and historic artifacts. Iron Mountain helps lower cost and risk, comply with regulations, recover from disaster, and enable digital and sustainable solutions, whether in information management, digital transformation, secure storage and destruction, data center operations, cloud services, or art storage and logistics.

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