Customer Solutions and Innovation (CSI) is a DHL's cross divisional commercial and innovation unit. We are responsible for managing DHL's largest and most strategically important customers. In a very competitive market, CSI work with our Business Units (BUs) colleagues and provide value beyond what the customers expect, building stronger ties with Customer key decision makers. We focus on understanding our customer business and industry challenges and applying proven DHL solutions.
Role Purpose: Drive sustained profitable growth for DHL by building customer value through strong relationships, cross-BU customer management, Sector approach and Innovation. Assigned customer is considered highly strategic even among CSI customers.
Accountabilities: A. PRE-SALES
Strategic account planning 1. Drive development of Customer Development Plan, ensure BU sign off, secure buy-in within DHL and follow-up on CDP actions 2. Identify long run prospects, game changing initiatives, innovation and eCommerce agenda 3. Gather intelligence from internal & external sources to understand the customer (e.g. strategies, operational and procurement culture, supply chain maps including intelligence on ops, specs, incumbents, contracts, etc.) 4. Conduct strategic customer dialogues with global decision makers to identify customer's business objectives and supply chain requirements and challenges
Customer Relationship Development 1. Identify key customer contacts and build/maintain relationships. Ensure business fit. 2 .Develop coach networks (especially at C level) in the customer organizations to drive DHL agenda 3. Align customer and DHL agenda: early communication of future trends and customer strategies to the BUs before the opportunities come to market 4. Communicate with senior execs internally and externally and ensure top to top dialogue
Opportunity/pipeline development 1. Identify, assess and develop new/growth/retention/ strategic opportunities globally 2. Create future opportunities by translating customer needs & business trends into potential solutions 3. Drive renewal of profitable business 4. Confirm business fit with customer 5. Support or conduct opportunity assessment with relevant DHL counterparts and obtain go/no go decision from BU on these opportunities 6. Manage the pipeline of opportunities across all regions to achieve revenue/volume/GP targets 7. Support account team members in the pursuit of opportunities
B. SALES
Preparing the Deal 1. Collect customer requirements and communicate these to CSI Commercial Operations and BU teams 2. Define win and pricing strategy 3. Lead CSI and BU virtual team working on the offer and ensure customer requirements are considered 4. Undertake due diligence on solution & price 5. Develop proposal, business fit and solution fit
Closing the deal 1. Present proposal, business fit, and solution fit 2. Adapt proposal and gain sign-off on changes 3. Ensure common understanding of service expectations and solutions with the customer, DHL countries/regions and within CSI 4. Coordinate and actively engage in negotiations, gain decision maker commitment and close the deal 5. Provide input to contract and ensure its sign off prior to the start of trading and in line with CSI and divisional contract approval processes/guidelines 6. Gain decision maker commitment 7. Support account team members in the closure of opportunities
Implementing the deal 1. Represent and manage customer expectations, scope changes, approval process and deal activation 2. Jointly support and monitor single BU implementation
C. AFTER-SALES
Service delivery and performance management 1. Raise service quality escalation if required
Account Maintenance 1. Coordinate customer communications, including contractual and T&C changes 2. Act as key contact for customer. Channel communication to account teams and DHL internal functions 3. Conduct global & regional QRRs and QBRs at operational / strategic levels respectively, with the objective that all meetings develop the relationship 4. Drive Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS) nominations, participation and follow-up for her/his customer 5. Partner with AR team and escalate issues with the customer as needed 6. Ensure Customer Status Update (CSU) completion, follow up on issues and act as escalation instance
D. TEAM LEADERSHIP
Managed Accounts: 1. Lead a team of Regional Customer Directors (RCDs) and coordinate divisional account team (e.g. monthly team calls) 2. Review input from team members and ensure quality & commercial standards are met 3. Conduct regular performance reviews of RCDs and ensure adherence to agreed KPIs, IKOs and standards (only *** with direct reports) 4. Assess individual development needs and support measures to fulfill these (e.g. training) (only *** with direct reports)
Coordinated Accounts: 1. Coordinate virtual team of divisional key account managers 2. Coach and support team members on core activities. Review input from team members and ensure quality & commercial standards are met 3. Monitor sales performance against cross divisional growth targets and address areas behind target
NOTE FOR COORDINATED ACCOUNTS: - The *** is not in the lead for the single BU opportunities for regions where he/she is not based
Requirement for the Job: Experience: 1. Requires 10-15 years of experience in the Logistics industry, Engineering & Manufacturing sector or Customer 2. Requires 3-5 years of commercial experience 3. Minimum 3-5 years of consultative selling experience in an international context
Education/Qualification/Certification Requirements: 1. University degree 2. In depth knowledge of total supply chain of the Engineering & Manufacturing sector 3. Willing to undertake extensive international travel 4. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills 5. Excellent written and oral communication skills; towards customers as well as internal to get support required 6. Effective presentation and facilitation skills 7. Structured work approach 8. Computer and Microsoft Office proficiency 9. International exposure and cultural sensitivity 10. Ability to work independently and within a team to deliver results 11. Ability to lead and influence without formal authority 12. Ability to adapt and perform under changing and uncertain conditions 13. Ability to lead and influence in an informal DHL matrix structure
Additional job requirements for *** positions responsible for highly-strategic CSI customers: 1. Ability of building and managing strong stakeholder relationships (from working to C-Level; internal, x-BU and external) 2. Solid customer experience with Chinese players 3. Strategic engagement with customer enabling opportunities for x-BU solutions, ***'s and innovation agenda 4. Strong drive to develop / propose customer-tailored solutions and development plans 5. Outstanding coordination capabilities to ensure implementation with all engaged stakeholders 6. Capacity to drive business growth across complex multi-sector conglomerates 7. Strong hunting capabilities to tap into large growth potential 8. Responsibility for retaining very large business 9. High cross-BU and Engineering & Manufacturing sector knowledge ensures in-depth understanding of customer logistics requirements 10. Strong leadership
Additional requirements for *** with direct reports: Ability to effectively manage and lead a team of direct reports
Language Requirement: 1. Excellent business English, written and oral 2. Excellent Mandarin language skills required, native preferred