Tasks
The Account Executive is responsible for:
- Ensure prominent sales presence of Swiss WorldCargo in the assigned territory by effectively and efficiently positioning Swiss WorldCargo as a quality air cargo carrier
- Provide professional customer service to cargo clients in the sales area
- Development of customer and spanet revenues by promotion of Swiss WorldCargo brand and product portfolio
- Acquisition of new cargo traffic through a target oriented sales approach, maintenance of existing business
- Proactive sales and customer service approach to maintain existing business
- Participates in the planning and execution of the sales and spaneting activities in the assigned sales territory
- Negotiation of service agreements, allotments and rates
* Perform all other duties assigned or delegated by supervisors
Benefits
Flight privileges, 15 Vacation Days, 401k plan, Commuter Benefits, Education, Employee Assistance Program, Family Policy, Flex Holidays, Healthcare, Life Insurance, Long Disability, Short Disability, up to 60 Sick Days
Requirements
The ideal Account Executive should meet the following requirements:
- Bachelor graduate preferred
- Marketing/Sales education an advantage
- Minimum 2 years of experience field sales or very solid commercial air cargo knowledge
- Ideally experienced in air cargo logistics and/or forwarding industry
- Excellent Microsoft Office user knowledge: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Good command of English language: fluent in speaking and writing
- Strong analytical, numerical problem-solving skills
- High degree of flexibility, loyal
- Comfortable working in a challenging but exciting business environment
- Ability to convincingly promote the quality image of Swiss WorldCargo
- Must possess a legal work permit in the U.S.
* CV/Resume and Motivation Letter required
* Company may provide relocation assistance
Company
About Swiss International Air Lines AG
It’s the little differences that make working at SWISS so appealing. The fact, for example, that we treat every detail with care, see quality in terms of hospitality and view nationality through an international lens. In a similar way, we see variety as richness, a job as an experience and SWISS as a world of inspiration. You, too, will be stimulated in our special working environment – one in which, wherever you are, you’ll always feel: Truly SWISS .... where people matter.
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