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Account Manager Airlines


Job Location:

Columbus, OH - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 September 2026 (2 days ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

The Account Manager - Airlines 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.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 9am-6pm

Category Focus: Airline Partnerships
Support a portfolio of airline partners and serve as a trusted advisor to key customer stakeholders.
Develop a strong understanding of airline cargo operations airport environments and time-sensitive transportation requirements.
Build and strengthen relationships with airline operational commercial and leadership contacts.
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 Aviation Management Supply Chain Logistics or a related field from an accredited college or university required.
Experience: 3 years experience in aviation transportation account management or related customer-facing experience preferred.
Deep understanding of airline cargo operations airport 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: Comfort commuting to/from and working in a 100% on-site setting (listed in this posting) with travel for related meetings/events.

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Required Experience:

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About Company

Forward Air Corporation is a leading provider of time-definite surface transportation and related logistics services to the North American air freight and expedited LTL market. We provide scheduled surface transportation of cargo as a cost effective, reliable alternative to air transp ... View more

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