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United Parcel Service

Ships packages and freight around the world

Global Freight Forwarding Enterprise International Account Manager

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/20/2026
$100.3k - $200k/yr
Senior, Expert
Bachelor's
Dallas, TX, USA
In Person
Sales & Account ManagementAccount Management
No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • Five to ten or more years of experience in logistics, freight forwarding, supply chain, transportation, or enterprise sales.
  • Proven success managing large strategic or multinational customer accounts.
  • Experience with global air freight, ocean freight, customs brokerage, or supply chain solutions.
  • Demonstrated success growing revenue within complex enterprise accounts.
  • A bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, International Business, Marketing, or a related field is preferred; equivalent education and experience may be considered.
  • Experience with Salesforce or an equivalent customer relationship management platform.
  • Experience leading multinational customer engagements.
  • Understanding of freight forwarding pricing and procurement processes.
  • Knowledge of global trade regulations and customs requirements.
Responsibilities
  • Serve as the primary commercial contact for assigned enterprise global freight forwarding customers.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with customer stakeholders, including logistics, procurement, supply chain, transportation, and executive leadership teams.
  • Conduct regular business reviews to assess performance, identify opportunities, and strengthen customer partnerships.
  • Understand customer business objectives, supply chain challenges, and strategic priorities.
  • Execute account growth strategies designed to increase revenue, profitability, and share of wallet.
  • Identify and pursue opportunities across the Global Freight Forwarding portfolio of services.
  • Lead account planning and pipeline development activities.
  • Drive retention and expansion efforts within existing customer organizations.
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive account plans for assigned enterprise customers.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams to support customer objectives and solution implementation.
  • Lead customer strategy discussions, opportunity reviews, and growth initiatives.
  • Monitor market conditions, trade developments, and competitive activity impacting customer supply chains.
  • Partner with Product, Pricing, Operations, Customs Brokerage, Trade Management, Finance, and Implementation teams.
  • Collaborate with regional and global stakeholders to support multinational customer requirements.
  • Present account strategies and business reviews to internal leadership teams.
  • Advocate for customer needs while maintaining alignment with business objectives.
Desired Qualifications
  • Strategic account management.
  • Enterprise sales and relationship development.
  • Consultative selling and solution design.
  • International logistics and transportation knowledge.
  • Financial and commercial acumen.
  • Executive presentation and communication skills.
  • Negotiation and contract management.
  • Data analysis and key performance indicator management.
  • Cross-functional leadership.

About the company

United Parcel Service picks up packages from businesses and households and delivers them by truck and plane to addresses around the world. Beyond small parcels, it moves heavy freight, clears imported goods through customs, and runs warehouses and distribution for other companies. Each package is scanned as it passes through local centers and regional sorting hubs, which lets senders and recipients track it from pickup to doorstep. Customers pay shipping rates set by package weight, size, distance, and speed, while large shippers negotiate their own contract rates. UPS was founded in 1907 in Seattle as a messenger service and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Atlanta, Georgia

Founded

1907

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What believers are saying

  • The Amazon cutback is finished: UPS completed it and raised 2026 revenue guidance to $91.2 billion in July 2026.
  • Medical shipping is expanding: UPS closed its $1.6 billion purchase of Canadian cold-chain carrier Andlauer in November 2025.
  • Driving jobs pay well: full-time UPS drivers' average top rate reaches $49 an hour before the contract ends in 2028.

What critics are saying

  • Operations jobs are shrinking: in January 2026, UPS planned up to 30,000 role cuts for the year, mostly through attrition.
  • The network keeps contracting: in January 2026, UPS slated 24 more building closures after shutting 93 in 2025.
  • Union relations are tense: in January 2026, Teamsters chief Sean O'Brien attacked UPS's renewed driver buyout offer.

What makes United Parcel Service unique

  • Union rules shape the job: about 340,000 UPS Teamsters work under North America's largest private-sector labor contract.
  • Its own air hub sets the pace: Louisville's Worldport sorts about 400,000 packages an hour with over 7,000 workers.
  • Healthcare is its chosen growth lane: UPS set a goal of $20 billion in health care logistics revenue by 2026.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Paid Holidays
  • Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-4%

1 year growth

-4%

2 year growth

-4%
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