Key Account Management Expert EUROPE - Defense Sector

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We believe that our employees are the key to our success.

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We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co-create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport.

Join a global team ofnearly 200nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging new paths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world.

What are you going to do? • Build and expand C-level relationshipswith executives and decision-makers across assigned defence accounts and their global business units. • Lead European account strategies, from opportunity identification to contract negotiation, ensuring alignment with CEVA’s commercial and operational goals. • Drive account profitabilityby managing P&L, accounts receivable, and ROI considerations for new ventures, while ensuring compliance with legal and commercial frameworks. • Develop and execute account plans—including growth targets, opportunity prioritization, and resource allocation with buy-in from BD Sector leaders and Executive Sponsors. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams(Product Development, OKAM, Local BD) to deliver innovative, seamless supply chain solutions tailored to defence logistics. • Act as CEVA’s senior point of contactfor assigned accounts, providing expertise inA&D supply chain strategies, business development, and impeccable execution.

Who are we looking for? • Proven track record(5+ years) insenior global account leadership within the defence sector, with 10+ years in relationship management and commercial negotiations. • Deep expertiseindefence logistics, multi-national account management, andAerospace & Defence industrydynamics. • C-level engagement experience, with superior communication, negotiation, and analytical skills to drive results. • Strategic mindset—able to match customer needs with CEVA’s intellectual capital and operational capabilities. • Fluency in German and English(additional languages are a plus); strong cultural awareness and ability to manage multicultural, virtual teams.

Key Account Management Expert EUROPE - Defense Sector CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers all around the world. Present in 170+ countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are proud to be a Top 5 global 3PL.

That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement. At CEVA Logistics, weRise inMotion. Your career is always on the move,growingas fast and as far as your ambition takes you.

The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and the chance to make a meaningful impact. This is more than a job.It’sa journey on which you rise.

Frankfurt/Main, DE Your role: We’re looking for a dynamicBusiness Development professionalto lead, grow, and managekey defence accounts in Germany, driving success across all CEVA business lines.

You will own the total CEVA European business relationship with major defence players, responsible for cultivating new opportunities while retaining and expanding existing business. This is anactive selling roledemanding strategic account leadership and deep expertise in theAerospace & Defence sector.

As a global organization, and partof the CMA CGM group, diversity is critical to our business success; only when we can reflect the cultures, languages, attitudes and local knowledge of our customers, can we succeed. By employing people with different experiences and abilities, we expand our knowledge and increase our creativity and innovation.