National Account Manager - Merchandise
- Mississauga, ON
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
Accept CloseSearch JobsSearch JobsJob DescriptionApply nowStartPlease wait...National Account Manager - MerchandisePosting Start Date: 4/10/26Join CPKC, North America's first transnational railroad connecting U.S., Canada and Mexico, where your career drives progress and safety is paramount. We connect communities, fuel economic growth, and provide meaningful work in a culture that values diversity, accountability, and pride. With opportunities for training, development, and advancement, you're not just building a career-you're part of something bigger. Together, we move goods, connect people, and create lasting change. Your future starts here.PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:CPKC is looking for a National Account Manager to oversee key Merchandise customers. The candidate will lead the generation of quality revenue growth, revenue retention and value through new business development, line haul extension, contract negotiations/renewals and execution of price strategies. The candidate in the position will establish a deep market, industry and regulatory knowledge that develops and maintains effective relationships with customers and key stakeholders that positions CPKC for future revenue growth. This position can be based in Mississauga, ON, Calgary, AB, or Chicago, IL.POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Develop and implement account and sales strategy
- Assess and mitigate key risks to the business strategy
- Meet yield, price, total revenue targets and standards
- Lead the development and execution of contract renewals implementing effective negotiating strategies
- Develop creative solutions and make good value trades during negotiations
- Identify, qualify and secure key business development opportunities
- Develop customer relationships with key current and future customers, partners and organizations as required to achieve the business strategy
- Effectively communicate terms of sale and collaborate with key stakeholder groups on service standards to facilitate execution and measure the reliability of the product sold to customers
- Gather market and customer intelligence and ensure it is communicated to key internal team members
- Ensure the Opportunity Pipeline is deep and robust with revenue growth opportunities; manage multiple large projects with extended sales cycle
- Build and mentor an outstanding sales organization and growth culture
- Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, supply chain or a related field or possess equivalent professional work experience
- Minimum of 5 years' professional sales experience managing larger, high profile, national accounts (railroad, transportation, logistics or supply chain industry experience is an asset but not required)
- Ability to travel up to 20 - 30% across the network
- Must possess a valid driver's license and passport for cross-border travel
- Sales Incentive Plan
- Flexible and competitive benefits package
- Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans
- Employee Share Purchase Plan
- Annual Fitness Subsidy
- Part-time Studies Program
- Criminal history check
- Education verification
- Professional references
- Driver's license verification and driving history
- Passport verification
- Social Security Number verification