Account Manager

Permanent employee, Full-time · London, Guildford
45,000 - 55,000 £ per year
The role
As an Account Manager with a focus on agricultural supply chains, your primary objective is to leverage your deep expertise in agriculture to drive account growth and expand the adoption of our biodiversity solutions. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in helping our clients integrate nature data into their agricultural supply chain operations, enabling them to make informed decisions, meet sustainability targets, and enhance their market leadership in sustainable agriculture.

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic professional with a strong background in account management, particularly within the agricultural sector. While direct experience in biodiversity is not mandatory, success in this role requires a solid understanding of corporate sustainability, ESG practices, and the unique challenges and opportunities within agricultural supply chains. Your ability to deliver measurable client value and achieve positive business outcomes is essential.

Key Responsibilities: 
Revenue Growth and Account Expansion:
  • Maximize Revenue and Growth: Drive significant increases in account revenue and expand our client base by implementing strategies that boost net revenue retention (NRR) and annual recurring revenue (ARR).
  • Identify and Capture Opportunities: Leverage your knowledge of sustainability within agricultural supply chains to proactively discover and capitalize on new business opportunities within existing accounts, transforming them into long-term revenue streams.
  • Deliver Tangible Value: Ensure clients experience significant ROI from our biodiversity solutions, empowering them to lead in sustainable supply chain practices.
Customer Relationship Management:
  • Cultivate Strong Client Relationships: Establish and maintain deep, trust-based relationships with key agricultural supply chain clients, promoting the adoption of innovative biodiversity technologies.
  • Drive Client Success: Regularly engage with clients to ensure their sustainability objectives are met, fostering long-term retention and account growth.
Sentiment and Value Enhancement:
  • Enhance Client Satisfaction: Continuously monitor and improve client satisfaction and loyalty, providing insights to inform product development and operational enhancements.
  • Upsell and Cross-Sell: Use your understanding of supply chain needs to identify and execute opportunities to expand the value of each account through upselling and cross-selling relevant services and solutions.
Account Coordination:
  • Ensure Seamless Project Delivery: Oversee the successful delivery of all projects within key accounts, ensuring timely completion, budget adherence, and client satisfaction.
  • Maximize Account Potential: Understand client structures and decision-making processes to unlock additional business opportunities, such as different business units or additional regions.
Sector Expertise:
  • Expand Market Presence: Utilize your expertise in agricultural supply chains to broaden our market presence and drive conversations around biodiversity solutions, particularly in supply chain sustainability and efficiency.
  • Utilize Industry Knowledge: Apply your deep understanding of the regulatory landscape (e.g., CSRD/TNFD/ISSB) to enhance client outcomes and position our biodiversity solutions as essential to their operations.
  • Advocate for Our Solutions: Serve as a champion for our biodiversity tools within industry circles, regularly presenting our tools to diverse audiences to foster broader adoption and recognition of their value in addressing sector needs.

About you
  • Experience: significant experience in account management, working in corporate sustainability and ESG within the agricultural sector, with a proven track record of delivering business results.
  • Sales Excellence: Demonstrated success in driving revenue growth and expanding client bases, particularly with leading agricultural brands, supply chain managers, and producers.
  • Strategic Insight: Strong understanding of the challenges and opportunities within the agricultural supply chain sector, including the impact of sustainability practices across the supply chain.
  • Industry Engagement: Maintain active involvement with key industry stakeholders and bodies, enhancing our market presence and credibility within the agricultural sector. Attend relevant events, conferences, and webinars.
  • Presentation Skills: Confidently present our tools and products to mixed audiences both online and in person, effectively communicating the value of our solutions.
What's in it for you
  • Competitive Salary 
  • Impactful work with a purpose-driven team
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Opportunities for professional growth
  • Benefits package including salary sacrifice pension scheme prioritising sustainability; life assurance; Health insurance; enhanced annual leave; Cycle to Work Scheme; enhanced Family Friendly Policy.
Why us?
We are advocates of a healthy work life balance and mental wellbeing. We are happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles.
 
At NatureMetrics diversity and inclusion are part of our DNA. Together, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees. It fuels our innovation and connects us to the communities we work with. Our values leave no space for stereotypes. We are all unique and pull together for a common purpose.
About us

We are revolutionising the use of data to fight biodiversity loss. NatureMetrics leads the market in developing groundbreaking data models to catalyse nature positive action and drive corporate accountability. Winners of the Bloomberg NEF Pioneers award 2024, Earthshot Prize Finalists and World Economic Forum Tech Pioneers 2024, we’re at the forefront of innovation and a pioneer of the Nature Tech space. Our products empower customers to make decisions that benefit both business and nature. 

Backed by ambitious investors, we're on a mission to make biodiversity measurable at scale to underpin global goals and accelerate finance into nature. NatureMetrics combines tech and AI to derive simple insights from the full complexity of nature on the ground. 

We're a dynamic team passionate about nature and biodiversity and we take immense pride in our work and our impact. Join us on this journey!

We are looking forward to hearing from you!
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