DESCRIPTION

As a Senior Food and Beverage Account Manager you will develop and implement winning sustainability strategies for our Food, Beverage , and Agriculture clients in the US, as well as contribute to the expansion of Quantis’ sustainability strategy solutions. This role is a blend of account management, sales, strategy creation & implementation, and relationship building. This is a hybrid position located in Boston or New York City.

REQUIREMENTS

As a Senior Account Manager at Quantis in the US, here’s a preview of what type of work your days will include:

DOES THIS DESCRIBE YOU AND YOUR NEXT ROLE?

• You’re motivated to put your strategy development, client relationship development and consulting skills to work towards our mission of building a sustainable future.
• You’re an experienced and motivated account manager or consultant in the food and agriculture sector (or similar sector) looking for an opportunity to work with top sustainability leaders and experts.
• Over 7 years of experience driving new client acquisition alongside sales enablement support.
• You’re eager for a fast-paced and diverse role: Developing and implementing sustainability strategies for our key clients, leading account relationships with some of the world´s most influential companies, mentoring other team members on strategy skills, and helping to design the next generation of winning services and solutions.
• You have an understanding of business strategy and/or strategy consulting, complemented with expertise in the corporate sustainability space. You are motivated by the challenges of transforming the world’s largest companies into more sustainable businesses.
• You’re a team player that works quickly, independently and on schedule. Your analytical and organizational skills are top-notch. You communicate effectively and efficiently, both verbally and in writing. You’re experienced and passionate about supporting the growth and development of your colleagues.
• For 5-10 years, you’ve had exposure to and interest in corporate sustainability. You have a successful track record in building and deploying strategies for internal and external clients. You have the ability to anticipate client needs and proactively offer solutions to help the client along their sustainability journey.
• You have an entrepreneurial spirit to be part of a team finding new solutions using this expertise to change the world. You’re highly motivated by the challenges of guiding global companies on a sustainable change pathway, adapting your strategy expertise to new challenges, and innovating new paths to success.

CLIENT CONSULTING SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Account Management: Leading and growing key stakeholder relationships, while accelerating the transformation of the clients toward sustainability.
• Sales & Business Development: Leading sales processes and business development conversations
• Strategy & Solutions Creation: Leading the implementation of sustainability strategy projects, working with senior sustainability leaders to develop their sustainability strategies, managing their implementation and change pathway.
• Strategic Implementation: Supporting the shaping and delivery of all Quantis solutions around the strategy, bringing in our expertise on science, metrics, tools, communications and more.
• Training & Mentorship: Leading and/or collaborating with a team and with Quantis globally; providing mentorship and developmental support to other team members.
• Teamwork: Collaborating with our other Quantis team members to strengthen our delivery of strategy-related services.
• Innovation: Supporting efforts within Quantis’ innovation activities to develop a new generation of smart sustainability strategy solutions.