Director, Strategic Accounts

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⛰️ Colorado, North Carolina, +1 more states – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

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👔 Director

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Verdesian Life Sciences

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201 - 500 employees

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

🌾 Agriculture

Manufacturing • Consulting • Agriculture

Verdesian Life Sciences is an agriscience company focused on improving nutrient use efficiency for crop producers. It develops and supplies fertilizer enhancers, biostimulants, seed treatments, inoculants, micronutrient blends and other technologies designed to increase nutrient uptake, reduce environmental nutrient loss, and improve crop yield and quality across a wide range of crops. The company also offers agronomic services and educational resources (e. g. , NUE University) and serves growers and distributors globally.

📋 Description

• Own and grow relationships with key strategic accounts, including agricultural cooperatives, distributors, and retail partners • Develop and execute account strategies aligned with customer objectives and Verdesian growth goals • Lead joint business planning, quarterly business reviews, and long-term account development initiatives • Build relationships with executive, commercial, technical, and category management stakeholders • Identify decision-makers and influencers to accelerate new program adoption and business growth • Drive revenue growth through new product placement, program expansion, private label, co-formulation, and white-label opportunities • Negotiate commercial agreements, including pricing, volume commitments, exclusivity arrangements, and marketing support • Develop strategies to increase product adoption and displace competitive offerings • Partner with Marketing, Sales, and Agronomy teams to enhance customer engagement and grow market share • Implement pull-through initiatives that increase grower adoption and product movement • Coordinate with Marketing, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Finance, Product Development, and Legal teams to deliver customer commitments • Advocate internally for customer needs and ensure alignment on product, supply, and pricing decisions • Support structured commercial partnerships and strategic agreements • Monitor industry trends, competitive activity, and customer needs, providing actionable market insights to leadership • Develop accurate sales forecasts and communicate risks and opportunities to leadership • Track revenue growth, program adoption, and account profitability • Maintain account plans, CRM records, pipelines, and opportunity tracking • Provide regular updates on account performance, growth opportunities, and strategic initiatives

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Business, or a related field • 8+ years of experience in strategic account management, business development, commercial leadership, or agricultural sales • Proven success managing complex customer relationships and driving profitable growth • Experience developing joint business plans with agricultural retailers, cooperatives, distributors, or similar partners • Demonstrated success negotiating commercial agreements, including private label, co-formulation, and strategic partnership arrangements • Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and strategic planning skills • Experience collaborating with field sales teams to drive customer adoption and market growth • Proficiency with CRM platforms and Microsoft Office applications • Ability to travel nationally up to 50% • Valid driver's license • Experience managing national agricultural cooperatives, large distributors, or retail networks • Background in crop nutrition, biologicals, seed treatments, or related agricultural inputs • Experience with private label, co-formulation, white-label, or toll manufacturing programs • Strong understanding of agricultural retail channels, cooperative structures, and dealer economics • Track record of securing strategic partnerships and competitive wins within the agricultural industry • Experience developing market adoption strategies alongside agronomy and field sales teams

🏖️ Benefits

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions • Full-time remote work arrangement