Account Manager-Micronutrients - Kansas City - Verdesian Life Sciences

Description

This is remote position. Ideal candidate can be located anywhere USA.

Position Summary: The Account Manager, Micronutrients is responsible for driving profitable revenue growth across Verdesian's granular micronutrients and ferrous sulfate product portfolios. This role owns the development, retention, and expansion of an assigned customer base, serving as the primary commercial lead responsible for uncovering new opportunities, increasing product adoption, and executing growth strategies within existing accounts.

Reporting to the General Manager, Micronutrients, the Account Manager plays a critical role in executing the Micronutrients sales strategy by building strong customer relationships, identifying new business opportunities, and converting pipeline into sustained revenue. This role partners cross-functionally to ensure effective forecasting, pricing execution, and order fulfillment while maintaining a relentless focus on growth, customer value, and market expansion. Success in this role requires a proactive, results-driven mindset, the ability to manage a full sales cycle, and a strong commitment to growing the Micronutrients business.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Own and grow assigned accounts within the Micronutrients business, driving revenue expansion, product adoption and long-term customer retention
• Serve as the primary commercial contact for customers, building strong relationships and proactively identifying new growth opportunities
• Manage and convert inbound and outbound sales opportunities for granular micronutrients, ferrous sulfate and brokered product offerings
• Partner with internal teams to deliver accurate forecasting, pipeline management and demand planning to support business growth objectives
• Maintain pricing strategy execution, including ERP pricing, price matrices and margin discipline in alignment with commercial goals
• Analyze sales performance, customer trends, and business metrics to inform growth strategies and weekly reporting on KPIs, business health and targets
• Oversee new customer onboarding, including customer setup, initial order execution and early-stage account development
• Act as the escalation point for customer issues, complaints, or quality concerns, ensuring timely resolution while protecting customer relationships
• Coordinate custom granular formulation projects, serving as the commercial lead from opportunity identification through execution
• Manage and respond to inbound website inquiries, converting leads into qualified sales opportunities
• Collaborate cross-functionally as the voice of the customer, aligning customer needs with supply planning, production and operational teams
• Represent Verdesian at industry meetings, trade events and customer-facing forums to strengthen relationships and support new business development
• Travel as required to support customer engagement, business development and revenue growth objectives
• Contribute as a collaborative, high-impact team member supporting the broader success of Verdesian's products and services
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor

Administration and Reporting:

• Own sales forecasting accuracy through active maintenance of the S&OP process, providing clear insight into demand trends and supporting procurement, production planning and on-time customer delivery
• Develop, maintain and utilize a structured sales and pipeline tracking system to drive accountability and ensure achievement of monthly, quarterly and annual revenue targets
• Produce and submit timely, decision-ready reporting that supports commercial execution, performance management and business planning
• Support the preparation of customer-facing and leadership presentations that communicate growth opportunities, performance trends and strategic initiatives
• Ensure all new business documentation, including customer setup and credit applications, is completed accurately, promptly and in compliance with Verdesian and Accounting guidelines
• Provide weekly activity summaries and "hot issue" reporting to proactively identify risks, opportunities and required actions
• Maintain a disciplined monthly prospect pipeline and rolling sales forecast to improve visibility, execution and revenue predictability

Criteria:

• Demonstrated ability to build credibility and influence through strong interpersonal skills and professional confidence
• Highly self-motivated, detail-oriented and accountable for results in a fast-paced commercial environment
• Proven relationship-building and account management capabilities with a customer-first mindset
• Strong analytical skills and independent judgment to evaluate opportunities, solve problems and drive growth
• Clear, effective communicator with the ability to maintain and expand productive business relationships
• Demonstrated leadership in driving continuous improvement, process discipline and adoption of effective systems
• Commitment to environmental stewardship and safe, responsible business practices
• Treats colleagues with the same professionalism, respect and integrity extended to customers
• Strong computer proficiency, including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Willingness and ability to travel as required to support customer engagement and business objectives

Qualifications:

• 5–10 years of progressive experience in sales, account management or commercial operations, preferably within agriculture or related industries
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Agricultural Management, or a related field