Enterprise Account Manager (Remote)

Company Description

Fastmarkets is an industry-leading price-reporting agency (PRA) and information provider for global commodities, providing price data, news, analytics and events for the agriculture, forest products, metals and mining and new-generation energy markets.

Fastmarkets' data is critical for customers seeking to understand and predict dynamic, sometimes opaque markets, enabling trading and risk management. Fastmarkets is a global business with a history dating back to 1865 and is built on trust and deep market knowledge. It has more than 600 employees spread across global locations in the UK, US, China, India, Singapore, Brazil, Belgium, Finland and beyond. 

Job Description

The Role

To build and nurture long-term, cross-functional partnerships with Fastmarkets’ top 100 clients, delivering personalised solutions that exceed customer expectations, enhance loyalty, and drive transformational growth.  

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES 

• Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with Fastmarkets' top 100 clients, acting as a trusted partner to understand their needs and align solutions that drive value. 

• Revenue Growth: Drive transformational revenue growth exceeding 25% annually by identifying opportunities to expand business through cross-selling and upselling Fastmarkets’ full range of solutions and capabilities. 

• Strategic Account Planning: Develop and execute tailored account plans for key customers, ensuring alignment with their strategic goals and positioning Fastmarkets as their preferred business partner. 

• Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty: Ensure client satisfaction by delivering exceptional service, timely solutions, and proactive communication to meet or exceed customer expectations, fostering loyalty and retention. 

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams (sales, product, marketing, and customer success) to ensure seamless delivery of products and solutions, supporting a holistic approach to account management. 

• Market and Industry Insight: Stay informed on industry trends, market conditions, and competitive offerings, using this knowledge to provide clients with strategic advice and anticipate their evolving needs. 

• Reporting and Performance Tracking: Regularly track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs), account performance, and client feedback, using data-driven insights to adjust strategies and improve outcomes. 

• Contract Negotiation and Renewal: Lead negotiations on pricing, contracts, and renewals, ensuring mutually beneficial agreements while protecting Fastmarkets' commercial interests. 

• Executive Sponsorship and Engagement: Proactively drive executive-level sponsorship and engagement, ensuring alignment between Fastmarkets' leadership and client senior stakeholders to strengthen relationships, address strategic priorities, and unlock new opportunities for collaboration. 

• Account-Based Marketing Strategy: Collaborate with marketing teams to develop and execute tailored account-based marketing strategies for key clients, driving targeted engagement, enhancing brand visibility, and supporting specific growth objectives within each account. 

• Leadership and Role Modelling: Act as a role model for execution, collaboration, and engagement across Fastmarkets, demonstrating best practices in account management, fostering a culture of teamwork, and inspiring others to deliver high-performance outcomes aligned with the company’s strategic goals 

KEY INTERFACES  

• Clients and Stakeholders: Direct interaction with senior executives and key decision-makers at Fastmarkets' top 100 clients to understand their needs and drive account strategies. 

• Sales Team: Collaborate with the sales team to align on account strategies, share insights, and coordinate efforts for successful client engagement and revenue growth. 

• Marketing Team: Work closely with the marketing team to develop and implement account-based marketing strategies, ensuring targeted campaigns that resonate with key clients. 

• Product Development and Management: Engage with product teams to provide client feedback, influence product roadmaps, and ensure that client needs are met through Fastmarkets’ offerings. 

• Editorial and Pricing Development: Collaborate with editorial and pricing teams to ensure customer engagement and drive price adoption. 

• Consulting and Events: Partner with the consulting and events teams to drive pipeline opportunities as part of an integrated value proposition.  

• Customer Success Team: Coordinate with customer success managers to monitor client satisfaction, address concern