Associate Account Manager - Japanese Speaker

Description

We are looking for an Associate Account Manager to join our team! In this position, we are looking for an individual that can support customers throughout the Japan region. Fluency in English and Japanese is required, with proficiency in additional languages considered an advantage.

Sustainable procurement has gained in importance and maturity over the past decade and is at the top of most of the Fortune 500 corporate agendas. Leading organizations are taking on strategic initiatives and goals in this space. As a digital SaaS solution, EcoVadis is designed to help such companies scale their initiative across their entire global supply chain. This requires good understanding of the solution by all impacted stakeholders and adoption of the principle of sustainable procurement, on all levels of our customers' procurement organization. The Customer Success team manages the strategic deployment and account management of the EcoVadis solution with our customers.

EcoVadis is looking for a dynamic Associate Account Manager, driven by sustainability, to join our APJ team in Japan, bringing energy and passion in a positive environment to manage the success of EcoVadis' customers.

Your primary responsibilities will include (but will not be limited to) :

Strategic Account Management and Customer Success :

• Manage a portfolio of customers, ensuring they maximize the value they get from the EcoVadis solution and maintain a high level of satisfaction and engagement with the service and tools
• Advise customers on the implementation building blocks of their sustainable procurement program throughout their lifecycle. Partner with them to help them adopt and integrate EcoVadis in appropriate processes and tools. Provide thought leadership and effectively communicate the EcoVadis vision for Sustainable Supply Management
• Build advocacy among customers; Establish and maintain strong relationships with customer project managers, decision makers, and executive sponsors throughout the customer lifecycle
• Develop a customer program plan and act as the main point of contact for your accounts, providing proactive and reactive project management support and resources
• Develop and maintain Account Plans for all assigned customers
• Liaise between customer and EcoVadis teams (sales, sustainability, operations) to solve customer challenges and find opportunities and solutions
• Promote and upsell of additional services when suitable
• Lead and successfully manage contracts renewals
• Carefully monitor operations with your customers (forecast and delivery) in order to guarantee operational KPIs are met

Other :

Contribute to Ecovadis continuous improvement process by providing feedback to the product management team on solution development needs

Qualifications

Additional Information

In return for your expertise, we offer :

Our hiring team looks forward to reviewing your CV and covering letter with a guaranteed response to every application. A new job with purpose awaits you!

Don’t fit all the criteria but still think you’d be a good candidate?  Please apply anyway to give our hiring team the opportunity to assess your skills and to learn more about what you could bring to EcoVadis. We’re interested in hiring capable people, regardless of professional and educational background.

Can the hiring process be adjusted to suit my needs?  Yes. We want everyone going through the hiring process with EcoVadis to feel confident that you are able to demonstrate your full potential. We welcome applications from disabled people, people with long-term health conditions and neurodiverse candidates. If you need any adjustments, please let the hiring team know.