Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Account Managers provide a key role in delivering our business growth. They lead our market engagement in their allocated territories and are core members of the Growth community in the Intelligence GBA. Sales Account Leaders are responsible for the identification, development, and conversion of prospects and opportunities. They ensure our solution propositions meet our customers’ buying needs, and ultimately deliver high-value engagements of mutual benefit to Arcadis our customers, and our partners.

The Arcadis products and solution portfolio and services are market-leading; offering the opportunity to improve the safety and efficiency of road travel and public transportation through embedding digital innovation. The Intelligence sales community is at the forefront of representing this capability, establishing customer demand,d and securing our growth through value-based sales. Central to the success of this role is a deep understanding of our customer’s needs and requirements, as is a broad knowledge of transportation/mobility operations and the digital landscape. Working flexibly across the Arcadis Biosphere, Sales Account Leaders will be instrumental in aligning our business propositions to ensure we secure the significant opportunities on offer in our target market space, namely Resilience, Mobility, and Places.

Reports to the Global Product Sales Director, Mobility Solutions.

Role accountabilities:

Develop and implement Account Strategy

Lead development of client account strategy in line with Arcadis business objectives and market sector strategies through annual and multi-year plans Prepare and execute an account plan to translate strategy into concrete objectives, actions, and outcomes. Develop and maintain deep knowledge and understanding of the clients and the associated industry sectors (local government transportation and transit, airports, and other public sector) to identify key trends and emerging opportunities, with the client and their subsidiaries/portfolio companies

Client Development

Drive overall growth in client account plan performance as measured through financial metrics (NOI, DRO, ASGM, Pipeline) to meet or exceed planned targets Maintain a focus on CX throughout all client interactions at each touchpoint Develop and expand a network of relationships across Operations, Solutions, and Markets, leveraging these to enable Arcadis to have maximum impact on the clients Capture client data on regional accounts, including track records, case studies, sales collateral relationship history, and delivery lessons learned, and make it available to support continuous improvement across the accounts managed. Contributes to bid/no-bid decisions by providing local knowledge, and supports the achievement of successful pursuits. Manage the regional pipeline and feed opportunities into the business line pipeline and CRM system to ensure an optimal flow of pursuits to achieve set targets. Work collaboratively with Product, Marketing Solutions, and Service leaders to manage the development and alignment of Arcadis value propositions into commercially viable propositions for the account, demonstrating value-creating outcomes for our clients Develop and leverage a network of enduring relationships across the client organization to understand their business needs, as it relate to digital adoption and position Arcadis as a trusted partner, and contribute to the growth of Arcadis’ relationship with clients.

Sales planning and execution

Our Sales Account Leaders are responsible for the development and delivery of sales, campaign, and capture plans within their assigned market territories. They will proactively engage internal and external stakeholders to inform and help implement their plans, report progress against their plans to the Intelligence leadership team , and be mindful of the need for agility and adaptation should market conditions or sales performance dictate accordingly.

Product & Solution Awareness

Sales Account Leaders will be expected to develop and maintain a broad understanding of our product and solution portfolio and be able to represent the value we deliver in the customer’s context. Our sales community will also provide market intelligence back into the business and thereby inform and influence our future product roadmap.

People

Create a positive account team culture built on collaboration, growth, and accountability. Work closely with GBA Portfolio Directors to receive qualified opportunities and new initiatives within the respective GBAs. Work with project teams in operations to achieve high performance, growth , and personal development. Develop relationships throughout Arcadis to foster cooperation and to maximize opportunities to cross-sell and move up the client value chain.

Thought Leadership

Share knowledge and understanding of key trends and emerging opportunities within the transportation, transit, mobility, and public sectors and key industries, that are aligned with Arcadis’ mission to improve quality of life.

Key Shared Accountabilities: 

Work with the Portfolio Directors, Global Sector, and GBA Sales teams to determine and synergize client strategy. Implement new business models and apply new commercial skills as developed by the commercial excellence functions within Intelligence. Actively support marketing strategies (campaigns, events) for selected clients and the wider sectors. Engage with operations/delivery teams to drive necessary resource outcomes to support growth and delivery excellence for the accounts. Collaborate with Technical Solutions teams to develop differentiated service and value propositions.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications: 

Degree qualified in a relevant discipline and have a proven track record of developing and implementing sales strategies to secure and grow client accounts significantly and profitably across Mobility Solutions within a SaaS sales, engineering consultant,y or professional services environment.  Leadership capability and the ability to inspire multi-disciplinary teams around a common purpose, whilst working as an individual contributor against your own targets.

Preferred Qualifications: 

Demonstrated experience as a client developer with a significant presence in the transportation and transit sectors in North America. Ability to learn multiple software solutions quickly,  Strong writing skills and attention to detail to draft clear proposals, and bid/RFP submissions. Experience in public sector contracting. Ambitious mindset and a drive to grow the business and meet targets. The ability to inspire and enthuse Account and Pursuit Teams to bring their best. Entrepreneurial attitude and strategic focus with excellent commercial drive and decisiveness. Experience managing internal and external business relationships at the executive level.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP,  401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.  We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $94,944 - $145,581. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

 

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