Business Development, Root Global

Germany

Salary not provided

Entry and Junior level

Berlin

Decarbonization infrastructure for the food & beverage supply chain

Job no longer available

Decarbonization infrastructure for the food & beverage supply chain

21-100 employees

B2BSustainabilityFoodSupply ChainAgricultureBusiness IntelligenceMachine LearningSaaSAccountingEnvironmental

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

Entry and Junior level

Berlin

21-100 employees

B2BSustainabilityFoodSupply ChainAgricultureBusiness IntelligenceMachine LearningSaaSAccountingEnvironmental

Company mission

To build software that helps food brands get to net zero emissions - by becoming the data infrastructure that powers pricing and purchasing decisions across the food industry.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Demonstrate a passion for working in fast-paced environments, combined with a charismatic, street-smart nature demonstrated in previous positions or internships in consulting or start-ups/scale-ups (prioritizing the match with the role over past experience)
Demonstrate a hands-on mentality, thriving in imperfect and fast-changing environments
Demonstrate fluency in German and English, with a deep understanding of German culture and local business dynamics
Be based in Berlin

What the job involves

Drive Root’s growth in the dairy, red meat, and grains industries in Germany by securing deals, building customer relationships, and expanding market presence across the sector
Close deals with processors in Germany by closely working with them to understand their needs, building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels (incl. farmers, executives, etc.), and participating in industry events and fairs
Develop relationships with existing customers by actively engaging with their needs, fostering long-term partnerships, and providing guidance throughout their climate transition
Support the Market Leads in Germany to expand market presence and maintain leadership in each industry
Collaborate closely with the German team across all verticals, sharing market insights and best practices to drive growth and alignment
You will report directly to our co-founder Maurice Hensl, receiving regular guidance and mentoring
Some of our angel investors will actively mentor you and provide guidance

Application process

Our ambition is to offer you an end-to-end experience that is fast and uncomplicated - we aim to keep the end-to-end process to 10 working days. We send you prep material for each step and maximize transparency at every step

Our take

Food and beverage supply chains are responsible for between 20% and 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and it’s something businesses can’t sweep under the rug any longer. Tightening regulations require that businesses disclose their climate performance, and stakeholders and customers are paying close attention. Bad climate practices are increasingly bad for business, and Root Global is looking to help companies keep their performance up.

The Root software platform is designed to help food and beverage companies shoot for a zero-carbon future, by offering what Root hopes will become an industry-wide carbon operating system. Essentially, a database providing full life-cycle carbon emission data so businesses can make climate practise decisions based on accurate, comprehensive data - instead of the current system of upstream and downstream estimates.

This could prove a highly valuable proposition. Increasingly large numbers of companies are setting science-based climate targets, but research suggests the majority of these are distant, imprecise, or lack actionable road maps to get there. So, solid carbon accounting software is in urgent demand, and if Root can build out the client base necessary for industry-wide coverage, it stands to make a substantial impact.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (1 round)

Jul 2022

$3m

SEED

Total funding: $3m

Company benefits

🚚 Financial and administrative support with your move to Berlin
🏖️ Minimum of 25 days of vacation days per year. Yes, minimum
🧠 Individualised learning budget to get 3x the horse power
💌 Participation in a unique climate-tech and food-tech community
🚲 A mobility subscription that reduces or offsets your emissions from commuting
🎧 A Spotify subscription so you can do your most productive work
🏋️ A fitness subscription so you can clear your head in your time out of the office
👗 Probably the coolest startup merch in the world

Company HQ

Moabit, Berlin, Germany

Leadership

Maurice Hensel

(CEO & Founder)

Previously MD of Frankfurt School Student Consulting, then took up various internships at HomeToGo, Luminovo, and Project A Ventures. Served as Head of Growth at Acapela, and co-founded Cocoon.

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