How to apply for Supply Account Manager

About Supercritical

Supercritical is the #1 carbon removal marketplace, having facilitated nearly 2 million tonnes for over 200 corporate buyers. Its science team helps set the SBTi standards the market will be measured against, and it has delivered over 300,000 tonnes with zero missed retirements. The company exists to scale carbon removal to gigatonnes by building the connective infrastructure for the market.

About the role

As a supply account manager, you will manage relationships with carbon removal suppliers to ensure permanent supply for demanding corporate buyers. You will work at the center of a market that needs to scale from under 2 million tonnes of permanent removal ever delivered to roughly 10 billion tonnes per year by 2050. Your work directly supports Supercritical's guarantee of permanent supply and its track record of zero missed retirements.

A typical day

You might start by checking delivery schedules and retirement status for active suppliers, then meet with the science team to review permanence requirements for a new offtake. Later, you could negotiate contract terms with a biochar or direct air capture supplier and update corporate buyers on supply timelines. The role is remote in the UK, so most coordination happens over video calls and shared documents.

Who Supercritical is looking for

• Experience managing supplier or partner accounts in a commodity, environmental, or infrastructure market.
• Familiarity with carbon removal, carbon markets, or climate science, including the difference between removal and avoidance.
• Ability to handle complex supply contracts and ensure delivery against strict permanence and retirement requirements.
• Comfort working remotely in the UK and coordinating with a science team and corporate buyers.

Tips for this application

• Read Supercritical's published science and SBTi-related work to understand how it defines permanent removal and why that matters for supply.
• Reference the specific numbers from the job description: nearly 2 million tonnes facilitated, 300,000 tonnes delivered and retired, and the 1 million tonne biochar offtake for Microsoft.
• Explain how you would manage suppliers to maintain zero missed retirements, since that is a stated track record.
• Show you understand the difference between carbon avoidance and carbon removal, as the job description stresses this distinction.
• If you have experience with biochar, offtake agreements, or large-scale supply contracts, highlight it directly.

What to cover in your cover letter

['Why you want to build the connective infrastructure for the carbon removal market, not just work in climate generally.', 'Your specific experience managing supply accounts or suppliers in a market where delivery and permanence are critical.', 'How you would help Supercritical maintain its zero missed retirements record while scaling supply.', 'Your understanding of the scale gap: under 2 million tonnes of permanent removal ever delivered versus the 10 billion tonnes per year needed by 2050.']

Research before applying

• Supercritical's marketplace model: how it sources, creates, and guarantees permanent supply for corporate buyers.
• The SBTi Net-Zero Standard and Supercritical's role in helping set the standards the market will be measured against.
• The Microsoft biochar offtake: 1 million tonnes over 10 years, the largest biochar offtake in US history.
• The scale gap in carbon removal: fewer than 2 million tonnes of permanent removal ever delivered versus the 10 billion tonnes per year needed by 2050.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• How you would manage a carbon removal supplier to ensure permanent supply and on-time retirement.
• Your understanding of the difference between carbon removal and carbon avoidance, and why it matters for net zero claims.
• How you would handle a supplier that misses a delivery deadline or fails a permanence requirement.
• What you know about Supercritical's biochar offtake with Microsoft and how that model could be replicated.
• How you would work with Supercritical's science team to set or meet SBTi-aligned standards.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Treating carbon removal as the same as carbon avoidance or offsets, which the job description explicitly separates.
• Ignoring the supply side of the role and focusing only on buyer or sales experience.
• Applying without referencing Supercritical's specific track record, such as zero missed retirements or the Microsoft biochar deal.