Sales Account Manager

Role Overview

Join Smithfield as a Sales Account Manager and be part of a company that’s sustainably feeding people around the world. You’ll work in a fast-paced environment, building relationships with customers, collaborating with internal teams, and being innovative to achieve business results. As a Sales Account Manager, your primary responsibility will be introducing and placing new products with customers, executing business initiatives, and driving sales for long-term growth.

What You Will Do

Your primary responsibilities will be to introduce and place new products with customers, execute business initiatives, and drive sales for long-term growth. You will work directly with customers and cross-functionally with everyone from Business Management to Plant Operations to deliver the service and products to our customers and consumers.

Why It Might Be a Fit

To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. You will need to have a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university and 2+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university
• 2+ years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of the dynamics of the food business industry or retail channels
• Experience of customer-focused and fact-based selling, including IRI, Nielsen and Perishable Group data
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills
• High level of written and verbal communication skills, organizational planning, and adaptability
• Respectful, approachable and team-oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment
• Ability to work well in fast paced, dynamic environment
• Possess a valid driver’s license
• May travel up to 80% of the time

Benefits

• Relocation Package Available