Sales Account Manager

THE VALUE YOU’LL BRING

Smithfield Foods is a leading consumer packaged goods company that prioritizes sustainability, ethical practices, and community impact. The Sales Account Manager role focuses on building strong customer relationships, driving sales growth, and supporting a culture of respect, communication, and accountability.

As a motivated Sales professional who thrives in a fast‑paced environment, you will collaborate with internal teams, innovate to achieve business results, and contribute to the company's long‑term success. The position involves introducing and placing new products with customers, executing business initiatives, and driving sales for long‑term growth across a variety of product categories.

• Direct Sales Responsibility:
  Accountable for achieving budgeted sales of consumer goods to key customers.
• Develop and achieve maximum sales volume consistent with sales projections for accounts served.
• Maintain business with existing accounts for continued growth.
• Communications and Product Management:
  Maintain current knowledge of Smithfield’s product management, marketing, R&D efforts in order to increase sales and satisfy customer demands for new items.
• Cultivate business relations with personnel at various levels in order to communicate product availability, logistics information, product specifications, and pricing as needed.
• Customer Service:
  Ensure prompt and equitable disposition of customer complaints or problems; this may require communication with corporate headquarters.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

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.

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.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. Capable of sitting for extended periods of time. Must be able to occasionally lift up to 25 lbs. Frequently required to sit; stand; walk; reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Able to travel as needed.

Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non‑job characteristic as directed by law.

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• Smithfield is proud to offer robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs to support our team members and their loved ones, and with out‑of‑pocket costs, on average, 20 percent less than plans offered by other employers.
• Beyond our medical plans, our Be Well programs offer tools and resources to enhance your quality of life, at no additional cost.
• These programs are uniquely tailored to our Smithfield team and provide support for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management and…