Sales Account Manager

Job Overview

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 across product categories such as bacon, ham, fresh pork, and other consumer goods. You will work directly with customers and cross‑functional teams—including Business Management, Plant Operations, and others—to deliver service and products.

• Direct Sales Responsibility:
  Accountable for achieving budgeted sales of consumer goods to key customers, developing and attaining maximum sales volume consistent with projections.
• Communications and Product Management:
  Maintain current knowledge of product management, marketing, R&D efforts to increase sales, and satisfy customer demands for new items; cultivate relationships with personnel at various levels to communicate product availability, logistics information, specifications, and pricing.
• Customer Service:
  Ensure prompt and equitable disposition of customer complaints or problems, communicating as needed with corporate headquarters.

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four‑year college or university and 2+ years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Knowledge of the dynamics of the food business industry or retail channels.
• Experience in customer‑focused, fact‑based selling (including IRI, Nielsen, and Perishable Group data).
• Strong critical thinking, problem‑solving, written and verbal communication, organizational planning, and adaptability.
• Team‑oriented, respectful, approachable, and capable of building strong working relationships.
• Ability to work well in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• Valid driver’s license; may travel up to 80% of the time.

Capable of sitting for extended periods of time; 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. Ability to travel as needed.

Salary Range: $67,500 – $100,500.

Smithfield is proud to offer robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs to support our team members and their loved ones, and, on average, these plans cost 20 percent less than those offered by other employers. Beyond our medical plans, our Be Well programs provide tools and resources to enhance quality of life at no additional cost—including support for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management and more.

Our company invests in your future. We offer comprehensive training and professional development programs designed to help you reach your full potential. Employees can access on‑demand courses, professional certificates, and skill‑based training through Linked In Learning. We also partner with Guild to provide tuition assistance covering English language learning, high‑school completion, and degree programs. Leadership development initiatives nurture high‑potential talent. Unique benefits include the Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children.

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