Sales Account Manager
Smithfield Foods
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Louisiana • 🇺🇸 United States
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JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Introducing and placing new products with customers
- Executing business initiatives and driving sales for long-term growth
- Working directly with customers and cross-functional teams
- Establishing and maintaining customer relationships with daily communications
- Accountable for achieving budgeted sales of consumer goods to key customers
- Developing and achieving maximum sales volume consistent with sales projections
- Maintain business with existing accounts for continued growth
- Ensure prompt and equitable disposition of customer complaints or problems
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year college or university
- 2+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and 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
- Ability to work well in fast paced, dynamic environment
- Possess a valid driver’s license
- May travel up to 80% of the time
Benefits
- Flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs
- Tools and resources to enhance your quality of life
- Comprehensive training and professional development programs
- Tuition assistance covering English language learning and various certificate programs
- Leadership development initiatives nurture high-potential talent
- Apprenticeship programs that combine hands-on experience with focused learning
- Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children
- Education Reimbursement Program for team members to further formal education
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
customer-focused sellingfact-based sellingsales projectionssales volumebudgeted salesdata analysisIRINielsenPerishable Group data
Soft skills
critical thinkingproblem solvingwritten communicationverbal communicationorganizational planningadaptabilityteam-orientedapproachablerespectful
Certifications
Bachelor's Degreevalid driver’s license