Smithfield Foods

Senior Sales Account Manager

Smithfield Foods

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Introducing and placing new products with customers
  • Executing organizational initiatives and driving sales on key items
  • Handling larger, more strategic or high-value accounts
  • Establishing and maintaining customer relationships through daily corporate contact
  • Mentoring junior staff or leading a small team
  • Communicating pricing, product availability, and order management

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Business or related field and 8+ years’ relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
  • 2+ years of demonstrated experience in team management/development or project leadership is 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.
  • Possess a valid driver’s license.
  • May travel up to 75% of the time.
Benefits
  • robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs to support our team members and their loved ones
  • health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • flexible work hours
  • paid time off
  • wellness programs
  • comprehensive training and professional development programs
  • tuition assistance covering English language learning and various certificate programs
  • apprenticeship programs that combine hands-on experience with focused learning
  • scholarship programs for employees’ children
  • Education Reimbursement Program for furthering formal education

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
team managementproject leadershipcustomer-focused sellingfact-based sellingIRI dataNielsen dataPerishable Group data
Soft skills
critical thinkingproblem solvingwritten communicationverbal communicationorganizational planningadaptabilitymentoring
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree