Director, Corporate Accounts

Smithfield Foods

Director of Corporate Accounts for Smithfield Foods, responsible for strategic direction in driving sales with key customers. Collaborating with various teams to achieve business objectives in meat products.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado, New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Introducing and placing new products with customers
Executing organizational initiatives and driving sales on key items
Responsible for the overall strategic direction to grow the business with PFG and IMA and National Brands
Achieving volume and gross margin goals and objectives
Collaborating in a complex matrix organization with Divisional Sales Directors, Regional Sales Managers, Area Sales Managers, and Foodservice Brokers
Focusing on sales and marketing
Responsible for category management, innovation, business development, logistics, forecasting, and finance

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Business or related field
10+ years of relevant sales or business management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
5+ years of demonstrated experience in team management/development or project leadership
Knowledge of the US Foods organization and established working relationships with leadership
Understanding of product cuttings – comfort and knowledge of product attributes
Meat (protein) sales experience, strongly preferred
Demonstrated sales planning, forecasting and sales execution experience required
Knowledge and experience with Apple software, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
SAP experience, preferred
Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills
Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with customers and functional support groups
Ability to work well with others in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans
Medical plans
Be Well programs with tools and resources for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management
Comprehensive training and professional development programs
On-demand courses, professional certificates, and skill-based training
Tuition assistance covering English language learning, high school completion, and degree programs
Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children
Education Reimbursement Program for obtaining a GED/High School Equivalency Diploma or pursuing an academic degree

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Hard Skills & Tools

sales managementbusiness developmentcategory managementforecastingsales planningsales executionlogisticsteam managementproject leadershipmeat sales

Soft Skills

critical thinkingproblem solvingrelationship buildingcollaborationcommunicationleadershiporganizational skillsadaptabilityteamworkcustomer focus