Sales Account Manager

Smithfield Foods

Sales Account Manager introducing and placing new products with customers at Smithfield Foods. Executing initiatives and driving long-term sales growth through established relationships.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeRemote • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Introduce and place new products with customers
Execute business initiatives and drive sales for long-term growth
Establish and maintain customer relationships with daily communications on pricing, product availability, and order management
Maintain current knowledge of Smithfield’s product management, marketing, R&D efforts in order to increase sales
Ensure prompt and equitable disposition of customer complaints or problems

Requirements

What you’ll need

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
Respectful, approachable and team-oriented while building strong working relationships
Possess a valid driver’s license
May travel up to 80% of the time

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive training and professional development programs
Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children
Education Reimbursement Program for formal education
Tools and resources for enhancing quality of life

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Hard Skills & Tools

customer-focused sellingfact-based sellingIRI dataNielsen dataPerishable Group data

Soft Skills

critical thinkingproblem solvingwritten communicationverbal communicationteam-orientedrelationship building

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree