Sales Account Manager

Smithfield Foods

Sales Account Manager at Smithfield Foods introducing and placing new products with customers while driving sales for long-term growth. Collaborating with internal teams to ensure customer satisfaction in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeRemote • Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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 through daily communications on pricing and product availability

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 with 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

Benefits

Comp & perks

Robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs
Medical plans
Be Well programs offering tools and resources to enhance quality of life
Comprehensive training and professional development programs
LinkedIn Learning for access to on-demand courses
Tuition assistance covering English language learning, high school completion, and degree programs
Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children
Education Reimbursement Program for further education

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Hard Skills & Tools

customer-focused sellingfact-based sellingIRI dataNielsen dataPerishable Group data

Soft Skills

critical thinkingproblem solvingwritten communicationverbal communicationorganizational planningadaptabilityteam-orientedapproachable

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree