Sales Account Manager
Job Overview
Job Title
Sales Account Manager
Company
Smithfield Foods
Location
Tunisia
Job Type
Full-Time
Experience
Mid Level
About This Role
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A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We are an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. We’re looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Apply Now!
THE VALUE YOU’LL BRING:
Are you a driven and motivated Sales professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, building relationships with customers, collaborating with great internal teams, being innovative to achieve business results? Join one of the country’s top consumer packaged goods companies, Smithfield Foods! We have built a culture that places value on our employees, our animals, the environment and the communities we all share. Smithfield Foods and our Sales teams are consistently evolving and looking for individuals that can help foster relationships and achieve results to impact our bottom line!
As a Sales Account Manager, your primary responsibility will be introducing and placing new products with customers, executing business initiatives, and driving sales for long-term growth. Whether it is bacon, ham, fresh pork or another product category you will work directly with the customers and cross-functional with everyone from Business Management to Plant Operations to deliver the service and products to our customers and consumers. You will be supported by a Sales Director, Regional Sales Manager, or National Accounts Manager for specific accounts. You will be responsible for establishing and maintaining customer relationships with your customers with daily communications on pricing, product availability, and order management.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Direct Sales Responsibility: Accountable for achieving budgeted sales of consumer goods to key customers. Develop and achieve maximum sales volume consistent with sales projections for accounts served. Maintain business with existing accounts for continued growth
- Communications and Product Management: Maintain current knowledge of Smithfield’s product management, marketing , R&D efforts in order to increase sales and satisfy customer demands for new items. Cultivate business relations with personnel at various levels in order to communicate product availability, logistics information, product specifications, and pricing as needed.
- Customer Service: Ensure prompt and equitable disposition of customer complaints or problems; this may require communication with corporate headquarters.
WHAT WE’RE SEEKING:
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year college or university and 2+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience, 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.
- Respectful, approachable and team-oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
- Ability to work well in fast paced, dynamic environment.
- Possess a valid driver’s license.
- May travel up to 80% of the time.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Why This Job Might Be a Good Fit
- Fully remote full-time position
- Mid Level sales role at Smithfield Foods
- Open to candidates in Tunisia
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