Sales Account Manager
Company: Smithfield Foods
Location: Houston
Posted on: May 3, 2024
Job Description:
If you are currently employed at Smithfield, please log into
Workday and submit your application through the Jobs Hub.A great
job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We're an $18
billion U.S. food company with nearly 60,000 employees worldwide.
We're looking for motivated people who want to join our team and
grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Join our family today.
Apply Now!Our team members receive industry-competitive salaries
and are eligible for great benefits packages:
- Competitive Pay
- Annual Bonus Earning Potential
- Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and
More
- Education benefit available to full and part time Smithfield
team members on their first day of employment.In addition, we offer
opportunities for career growth, professional development, and
tuition assistance.Your OpportunityAs a Sales Team member, your
primary responsibility would be introducing and placing new
products with customers, executing organizational initiatives, and
driving sales on key items with strategic customers 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 our
Plant Operations to deliver the service and products to our
customers and consumers. This position will support a Sales
Director, Regional Sales Manager, or National Accounts Manager for
a specific account(s). The individual will be responsible for
establishing and maintaining customer relationships with assigned
key customers through daily corporate to corporate contact to
communicate pricing, product availability, and order management.
The primary responsibility will be introducing and placing new
products with customers, executing organizational initiatives, and
driving sales of key items with strategic customers for long-term
growth.Core ResponsibilitiesDirect Sales Responsibility
- Accountable for achieving budgeted sales of consumer goods to
key customers.
- Develops and achieves maximum sales volume consistent with
realistic 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
and research and development efforts in order to increase sales and
satisfy customer requests for new items.
- Develop working relations with personnel at various levels in
order to communicate product availability, logistics information,
product specifications, and pricing as needed.Customer Service
Issues
- Ensure prompt and equitable disposition of customer complaints
or problems; this may require communication with corporate
headquarters.Sales Support
- Serves as backup for other sales associates as necessary The
above statements are intended to describe the general nature and
level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They
are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities,
duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform
other duties as assigned.QualificationsTo perform this job
successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential
duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to
perform the essential functions.
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or
university and 2+year's relevant experience; or equivalent
combination of education and experience.
- Must understand the dynamics of the Consumer Packaged Goods
industry. - Must have a solid understanding of customer focused and
fact based selling, which may include IRI, Neilsen and Perishable
Group data.
- Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Excel, Word,
PowerPoint.
- SAP experience, preferred. - Strong critical thinking and
problem solving skills.
- High level of written and verbal communication skills,
organizational planning, teamwork, analytical reasoning, and
adaptability.
- Must possess a valid driver's license.
- May travel up to 75% of the time.
- Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic
environment.
- Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while
building strong working relationships and a positive work
environment.Salary RangeEEO/AA InformationSmithfield is an equal
opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status,
status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status
or non-job characteristic as directed by law.If you are an
individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable
accommodation for any part of the employment selection process,
please call us at 757-357-1595.Salary Range$72,000.00 -
$108,375.00
Keywords: Smithfield Foods, The Woodlands , Sales Account Manager, Executive , Houston, Texas
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