Smithfield Foods

National Accounts Manager

Smithfield Foods$105K — $140K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Indiana, US
Food & Beverages
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
  • 8+ years of experience in retail or foodservice meat trade
  • 2+ years of team management or project leadership
  • Strong understanding of the food business and retail channels
  • Experience with customer-focused selling methods, leveraging IRI, Neilsen and Perishable Group data
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

  • Drive strategic direction for national corporate accounts
  • Guide and support a network of sales professionals and broker partners
  • Collaborate extensively with Business Management, Marketing, Finance, and Operations
  • Lead development of category management strategies
  • Foster long-term partnerships with key customers
  • Execute sales initiatives effectively
  • Promote product innovation and enhance category excellence

Benefits

  • Comprehensive total rewards package
  • Focus on employee well-being and development
  • Inclusive company culture that values environmental and community impact
  • Opportunities for career advancement
  • Relocation package available
Full Job Description
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The position summary states the general nature and purpose of the job. Overall accountabilities are defined in this section.

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 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 Plant Operations to deliver the service and products to our customers and consumers.

As a National Accounts Manager, you're the driving force behind maintaining and expanding non-commercial national chain accounts. You collaborate closely with marketing, business, and trade teams to craft compelling and impactful sales programs. You're the one who introduces new products to our customers, secures placements, and brings sales initiatives to life. With strategic vision, you build programs that boost sales of key items and fuel long-term growth with top-tier customers. You develop and manage broker relationships. You ensure flawless execution of our sales initiatives in retail or in foodservice. When it comes to your key customers, you make things happen.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

The below 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.
  • Lead with Strategic Vision: You drive the strategic direction for national corporate accounts, aligning Smithfield's goals with customer objectives. Your leadership ensures that initiatives are implemented effectively across the organization, fostering long-term partnerships and sustainable growth.
  • Empower High-Performing Sales Teams: You guide and support a network of sales professionals, including Divisional Directors, Regional Managers, and broker partners. Through clear communication and aligned execution, you create a unified approach that delivers results across processed and fresh pork categories. You create links between national and divisional sales teams, ensuring consistent messaging and execution with operator and multi-unit businesses. Your efforts expand Smithfield's presence across critical segments like Healthcare, Education, Hospitality, and Convenience Stores.
  • Collaborate Across Functions for Impact: You work hand-in-hand with Business Management, Marketing, Finance, and Operations to ensure every aspect of the customer relationship is optimized. From pricing and forecasting to innovation and logistics, your cross-functional collaboration drives profitability and performance.
  • Drive Category Excellence and Innovation: You lead the development of category management strategies that balance branded and distributor portfolios. By identifying optimal product mixes, rationalizing SKUs, and launching new items, you ensure Smithfield remains competitive and responsive to market needs.
  • Leadership: Drives a positive employee experience through leadership by way of employee development and coaching.


WHAT WE'RE SEEKING:

To 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.
  • Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university and 8+ years' relevant experience in retail or foodservice meat trade; or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
  • Leadership: 2+ years of demonstrated experience in team management/development or project leadership is required.
  • Industry Knowledge: Strong understanding of the dynamics of the food business industry or retail channels.
  • Demonstrated experience of customer-focused and fact-based selling, including IRI, Neilsen and Perishable Group data.
  • Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills.
  • High level of written and verbal communication skills, organizational planning, and adaptability.
  • Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.


OTHER SKILLS THAT MAKE YOU STAND OUT:
  • Existing customer contacts with large National chain accounts
  • Understanding of product cuttings including knowledge of product attributes
  • Knowledge and experience with SAP


PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee should possess to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Capable of sitting for extended periods of time.
  • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs.
  • Frequently required to sit; stand; walk; reach with hands and arms.
  • Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
  • Able to travel 30-50% of the time
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The expected pay range for this position is $105,000 - $140,000 annually.
Smithfield Foods provides pay ranges that reflect its good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage the company reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of hire. Individual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, location of the position, the candidate's qualifications and experience, internal equity, external market pay for comparable positions and budget considerations. At Smithfield Foods, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive total rewards package. Learn more about our benefits package here.
Relocation Package AvailableNo

About Smithfield Foods

Smithfield Foods is a meat processing company that produces and markets a variety of fresh and packaged meats. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia. Smithfield Foods operates in the United States and internationally, and its products are sold under a number of well-known brands. The company is committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact. Smithfield Foods is a subsidiary of WH Group, a Chinese meat processing company.
Learn more about Smithfield Foods
Size
54,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1936

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