Manager Sales Account - Southeast K-12

Tyson Foods • Springdale, AR

2d • $102,000 - $170,000

About The Position

As a contributing Foodservice Sales team member, the Sales Account Manager will report directly to the Team Lead. The position will have regular interactions with theTeam Lead and other TMs, while focused on cultivating relationships and growing business with assigned distributor and/or K-12 operator accounts. This person will be accountable for building relationships, providing solutions to customers, selling incremental items, negotiating pricing/programs and prioritizing efforts against market plans. This position is expected to work cross functionally with various business units and trade teams to grow new business, protect the core and create a competitive advantage while attaining mix and volume targets.

Requirements

• Experience: Minimum 5 years outside sales experience Food Service, Food Service Manufacturing, or Distributor Sales.
• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Special Skills: Strategic thinking, planning, negotiation skills, understanding of motivational leadership skills, and conflict resolution skills; Event planning execution
• Computer Skills: Experience with Microsoft Office products.
• Travel: 20-30%

Nice To Haves

• K-12 experience and commodity reprocessing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and/or cultivate professional relationships with identifying and targeting incremental accounts, assigned accounts within the market/geography to achieve business objectives.
• Gather, create, and maintain key insight for all assigned accounts including key contacts, correspondence, size of business, product/category risks & opportunities; competitive set; calendar/ timing and potential hurdles. Maintain and track progress using the CRM tool all applicable parties are aware.
• Execute and manage all strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate with Sales Development Business Units and Trade teams as needed to deliver and/or exceed sales plans by managing marketing programs. expense management and deduction resolution (as appropriate).
• Provide customer sales support for market events, meetings, presentations, product samplings and local trade shows.
• Must be able to deliver against assigned volume goals and execute price actions within the marketplace. Manage spend and manage the mix of product sold.
• Manage T&E Budget.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees