National Account Manager

Legacy Turkey•Melrose, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Legacy Turkey has a full-time, benefits eligible, career opportunity in the role of a National Account Manager. This position is responsible for managing and growing key strategic customer partnerships to drive revenue growth, customer retention, and long-term business success. This role develops executive-level relationships, leads account strategy and expansion efforts, and collaborates cross-functionally to deliver exceptional customer experiences. The ideal candidate brings strong commercial insight, protein industry expertise, and a proven ability to manage complex accounts across diverse market segments. Located in Melrose, MN, Legacy Turkey employs many people in a variety of roles with varying levels of expertise. We hire individuals with a strong work ethic who align with our core values.

Requirements

Proven leadership experience managing multi-channel sales teams and strategic customer accounts.
Strong knowledge of protein markets, pricing strategies, and retail/foodservice distribution networks.
Demonstrated success negotiating large contracts and building long-term customer relationships.
Strong financial, analytical, forecasting, and data-driven decision-making skills.
Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building abilities.
Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Agriculture, Food Science, or related field preferred.
10+ years of sales experience in poultry, protein, or food manufacturing, with established industry relationships preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and grow key strategic customer accounts to drive revenue, retention, and long-term partnerships.
Develop and execute account strategies aligned with customer needs and business objectives.
Identify and capture expansion, upselling, cross-sell, and renewal opportunities.
Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, operations, supply chain, and finance to deliver exceptional customer solutions and service.
Negotiate contracts, manage account performance, and support resolution of critical customer issues.
Monitor market trends, protein industry conditions, and pricing strategies to maintain profitability and competitiveness.
Partner with operations and supply chain teams to align production planning and customer demand.
Serve as a trusted, customer-facing representative of the company, building strong executive-level relationships with key accounts.
Travel as needed to maintain and strengthen customer partnerships.