Sales Account Manager

cargill • North Olmsted, OH

12d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate. The Sales Account Manager will focus on a portfolio of clients that includes large select customers as well as developing strategies for several smaller accounts. In this role, you will sell industry leading solutions and mentor team members with your expertise. You will work primarily with customers using traditional telephone communication as well as video telephone software.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

• Proven experience selling products in a business to business sales environment

Responsibilities

• Develop a plan to establish and maintain account relationships and meet personal sales targets.
• Build a business plan for each account.
• Coordinate the use of resources provided by the organization and fellow team members to provide value added services to accounts.
• Develop strong client relationships that provide significant input to planning, product, price and service strategies.
• Support sales leadership and other sales professionals in developing new market opportunities in the designated territory or market.
• Contribute to the team by advancing objectives that drive the team’s overall success.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level