A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. As the world's largest pork processor and hog producer, we're a $16-billion global food company with more than 63,000 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!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.Our team members receive industry-competitive salaries and are eligible for great benefits packages:Competitive Pay: $ $66,000 - $96,250 annually20% Annual Bonus Earning PotentialComprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and MoreEducation benefits available to full and part-time Smithfield team members on their first day of employment.Open to moving? We will help! Ask about our Relocation Assistance packages!In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth, professional development, and tuition assistance.Core ResponsibilitiesDirect Sales ResponsibilityAccountable 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 ManagementMaintain 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 IssuesEnsure prompt and equitable disposition of customer complaints or problems; this may require communication with corporate headquarters.Sales SupportServes 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 3+year's relevant experience and/or training; 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