National Accounts Manager - UNFI

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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 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-...