Hybrid Food Safety Account Manager

Safe Foods a Division of Fortrex; Mississippi; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Basic Life Insurance

Short- and Long-Term Disability

401k Retirement Plan

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Fortrex is seeking an Account Manager to drive sales and develop partnerships across our customer base. The role focuses on managing existing accounts and generating new business while aligning solutions with customer needs.

The position requires field sales experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and within a team. The work arrangement blends in-home office duties with visits to customer facilities in the assigned region.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Possess a valid and active driver’s license.
• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED).
• 2 years of technical and/or field sales experience in B2B/Manufacturing or related field experience or 2 years of internal company experience.
• Proficient computer skills associated with Microsoft Office and basic skills required to learn new programs.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Comfortable working independently and as a team when needed.

Responsibilities

• Establish strategic and joint partnerships within your accounts.
• Identify customer needs and pain points, then work internally to apply Safe Foods solutions to create value-added benefits for the customer.
• Give sales presentations, perform application training, troubleshoot equipment, and train customers on the correct SOP for their processes.
• Monitor customer sales performance against budget and financial expectations and be prepared to offer insight as to the increase and/or decrease of sales in assigned territory.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Account management

Sales experience

Interpersonal communication

Self-motivation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Fortrex is seeking an Account Manager to drive sales and develop partnerships across our customer base. The role focuses on managing existing accounts and generating new business while aligning solutions with customer needs.

The position requires field sales experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and within a team. The work arrangement blends in-home office duties with visits to customer facilities in the assigned region.