K-12 Foodservice Sales Account Manager

Tyson Foods; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 102,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive plan

Job summary

Tyson Foods seeks a Sales Account Manager located in CT to cultivate relationships with distributors and K-12 operators. The role reports to the Team Lead and collaborates across business units to grow new business, protect core, and meet mix/volume targets.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 5+ years outside sales experience in food service or related fields, and strong communication, negotiation, and strategic-thinking skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 5 years outside sales experience Food Service, Food Service Manufacturing, or Distributor Sales.
• K-12 experience and commodity reprocessing experience preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strategic thinking, planning, negotiation skills, leadership and conflict resolution.

Responsibilities

• Develop and cultivate professional relationships with identified incremental accounts within the market to achieve business objectives.
• Gather and maintain key insight for all assigned accounts including contacts, size of business, risks & opportunities; track progress using CRM.
• Execute and manage all strategic initiatives to grow sales.
• Collaborate with Sales Development and Trade teams to deliver marketing programs and manage expenses & deductions.
• Provide customer sales support for market events, meetings, and product samplings.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Leadership

Conflict resolution

Event planning

Travel planning

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Tyson Foods seeks a Sales Account Manager located in CT to cultivate relationships with distributors and K-12 operators. The role reports to the Team Lead and collaborates across business units to grow new business, protect core, and meet mix/volume targets.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 5+ years outside sales experience in food service or related fields, and strong communication, negotiation, and strategic-thinking skills.