Strategic K-12 Foodservice Account Manager

Tyson Foods; Wilmington (VT); On-site; USD 102,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Tyson Foods is seeking a Sales Account Manager to grow relationships with distributor and K-12 accounts across CT, ME, MA, NH, RI and VT. You will lead initiatives, manage pricing programs, and collaborate with trade teams to hit volume targets.

The role requires at least 5 years of outside sales experience in food service, strong communication skills, and the ability to travel 20–30% while maintaining CRM insights and executing strategic plans.

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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and cultivate professional relationships with identified and targeted incremental accounts within the market/geography to achieve business objectives.
• Gather, create, and maintain key insights for all assigned accounts including contacts, size of business, product/category risks & opportunities; maintain CRM progress.
• Execute and manage all strategic initiatives and collaborate with Sales Development and Trade teams to deliver or exceed sales plans.
• Provide customer sales support for market events, meetings, presentations, product samplings and local trade shows.
• Deliver against volume goals and execute price actions within the marketplace; manage spend and product mix.
• Manage travel budget and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Outside sales

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Tyson Foods is seeking a Sales Account Manager to grow relationships with distributor and K-12 accounts across CT, ME, MA, NH, RI and VT. You will lead initiatives, manage pricing programs, and collaborate with trade teams to hit volume targets.

The role requires at least 5 years of outside sales experience in food service, strong communication skills, and the ability to travel 20–30% while maintaining CRM insights and executing strategic plans.