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Account Manager

  2025-06-26     Talent Connectors     Portland,OR  
Description:

FODSERVICE ACCOUNT MANAGER

Prepared Meat - Food Manufacturing

Remote - ONLY For Candidates with Direct Restaurant Sales Experience

Hybrid/On-site - Portland Metro area (relocation assistance provided)


Our client, a leader in customized, cooked protein solutions, is seeking a relationship-driven Foodservice Account Manager to help grow and deepen their partnerships with mid-sized restaurant chains and foodservice operators. In this high-impact role, you'll be the face of our client's brand - building trust, solving problems, and delivering tailored protein solutions that meet the unique needs of their customers.


You'll report directly to the Director of Sales and collaborate across R&D, QA, and production to turn concepts into real, revenue-generating products.


🔑 What You'll Do

  • Build and manage a profitable annual sales growth plan within your territory
  • Strengthen relationships with key decision-makers to maintain margins and drive repeat business
  • Identify new opportunities in untapped foodservice segments and help shape product development
  • Work cross-functionally with operations, R&D, and QA to ensure customer satisfaction and timely order fulfillment
  • Translate market and customer insights into actionable strategies that grow share and brand loyalty
  • Act as a trusted partner to customers - offering solutions, not just products
  • Travel time: Up to 50%


🎯 What You Bring

  • 5+ years of direct foodservice sales experience (not through brokers/distributors)
  • Track record of developing long-term client relationships and managing complex sales cycles
  • Strong understanding of the foodservice industry's nuances and a consultative sales style
  • Experience selling protein, soups, sauces, or other prepared food products
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Culinary Arts, or related field preferred
  • Excellent communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office & CRM tools
  • Must be able to legally work in the United States now and in the future without sponsorship


⭐ Bonus If You Have

  • Experience in selling to regional or mid-sized restaurant chains
  • Exposure to selling further processed or cooked protein into foodservice
  • Knowledge of protein manufacturing and/or custom product development cycles


💼 Why Our Client?

They are not just a protein processor – they are a trusted partner to some of the most recognizable names in foodservice. Their approach is collaborative, agile, and deeply relationship focused.


They offer:

  • Competitive base salary, starting at $125,000 + performance-based commission. For more senior sales/account manager candidates, the starting base can be higher.
  • Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental & retirement plan
  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • Relocation assistance provided


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