Strategic Account Executive

QualiTru Sampling Systems (Formerly QMI)

About the job

The Strategic Account Executive-Dairy Industry position will be responsible for building and managing high-value relationships with key accounts in the dairy processing and milk hauling sectors. This role will focus on expanding market share, driving revenue growth, and delivering exceptional value to strategic partners by aligning QualiTru’s innovative sampling solutions with operational and quality assurance needs. This outside sales role requires frequent travel to customer locations, tradeshows, and industry events.

What You'll Do

o Develop and execute account strategies for major dairy processors, cooperatives, system integrators and milk haulers.
o Identify, qualify, and close new business opportunities to achieve revenue targets.
o Serve as the primary point of contact for strategic customers, ensuring satisfaction, retention, and long-term partnerships.
o Build executive and plant-level relationships (Quality/Regulatory, Operations, Engineering, Procurement, R&D). Serve as a trusted advisor on sampling best practices.
o Maintain deep knowledge of dairy industry trends, regulations, and technologies to position QualiTru Sampling Systems as an industry leader.
o Representing the company at tradeshows, industry events, and customer meetings.
o Conduct consultative sales presentations and product demonstrations both virtually and in-person.
o Collaborate with internal teams (Business Development, marketing and customer service) to provide tailored solutions for customer needs.
o Educate customers on how to use the company’s products.
o Manage CRM records, ensuring accurate tracking of deals, forecasting, and customer interactions.

Preferred Qualifications

o 5+ years of sales experience in the dairy or food processing industry, preferably with equipment, hygiene/consumables, instrumentation, QA/lab services, quality assurance, or testing solutions.
o Proven success managing strategic accounts and achieving sales growth.
• Skills & Knowledge:
o Strong understanding of dairy processing operations.
o Understanding of processing quality assurance systems and methods.
o Exhibits a high-level understanding of a dairy processing facility.
o Excellent communication, negotiation, organization and presentation skills.
o Able to develop and execute strategic account plans for top customers.
o Demonstrated ability to work independently and able to complete tasks with little to no guidance.
o Ability to prioritize tasks based on urgency and importance.
o Confidence to work through customer objections and get beyond initial resistance.
o Persistence, tenacity and willingness to work accounts until customers have a need.
o Strong relationship building skills and ability to create strong partnerships and rapport with customers
o Curious, perceptive and inquisitive in their interactions with customers.
o Ability and willingness to travel extensively (50%) include overnight stays.
o Proficiency with Microsoft office suite
o Experience with entering information in the CRM

Preferred
Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, food science, dairy science, or related fields.

Hours and
Location

Position can be either remote or hybrid depending on applicant's home address. Work hours are 40 hours a week with some required overnight travel 50% of the time.

About us

Since 1983, QualiTru has been the pioneering leader in the science of aseptic and representative sampling. Known for its expertise and commitment to building awareness of aseptic sampling as a critical means of ensuring consumer health and food safety, QualiTru’s innovative sampling technologies are used to help the dairy, brewery, beverages and liquid foods, biofuels, enzyme manufacturing and nutraceutical and functional foods industries produce safe, high-quality products in over 30 countries worldwide.

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