H-1B Visa Associate Sales Manager Jobs
H-1B visa jobs for Associate Sales Managers sit at an interesting intersection: the role can qualify as a specialty occupation when employers structure it around degree-level analytical, strategic, or technical sales duties. Sponsoring employers file a Labor Condition Application with DOL and an I-129 petition with USCIS, covering you for up to three years initially.
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This position will sit full time onsite at our World Headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas.
As a contributing Foodservice Sales team member, the Associate Sales Account Manager will report directly to a Director of Sales (DOS) or Foodservice Sales Executive (SAE). The position will have regular interactions with the DOS or SAE and other TMs, while focusing on cultivating relationships and growing business with assigned distributor and/or operator accounts. This person will be accountable for building relationships, providing solutions to customers, selling incremental items, negotiating pricing/programs, and prioritizing efforts against market plans. This position is expected to work cross-functionally with various business units and trade teams to grow new business, protect the core business unit, and create a competitive advantage while attaining mix and volume targets.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and/or cultivate professional relationships with identifying and targeting incremental accounts, assigned accounts within the market/geography to achieve business objectives.
- Gather, create, and maintain key insights for all assigned accounts including key contacts, correspondence, size of business, product/category risks, & opportunities; competitive set; calendar/timing, and potential hurdles.
- Maintain and track progress using the CRM tool ensuring all applicable parties are aware.
- Execute and manage all strategic initiatives.
- Collaborate with Sales Development Business Units and Trade teams as needed to deliver and/or exceed sales plans by managing marketing programs, expense management, and deduction resolution (as appropriate).
- Provide customer sales support for market events, meetings, presentations, product samplings and local trade shows.
- Must be able to deliver against assigned volume goals and execute price actions within the marketplace.
- Manage spending and manage the mix of product sold.
- Other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS
Experience:
Minimum 2-5 years outside sales experience in Food Service, Manufacturing, or Distributor Sales.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
Communication Skills:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Special Skills:
Strategic thinking, planning, negotiation skills, understanding of motivational leadership skills, and conflict resolution skills; Event planning execution.
Computer Skills:
Experience with Microsoft Office products.
Travel:
20-30%
All professional team members are expected to demonstrate responsible use of approved AI tools, including safeguarding sensitive information, adhering to company policies, and validating AI-generated outputs. Individual Contributors should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI into daily work, improve efficiency through AI-enabled solutions, evaluate outputs critically, and apply professional judgment when using AI. People Leaders should demonstrate the ability to drive responsible AI adoption, enable effective use of approved solutions, identify opportunities to improve team performance through AI, and ensure accountability for the quality and accuracy of AI-supported outcomes.
Relocation Assistance Eligible:
No
Work Shift:
1ST SHIFT (United States of America)
Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended.
Hourly Applicants ONLY - You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.
The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.
If you would like to learn more about your data privacy rights and how you may use that information, please read our Job Applicant Privacy Notice here.
Unsolicited Assistance: Tyson Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited support from external recruitment vendors for open positions within the United States. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee or applicant tracking system at Tyson Foods or its subsidiaries, without a valid written request and search agreement approved by HR, will be considered the property of Tyson Foods. No fees will be paid if the candidate is hired due to an unsolicited referral.
SUMMARY
This position will sit full time onsite at our World Headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas.
As a contributing Foodservice Sales team member, the Associate Sales Account Manager will report directly to a Director of Sales (DOS) or Foodservice Sales Executive (SAE). The position will have regular interactions with the DOS or SAE and other TMs, while focusing on cultivating relationships and growing business with assigned distributor and/or operator accounts. This person will be accountable for building relationships, providing solutions to customers, selling incremental items, negotiating pricing/programs, and prioritizing efforts against market plans. This position is expected to work cross-functionally with various business units and trade teams to grow new business, protect the core business unit, and create a competitive advantage while attaining mix and volume targets.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and/or cultivate professional relationships with identifying and targeting incremental accounts, assigned accounts within the market/geography to achieve business objectives.
- Gather, create, and maintain key insights for all assigned accounts including key contacts, correspondence, size of business, product/category risks, & opportunities; competitive set; calendar/timing, and potential hurdles.
- Maintain and track progress using the CRM tool ensuring all applicable parties are aware.
- Execute and manage all strategic initiatives.
- Collaborate with Sales Development Business Units and Trade teams as needed to deliver and/or exceed sales plans by managing marketing programs, expense management, and deduction resolution (as appropriate).
- Provide customer sales support for market events, meetings, presentations, product samplings and local trade shows.
- Must be able to deliver against assigned volume goals and execute price actions within the marketplace.
- Manage spending and manage the mix of product sold.
- Other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS
Experience:
Minimum 2-5 years outside sales experience in Food Service, Manufacturing, or Distributor Sales.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
Communication Skills:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Special Skills:
Strategic thinking, planning, negotiation skills, understanding of motivational leadership skills, and conflict resolution skills; Event planning execution.
Computer Skills:
Experience with Microsoft Office products.
Travel:
20-30%
All professional team members are expected to demonstrate responsible use of approved AI tools, including safeguarding sensitive information, adhering to company policies, and validating AI-generated outputs. Individual Contributors should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI into daily work, improve efficiency through AI-enabled solutions, evaluate outputs critically, and apply professional judgment when using AI. People Leaders should demonstrate the ability to drive responsible AI adoption, enable effective use of approved solutions, identify opportunities to improve team performance through AI, and ensure accountability for the quality and accuracy of AI-supported outcomes.
Relocation Assistance Eligible:
No
Work Shift:
1ST SHIFT (United States of America)
Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended.
Hourly Applicants ONLY - You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.
The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.
If you would like to learn more about your data privacy rights and how you may use that information, please read our Job Applicant Privacy Notice here.
Unsolicited Assistance: Tyson Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited support from external recruitment vendors for open positions within the United States. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee or applicant tracking system at Tyson Foods or its subsidiaries, without a valid written request and search agreement approved by HR, will be considered the property of Tyson Foods. No fees will be paid if the candidate is hired due to an unsolicited referral.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as an Associate Sales Manager
Frame your degree as directly relevant
USCIS evaluates whether your bachelor's degree field directly relates to Associate Sales Manager duties. A degree in business administration, marketing, or economics maps cleanly. Document how your coursework connects to the analytical and strategic responsibilities your target employers emphasize in job postings.
Search LCA-verified employers on Migrate Mate
Find Associate Sales Manager roles at employers with confirmed H-1B visa filing history through Migrate Mate. Targeting companies that have already filed LCAs for similar sales roles cuts your risk of a sponsorship conversation that stalls at the HR level.
Use OFLC Wage Search before salary negotiations
Your employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for your SOC code and work location before DOL certifies the LCA. Run the OFLC Wage Search for your specific metro area so you enter compensation discussions knowing what the certified floor will be.
Clarify multi-site coverage before accepting an offer
If your Associate Sales Manager role involves covering multiple territories or offices, each primary worksite needs its own certified LCA. Raise this with HR before signing an offer so your employer files correctly from the start and you avoid status gaps.
Review the O*NET profile to build your specialty occupation case
O*NET lists the knowledge domains and analytical tasks tied to sales manager occupations. Use that profile to identify which of your day-to-day duties align with degree-level requirements, then work with your employer's counsel to frame the I-129 petition around those specifics.
Time your job search around your status window
H-1B status lasts up to three years on an initial grant. If you're already on H-1B and changing employers, your new employer must file a transfer petition before your current status expires. Build at least eight to ten weeks of lead time into your offer timeline for I-129 filing and processing.
H-1B Visa Associate Sales Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Associate Sales Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It depends on how the employer structures the position. When the job description centers on market analysis, strategic account planning, forecasting, or technical product sales, and requires a bachelor's degree in business, marketing, economics, or a related field, USCIS will generally accept it as a specialty occupation. Generic sales roles focused on transactional tasks without a degree requirement do not automatically qualify, so the employer's framing of the position in the I-129 petition matters significantly.
Which employers commonly sponsor H-1B visas for Associate Sales Manager positions?
Technology companies, enterprise software firms, medical device manufacturers, and financial services organizations are among the most active H-1B sponsors for sales management roles. These employers tend to require degree-level analytical skills, making specialty occupation approval more straightforward. You can browse verified sponsoring employers with LCA filing history for Associate Sales Manager roles directly on Migrate Mate.
What happens to my H-1B status if I change employers in this role?
Your new employer must file an H-1B transfer petition with USCIS before your current authorized period ends. Under portability rules, you can begin working for the new employer once the transfer petition is filed and receipted, without waiting for final approval. Your status is granted for up to three years per petition, with extensions available up to a six-year maximum in most cases.
How does the Labor Condition Application affect my Associate Sales Manager offer?
Before USCIS processes the I-129 petition, your employer must obtain a certified LCA from DOL confirming the offered wage meets the prevailing wage for your occupation and work location. This is the employer's obligation, not yours, but it directly affects offer timing. If your role covers multiple office locations, each primary worksite requires its own certified LCA, so flag multi-site arrangements to HR early in the process.
Can I use my H-1B for an Associate Sales Manager role that includes commission-based pay?
Yes, but the base salary component must meet or exceed the DOL-certified prevailing wage for your SOC code and location. Commission and variable pay do not count toward satisfying the prevailing wage requirement. USCIS and DOL focus on the guaranteed base wage when evaluating LCA compliance, so confirm that the fixed portion of any compensation package clears the OFLC Wage Search floor for your metro area.