Tyson Foods · 1 week ago
Manager Customer Development (Cincinnati )
Off-Site Employees (Corp Use) - Springdale, Arkansas
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$114K/yr - $192K/yr
5+ years expTyson Foods is a leading company in the food industry, and they are seeking a Manager of Customer Development to enhance their market share with the Kroger account. This role focuses on selling retail prepared products, optimizing merchandising plans, and maintaining strong relationships with various stakeholders at Kroger.
Food and BeverageFood ProcessingMarketingMeat and Poultry
No H1B
Responsibilities
Selling retail prepared products increasing market share and maintaining good customer relations for the Kroger account
Optimizing the merchandising plan at Kroger
Communicating and meeting directly with division level merchandising to amplify promotions downstream in the selling process
Developing and maintaining multiple relationships across Kroger’s geography requiring travel to Kroger markets
Owning all sales activities for the Deli department and potential other products
Leading broker relations with the team with Empire and Acosta, supporting the retail execution of the sales plan, communicating goals and objectives for the broker retail team, and aligning/scorecarding of objectives for our broker partners
Working in close collaboration with many internal business units to achieve AOP sales goals and profitability metrics
Ensuring the Customer along with our Broker partners know Tyson product features benefits and value-added qualities establishing a service and response level to the Customer that exceeds the industry standard and handling Customer questions and complaints on a variety of issues and ensuring problems are solved in a timely manner
Effectively leveraging/managing trade fund investments, conducting retail store audits, and performing other responsibilities as the need arises
Qualification
Required
Requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field normally acquired through four years of college resulting in a Bachelor s degree required
5 plus years sales experience; knowledge of CPG sales with knowledge of Kroger account
Requires basic computer skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Project management and or strategic planning experience is required
12 plus trips per year
Benefits
Annual Incentive Plan: Yes
Long-Term Incentive Plan: No
Relocation Assistance Eligible: Yes
Company
Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods is a modern, multi-national, protein-focused food company.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.5B2024-02-28Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Donnie King
President and CEO
Curt Calaway
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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