About the role
- Responsible for achieving assigned regional sales goals and growth through effective sales planning and execution
- Works with members of the sales chain to achieve sales targets
- Emphasizes growth through development of new customers as well as maintenance and growth of existing customers
- Introduces and places new products with customers
- Executes organizational initiatives and drives sales of key items with strategic customers for long-term growth
- Collaborates directly with broker partners to drive consumer packaged goods execution and distribution
- Trains and monitors the sales activities of Broker representatives
- Plans for regional sales and assists with sales proposal developments
- Meets directly with customers and key decision makers to maintain and increase sales
- Implements and executes sales plans to promote product lines
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university
- 5+ years’ relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum of 2+ years’ experience in a position of leadership to include team development and management
- Solid understanding of customer focused and fact based selling
- Understanding of product cuttings – comfort and knowledge of product attributes
- Knowledge and experience with Apple software, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- SAP experience preferred
- Valid driver’s license
- Willing and able to travel at least 50%
- robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs
- support for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management
- comprehensive training and professional development programs
- tuition assistance covering English language learning and various certificate programs
- apprenticeship programs that combine hands-on experience with focused learning
- Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children
- Education Reimbursement Program for obtaining a GED/High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma or pursuing an academic degree
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
sales planningsales executioncustomer developmentproduct placementsales proposal developmentfact-based sellingproduct cuttingsteam developmentmanagement
Soft skills
collaborationleadershipcommunicationcustomer focustraining
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degreevalid driver’s license