Assoc Trade Planning & Execution Manager

Smithfield Foods • Smithfield, VA

92d

About The Position

The Associate Manager, Trade Planning and Execution is responsible for the coordination of the Smithfield planning process to include pricing and promotion plans by our Sales Managers and Brokers. This role serves as a liaison between our Sales and Business Management teams and will help facilitate the collaborative review process to secure approval of account plans and individual agreements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year college or university and 3+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
• Experience acting as a lead by providing training, coaching or mentoring to less experienced staff or through managing a process or project.
• Relevant Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) experience in sales, marketing, category management, or trade marketing, preferred.
• Must exhibit solid understanding of product management and customer trade planning processes.
• Strong presentation skills to facilitate communication of key insights and best practices that help enhance organizational effectiveness.
• Advanced knowledge and experience with the Microsoft Suite: including, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates the trade planning process by working with the assigned Sales team to create sound customer pricing & trade plans for key customers.
• Understands the dynamics between pricing & trade spending for all key customers within the assigned territory.
• Learns how to apply syndicated data and analytic tools to create insights & build smarter plans.
• Serves as a primary liaison between the assigned Sales team and internal teams such as Business Management, Demand Planning, and Marketing.
• Coordinates the creation of plans that achieve company objectives and ensures those agreements are understood when they are reviewed for approval.
• Creates & communicates company policies/objectives/goals to field sales regarding price & trade planning.
• Helps communicate & adhere to an effective planning process/schedule.
• Coordinates reports that track all trade spending including summarizing actual versus planned performance on a monthly/YTD basis.
• Facilitates plan roll-up & fund close-out processes to help ensure plan implications and that P&L reports are completed accurately and timely.
• Identifies and develops support for end user training needs to ensure that all sales team members are using the system effectively and efficiently.
• Performs special projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Relocation Package Available

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Social Assistance
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees