Associate Customer Development Manager - Kroger

Tyson Foods•Springdale, AR

15h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for selling retail poultry products, increasing market share through optimization of merchandising plans and executing actions to amplify promotions with customers. The Customer Development Associate Manager will maintain strong engagement across an assigned customer base and/or assigned geography, requiring travel for customer meetings and potentially food shows. This position will work closely with internal counterparts in the Poultry business, including Customer Strategy and Execution, Sales, Business Units, as well as externally with Brokers, and Customers to achieve AOP sales goals and profitability metrics. Category responsibilities include but are not limited to RVAP, IQF, and Cornish business segments. This position will also lead Broker execution for the assigned customer set and/or geography, supporting the retail execution of the sales plan, driving initiatives and objectives to achieve AOP sales goals and profitability metrics. The Customer Development Associate Manager will also be responsible for effectively managing trade funds and budgets and accurate forecasts for the assigned customer set. In addition to account management, this position is also responsible for total team tracking of volume performance, fill rate performance, forecasting, slotting funding, and other ad hoc reporting requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
3 years sales experience
Basic computer skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Project management experience
Strategic planning experience

Nice To Haves

CPG sales experience
Kroger experience

Responsibilities

Selling retail poultry products
Increasing market share through optimization of merchandising plans
Executing actions to amplify promotions with customers
Maintaining strong engagement across an assigned customer base and/or assigned geography
Leading Broker execution for the assigned customer set and/or geography
Supporting the retail execution of the sales plan
Driving initiatives and objectives to achieve AOP sales goals and profitability metrics
Effectively managing trade funds and budgets
Providing accurate forecasts for the assigned customer set
Total team tracking of volume performance
Total team tracking of fill rate performance
Total team tracking of forecasting
Total team tracking of slotting funding
Total team tracking of other ad hoc reporting requirements