Field Sales Manager

Creekstone Farms Premium Beef • Arkansas City, KS

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About The Position

An industry leader in premium Black Angus beef seeks a motivated individual looking for an opportunity to put his or her sales experience to use in a fast-paced environment. The role of the Field Sales Manager is a critical role for the growth of Creekstone Farms. This position is responsible for establishing and maintaining long-term symbiotic relationships with customers and end-users by developing, maintaining, and expanding customer relationships at multiple levels with a variety of vendors. They will also be responsible for selling Creekstone products

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years of progressive protein sales experience.
• Strong retail and food service knowledge and customer base expected.
• Recent experience selling beef and pork products to a customer base.
• Demonstrated sales planning, forecasting, and sales execution experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, decision-making, and negotiation skills.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with customers.
• Strong aptitude to effectively interpret and use multiple information sources to develop customer-specific tactical plans and options.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years of sales experience preferred

Responsibilities

• To show business growth in terms of volume and profitability by protecting and growing existing businesses while generating new business opportunities in retail and food service side of the business
• Plan, coordinate, and execute Creekstone’s sales.
• Enhance Creekstone Farms’ reputation and value with customers by providing leadership in Creekstone programs and product development strategies.
• Conducts direct sales training and presentations.
• Work closely with the Account Manager and Customer Service Representative of the region.
• This region is west coast – preferably from Vegas to LA.
• Responsible for forecasting and meeting sales volumes within assigned region.
• Frequent face-to-face contact to maintain and develop solid positive sales relationships with current and target customers, perform Customer Business Reviews, and strategically plan for future opportunities.
• Provide assigned Customer Service Representative(s) with guidance on the needs and expectations of key/specific customers to ensure high-quality service level.
• Manage customer relationships
• travel to the Creekstone Farms' production facility and customer locations as needed to adequately perform job duties
• Frequent customer travel and onsite travel are needed with customers for visits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees