Manager Customer Development - Retail Poultry
About The Position
This position sells retail poultry products to increase market share and maintain customer relationships across the Mountain Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The preferred locations are Seattle, Washington, or Portland, Oregon. The territory includes the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West. The role maintains relationships and increases account penetration at Albertsons Intermountain, Albertsons Denver, Albertsons Seattle, and Albertsons Portland. It navigates the retail poultry network of buyers responsible for all aspects of the retail poultry set to maximize volume and profitability while providing high-quality products and customer service. Category responsibilities include Value Added Fully Cooked poultry, IF, Ready to Cook, and Cornish. The role develops product pricing and promotional programs based on customer and adjacent market profitability and objectives. It collaborates with internal teams including retail poultry, retail marketing insights, retail execution, and revenue management to achieve annual operating plan sales goals and profitability metrics. The position also ensures customers and broker partners understand Tyson product features, benefits, and value-added qualities; establishes customer service and response levels that exceed industry standards; resolves customer questions and complaints in a timely manner; manages the advertising marketing fund; oversees price discounts and performing; and takes on other responsibilities as needed. Travel is 25%.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent working experience.
- More than 5 years of sales experience.
- Basic computer skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Project management and/or strategic planning experience.
- Willingness and ability to perform the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Responsibilities
- Sell retail poultry products to increase market share and maintain customer relationships in the assigned region.
- Maintain relationships and increase account penetration at Albertsons Intermountain, Albertsons Denver, Albertsons Seattle, and Albertsons Portland.
- Work with retail poultry buyers to maximize volume potential and profitability while providing high-quality products and customer service.
- Conduct product pricing and promotional programs based on customer and adjacent market profitability and objectives.
- Collaborate with retail poultry, retail marketing insights, retail execution, revenue management, and other internal business units to achieve annual operating plan sales goals and profitability metrics.
- Ensure customers and broker partners understand Tyson product features, benefits, and value-added qualities.
- Establish customer service and response levels that exceed industry standards.
- Handle customer questions and complaints and ensure issues are resolved in a timely manner.
- Manage the advertising marketing fund.
- Oversee price discounts and performing.
- Travel 25%.
- Perform other responsibilities as needed.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- 401(k) plan
- Health benefits
- Life insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Prescription drug benefits
- Annual Incentive Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
