Manager Customer Development - Retail Poultry
About The Position
The Manager Customer Development is responsible for selling retail poultry products, increasing market share, and maintaining customer relations across the Mountain Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The role manages and grows account penetration with Albertsons Intermountain, Albertsons Denver, Albertsons Seattle, and Albertsons Portland. The manager navigates the retail poultry buyer network to maximize volume and profitability while delivering high-quality products and customer service. Category responsibilities include value-added fully cooked poultry, IF, ready-to-cook, and Cornish products. The position develops pricing and promotional programs based on customer and adjacent-market profitability and objectives. It collaborates with internal retail poultry, retail marketing insights, retail execution, revenue management, and other teams to achieve annual operating plan sales goals and profitability metrics. The role also educates customers and broker partners on Tyson product features, benefits, and value-added qualities; provides customer service and issue resolution; manages the advertising marketing fund; and oversees price discounts. The position requires 25% travel. Preferred locations are Seattle, Washington, or Portland, Oregon. The work shift is first shift.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent working experience.
- Five or more 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.
- Ability to travel 25%.
Nice To Haves
- Preferred location in Seattle, Washington, or Portland, Oregon.
Responsibilities
- Sell retail poultry products, increase market share, and maintain customer relations in the assigned region.
- Maintain relationships and increase account penetration at Albertsons Intermountain, Albertsons Denver, Albertsons Seattle, and Albertsons Portland.
- Navigate retail poultry buyer networks to achieve maximum volume potential and profitability while maintaining product quality and customer service standards.
- Manage categories including value-added fully cooked poultry, IF, ready-to-cook, and Cornish products.
- Conduct product pricing and promotional programs based on customer and adjacent-market profitability and objectives.
- Collaborate with internal retail poultry, retail marketing insights, retail execution, revenue management, and other teams to achieve sales and profitability goals.
- 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 resolve problems in a timely manner.
- Manage the advertising marketing fund.
- Oversee price discounts.
- Perform other responsibilities as needed.
Benefits
- Annual Incentive Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
