Associate Customer Development Manager – Mid-West Prepared Foods

Tyson Foods; Springdale, Northern (AR, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tyson Foods seeks an Associate Customer Development Manager to drive sales of retail prepared foods across Midwest customers, while optimizing merchandising plans and executing impactful promotions. The role involves travel to Midwest locations for customer meetings and food shows and offers leadership development within a collaborative team.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree with at least 3 years of sales experience, preferably in CPG, and strong communication and project management

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum 3 years of sales experience; CPG sales experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales of retail prepared products to two assigned customers in the Midwest.
• Optimize merchandising plans and execute actions to amplify promotions with customers.
• Maintain regular engagement with customers through travel, meetings, and trade shows.
• Collaborate with internal teams (Customer Strategy and Execution, Sales, Business Units) and brokers on category insights.
• Meet Annual Operating Plan (AOP) sales and profitability targets.
• Manage trade fund budgets and provide weekly and annual sales forecasts.
• Present and secure innovation with customers.
• Provide weekly leadership updates on customer outcomes.
• Support retail execution of sales plans.

Skills

Sales experience

CPG experience

Project management

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CRM systems

MS Excel

Job description

## Associate Customer Development Manager – Mid-West Prepared FoodsApply: Corporate - Springdale, Arkansas: Full time: Posted Yesterday: R0489486**Job Details:****Summary:**As an Associate Customer Development Manager (Assoc CDM), you’ll play a key role in selling retail prepared products and increasing market share by optimizing merchandising plans and executing impactful promotions. Your efforts will help shape our market presence and drive business success. You’ll maintain strong engagement across an assigned customer base and/or geography, which will include travel to Midwest locations for customer meetings and food shows. This role offers opportunities to develop leadership skills, advance within the company, and work closely with a collaborative and supportive team.**Key Responsibilities:*** Drive sales of retail prepared products to two assigned customers in the Midwest.* Optimize merchandising plans and execute actions to amplify promotions with customers.* Maintain regular engagement with customers through travel, meetings, and food shows.* Collaborate closely with internal teams, including Customer Strategy and Execution, Sales, and Business Units, as well as externally with Brokers on category insights.* Meet Annual Operating Plan (AOP) sales and profitability targets.* Manage trade fund budgets and provide weekly and annual sales forecasts.* Present and secure innovation with customers.* Provide weekly communication to leadership on customer outcomes.* Support retail execution of sales plans.**Requirements:****Education:*** Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.**Experience:*** Minimum 3 years of sales experience; CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) sales experience preferred.**Computer Skills:*** Basic computer proficiency required.**Communication Skills:*** Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.**Special Skills:*** Project management and/or strategic planning experience required.**Travel:*** 6–12+ trips per year to Midwest locations for customer meetings and food shows.All professional team members are expected to demonstrate responsible use of approved AI tools, including safeguarding sensitive information, adhering to company policies, and validating AI-generated outputs. Individual Contributors should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI into daily work, improve efficiency through AI-enabled solutions, evaluate outputs critically, and apply professional judgment when using AI. People Leaders should demonstrate the ability to drive responsible AI adoption, enable effective use of approved solutions, identify opportunities to improve team performance through AI, and ensure accountability for the quality and accuracy of AI-supported outcomes.**Relocation Assistance Eligible:**No**Work Shift:**1ST SHIFT (United States of America)