Manager Customer Development - Retail Poultry

Tyson Foods, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 114,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Plan

Job summary

Tyson Foods, Inc. is seeking a seasoned sales professional to drive retail poultry momentum in Seattle and Portland, expanding market share and strengthening relationships with key accounts while upholding Tyson’s high quality and service standards.

The role requires 5+ years in sales, a Bachelor’s degree, basic computer skills, and 25% travel. You will coordinate pricing and promotions and collaborate with internal teams to deliver profitable growth across Albertsons banners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent working experience required.
• 5+ years sales experience preferred.
• Requires basic computer skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Project management or strategic planning experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Sell retail poultry products and increase market share in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West.
• Maintain relationships with key accounts and brokers; penetrate accounts further.
• Coordinate pricing and promotional programs based on profitability.
• Collaborate with internal teams (retail poultry, marketing, revenue management) to hit AOP goals.
• Address customer inquiries and resolve issues promptly.

Skills

Sales experience

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent working experience

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Job Details:

SUMMARY:

Preferred Location: Seattle, WA or Portland, OR

Terriroty: Pacific Northwest and Mountain West

This position is responsible for selling retail poultry products increasing market share and maintaining good customer relations with this established region in the Mountain Pacific Northwest region of the US. This region will require the CDM to maintain relations and increase account penetration at the following accounts; Albertsons Intermountain, Albertsons Denver, Albertsons Seattle, Albertsons Portland.This position will require you to navigate the retail poultry network of buyers that are responsible for all aspects of the retail poultry set to achieve maximum volume potential and profitability while maintaining Tyson’s standard of providing high quality products with excellent customer service.

Category responsibilities include but not limited to Value Added Fully Cooked poultry, IF, Ready to Cook and Cornish. This position requires conducting product pricing and promotional programs based on the customer direct and adjacent markets degree of profitability and personal objectives.This position will work in close collaboration with many internal business units in retail poultry and retail marketing insights retail execution revenue management and others to achieve AOP sales goals and profitability metrics.

Other responsibilities include

• Ensuring the Customer along with our Broker partners know Tyson product features benefits and value-added qualities;
• Establishing a service and response level to the Customer that exceeds the industry standard;
• Handling Customer questions and complaints on a variety of issues and ensuring problems are solved in a timely manner;
• Managing the Advertising Marketing fund;
• Overseeing all price discountsand performing;
• Other responsibilities as the need arises.

REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent working experience.

Experience:

• 5 plus years sales experience

Computer Skills:

• Requires basic computer skills.

Communication Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Special Skills:

• Project management and or strategic planning experience is required.

Travel:

• 25%
  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)

Pay Range/Rate:

$114,000.00 - $192,000.00

Incentives:

Annual Incentive Plan:

Yes

Long-Term Incentive Plan:

No

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Any listed amounts represent the base pay range. Additional compensation may be available for this position based on various factors such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonuses. Pay is just one part of Tyson’s total compensation package.

_ Tyson will develop an offer based on a candidate’s or team member’s relevant skills and capabilities, the market data for the role described in this requisition, internal equity, and other information relevant to the candidate and role. _

The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.