Regional Sales Manager

THE VALUE YOU’LL BRING:

The position summary states the general nature and purpose of the job. Overall accountabilities are defined in this section. Are you a driven and motivated Sales professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, building relationships with customers, collaborating with great internal teams, being innovative to achieve business results? Join one of the country’s top consumer packaged goods companies, Smithfield Foods! We have built a culture that places value on our employees, our animals, the environment and the communities we all share.

Smithfield Foods and our Sales teams are consistently evolving and looking for individuals that can help foster relationships and achieve results to impact our bottom line! As a Sales Team member, your primary responsibility will be introducing and placing new products with customers, executing organizational initiatives, and driving sales on key items with strategic customers for long-term growth. Whether it is bacon, ham, fresh pork or another product category you will work directly with the customers and cross-functional with everyone from Business Management to Plant Operations to deliver the service and products to our customers and consumers.

• Increase Distribution of Product Lines Manages Smithfield's Broker relationships to increase distribution of product lines.
• Trains and monitors the sales activities of Broker representatives to ensure consistency in selling products.
• Plans for regional sales and assists with sales proposal developments, sales presentations and sales calls.
• Provides sales training to Brokers on new and existing products for sales presentations.
• Directs broker team thru meeting attendance and works within market to drive company initiatives in store.
• Maintain and Increase Sales Meets directly with customers and key decision makers to maintain and increase sales of Smithfield products.
• Develops and makes formal presentations and/or proposals.
• Provides samples and may demonstrate the use of specific items as part of the sales process.
• Determines and drives execution of key programs based on regions' needs and requirements (sales incentives, account specific marketing programs, etc.).
• Implement Sales Plans Implements and executes Smithfield sales plans to promote product lines.
• Customizes plans to meet the local and regional marketing cultures.
• Assists sales and brokers in developing and executing sales promotions of products.
• Utilizes syndicated data and all resources to drive sales plans.
• Meet Sales Objectives Maintains coordination with integral company functions to ensure sales objectives are met.
• Leadership:
  Drives a positive employee experience through leadership by way of employee development and coaching.

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university and 5+ years’ relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
• 2+ years of demonstrated experience in team management/development or project leadership required.
• Must understand the dynamics of the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
• Must have a solid understanding of customer focused and fact based selling, including IRI, Nielsen and Perishable Group data.
• Understanding of product cuttings – comfort and knowledge of product attributes.
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• High level of written and verbal communication skills, organizational planning, teamwork,…