Career Foundation Program; CFP - Business Track; 2025 & 2026 Graduates

Career Foundation Program (CFP) - Business Track (2025 & 2026 Graduates)

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A great job—a great future awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We are an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. We’re looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us.

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As a Career Foundation Program Associate – Business, you will gain hands‑on experience in both business management and supply planning. This is your chance to work with diverse teams, drive sales growth, and ensure our products meet customer demand. Your contributions will directly impact the success of our company, and you'll love the dynamic, collaborative environment we offer.

• Assist in managing the profitability of a specific category, such as bacon, ham, or fresh pork
• Execute the annual business plan, including managing the profit/loss for an assigned product group/brand
• Act as a liaison between operations, sales, and marketing functions
• Lead forecasting efforts with demand and supply planning teams
• Develop and maintain documentation for retail pricing and promotion for product groups
• Manage trade spending targets and day‑to‑day P&L and volume plans
• Participate in field trade planning meetings and provide brand training to the sales team
• Collaborate with Marketing and R&D on new products and cost savings initiatives
• Monitor the marketplace for pricing opportunities

• Create finished goods plans to support customer orders, forecasted demand, and inventory requirements
• Establish critical inventory parameters, such as Target & Safety Stock settings
• Collaborate with manufacturing operations and plant schedulers to manage stock levels
• Interact with demand management, manufacturing, quality, warehousing, and transportation teams
• Measure, analyze, and report key process metrics and monitor adherence to KPIs
• Identify and address material shortages, develop action items, and follow up on issues
• Manage long‑term capacity status, weekly category KPI updates, product shortage reporting, and ad‑hoc daily information flow

This position is part of Smithfield’s Career Foundation Program (CFP), a training program designed to provide recent college graduates with an opportunity to explore career options through function‑specific rotations. The program is divided into tracks, each oriented towards a different part of the Company’s operations. It provides CFP Associates with an opportunity to learn about an aspect of the Company’s business while seeking a new position to launch a career with Smithfield.

Company senior leaders, along with an assigned manager, mentor, and program manager, will provide guidance, training, and partnership throughout the CFP Associate’s assigned rotations. The program is 18 to 24 months, depending on the rotational track the Associate enters.

CFP Associates are expected to contribute to the goals of each department to which they are assigned. They will assist in problem‑solving, assume leadership roles for certain projects, help the department achieve both short and long‑term objectives, and deliver high‑level results that exceed expectations. The Career Foundation Program is designed for high‑potential college/university graduates who can quickly adapt to new environments, show initiative, and take on increasingly complex project responsibilities.

May perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four‑year college or university in Business, Agribusiness or related field; or currently enrolled college student with an anticipated graduation prior to the start date
• High level of professionalism
• Strong leadership and decision‑making skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• High standards of accuracy
• Travel up to 10% of the time, with periodic overnight travel required
• Currently authorized to work in the U.S.
• Ability to work well with others in a fast paced, dynamic…