Regional Sales Manager

🕒 June 3

🌽 Illinois, Wisconsin – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote 🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

💵 $87k - $131.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🤑 Sales

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Smithfield Foods

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1936

🌾 Agriculture

Agriculture • Food & Beverage

Smithfield Foods is a leading global food company and the world's largest pork processor and hog producer. The company offers high-quality meat products under a variety of popular brand names, including Smithfield, Eckrich, Nathan’s Famous, and Carando. Smithfield Foods is renowned for its innovative approaches, combining tradition with technology, to drive the future of food. The company is committed to sustainability, supporting communities, and producing safe, affordable, and high-quality food products. In addition to its core operations, Smithfield Foods actively engages in community support endeavors, such as addressing food insecurity and supporting veterans.

📋 Description

• 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. • Drives a positive employee experience through leadership by way of employee development and coaching.

🎯 Requirements

• 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, analytical reasoning, and adaptability. • Work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment. • Respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment. • Possess a valid driver’s license. • Willing and able to travel at least 50%.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • 401(k) matching • Flexible working hours • Paid time off • Remote work options • Comprehensive training and professional development programs • Tuition assistance covering English language learning, high school completion, and degree programs • Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children