Senior Regional Sales Manager

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🌽 Illinois, Iowa, +1 more states – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote 🌾 Iowa – Remote ❄️ Minnesota – Remote

💵 $120k - $162.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🤑 Sales

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Smithfield Foods

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1936

🏭 Manufacturing

🌾 Agriculture

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Manufacturing • 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

• Lead strategic growth across the region by crafting and executing high-impact sales plans • Build and nurture relationships with new and existing customers • Identify opportunities to expand market share and elevate brand presence • Champion the launch and placement of innovative products with key accounts • Collaborate with broker partners to optimize in-store execution and enhance distribution • Secure new item placements aligned with consumer trends • Translate organizational initiatives into actionable regional strategies • Expand product-line distribution by managing and mentoring broker partners • Deliver targeted sales training on new and existing products • Oversee regional sales planning and proposal development • Engage in market activities and meetings to ensure consistent execution • Cultivate customer relationships through meetings with key decision makers • Deliver presentations and proposals, and provide product samples and demonstrations • Execute region-specific sales incentives and account-specific marketing initiatives • Tailor strategic sales plans to local and regional market dynamics • Support brokers in developing and launching sales promotions • Leverage syndicated data and available resources to optimize performance • Coordinate with integral company functions to meet sales objectives • Drive a positive employee experience through leadership, development, and coaching • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university and 8+ years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience • 2+ years of demonstrated experience in team management, development, or project leadership • Strong understanding of the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry • Customer-focused and data-driven selling strategies, including IRI, Nielsen, and Perishable Group data • Product cuttings experience and comfort evaluating product attributes • Proven critical thinking and problem-solving skills • Strong analytical reasoning and adaptability in dynamic environments • Advanced written and verbal communication skills • Organizational planning, teamwork, and relationship-building abilities • Proficiency in Apple software and Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint • Valid driver’s license • Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time • SAP experience preferred • Experience with retail accounts in the CPG industry preferred • Capable of sitting for extended periods • Must be able to occasionally lift up to 25 lbs. • Able to travel as needed

🏖️ Benefits

• Relocation Package Available: No • Smithfield Foods comprehensive total rewards package (specific benefits not detailed in the posting) • Fully remote work arrangement