Job Description
A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We're an $18 billion U.S. food company with nearly 60,000 employees worldwide. We're looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Join our family today. Apply Now!
Your Opportunity
Our team members receive industry-competitive salaries and are eligible for great benefits packages:
Competitive Pay: $104,000 - $152,350 annually
Annual Bonus Earning Potential
Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More
Education benefit available to full and part time Smithfield team members on their first day of employment.
Open to moving? We will help! Ask about our Relocation Assistance packages!
In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth, professional development, and tuition assistance.
Smithfield BioScience is part of a vertically integrated platform providing an unparalleled level of traceability and product safety, while offering innovative solutions to increase functionality and viability of Smithfield's non-food products for the advanced development of pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals,and medical devices.
Smithfield Foods continues to invest in its BioScience unit and is one of the only U.S. manufacturers of Heparin Sodium USP.In Cincinnati, we have a USDA-approved and FDA-registered facility with significant expansion plans.The facility manufactures products used in cardiac surgery, dialysis procedures, blood transfusions, medical device implantation, and many other applications.
This is a full-time position reporting to the General Manager. The primary responsibility will be to manage daily sales and Logistics activities related to Smithfield BioScience and Offal business. This includes sales of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and Fresh Offal products. The primary responsibility will be to manage and ensure you and your team are maintaining current customer relationships and sales volumes while also assisting in developing new sales with key accounts for long-term growth.
Core Responsibilities
Responsible for all Sales Account Management and Logistics and responsibilities for Smithfield BioScience and other assigned areas.
Considered the category expert over specific segments.
Manage API & Fresh Offal shipping schedule.
Develops and maintains monthly and weekly reporting for all assigned categories areas.
Develop and maintain documents and information for defining pricing for APIs and Fresh Offal products.
Work closely with sales and business development to coordinate the parameters and costs to support new business opportunities, as well as manage freight cost matrices for existing business.
Manage the knowledge of Smithfield Bioscience's current product portfolio to increase sales and satisfy customer request.
Communicate customer concerns internally for process improvement and resolution.
Accountable for the coordination of trade show events. All documents, schedules, and arrangements associated.
Manage the finish casing inventory with Fresh Meat.
Oversee for the document and process flow of finished casing orders to make sure timelines are met.
Responsible for the submission of casing orders for other Smithfield plants.
Maintaining the submission of semi-casing sales schedule.
Participate in all leadership meetings pertaining to BioScience and Offal products.
Prepare and maintain financial and finish good reports for leadership in all assigned categories area.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Business or related field and 8+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
2 + years of demonstrated experience in team management/development or project leadership is required.
Experience acting as a lead by providing training, coaching or mentoring to less experienced staff or through managing a process or project.
Knowledge of the dynamics of the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry, preferred.
Knowledge of customer focused and fact-based selling, which may include IRI, Neilsen and Perishable Group data, preferred.
Strong quantitative reasoning and ability to proactively dig into data and KPI's
Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
High level of written and verbal communication skills, organizational planning, teamwork, analytical reasoning, and adaptability.
Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
SAP experience, Preferred.
May travel up to 30% of the time.
Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships an a positive work environment.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.
EEO/AA Information
Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757-357-1595.
Smithfield is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with disability, or any other protected group status or non-job related characteristic as directed by law.
