Associate Manager Sales - Seattle
Tyson Foods
- Springdale, AR
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and/or cultivate professional relationships with identifying and targeting incremental accounts, assigned accounts within the market/geography to achieve business objectives.
- Gather, create, and maintain key insight for all assigned accounts including key contacts, correspondence, size of business, product/category risks & opportunities; competitive set; calendar/ timing and potential hurdles. Maintain and track progress using the CRM tool all applicable parties are aware.
- Execute and manage all strategic initiatives.
- Collaborate with Sales Development Business Units and Trade teams as needed to deliver and/or exceed sales plans by managing marketing programs. expense management and deduction resolution (as appropriate).
- Provide customer sales support for market events, meetings, presentations, product samplings and local trade shows.
- Must be able to deliver against assigned volume goals and execute price actions within the marketplace. Manage spend and manage the mix of product sold.
- Manage T&E Budget.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Experience: Minimum 2-5 years outside sales experience in Food Service, Manufacturing, or Distributor Sales.
- Education: Bachelor s degree or equivalent work experience.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Special Skills: Strategic thinking, planning, negotiation skills, understanding of motivational leadership skills, and conflict resolution skills; Event planning execution
- Computer Skills: Experience with Microsoft Office products.
- Travel: 20-30%