SALES MANAGER
Description
Plant Sales Manager
DEPARTMENT:Poultry Sales
Manages activities related to sales generated from a specific plant. Responsible for the revenue generation in plant sales and key accounts within a geographic area or market.
Responsibilities
- Ensures all production has a sale associated with it and manages excess sales.
- Work with plant scheduler to sell excess product.
- Coordinate with Sales Director on long term sales strategy, mix and execution.
- Maintain knowledge of the markets operated in along with a deep understanding of market trends.
- Provides day-to-day supervision of activities including production planning and execution based upon sales mix.
- Directs the flow of information for sale activities and transactions (leads, billings, orders, contracts) and evaluates data to ensure area goals are met.
- Coordinate internal product transfers.
- Handle customer issues/complaints including shortages/overages and transportation issues as well as credit and billing issues.
- Ensures sale objectives are met within company strategies. Maintains coordination with integral company functions, including transportation, plant operations, live production, and accounting.
- Identifies unprofitable processes and products through gap analysis and implements actionable plans for correction.
- Acts as liaison between sales and other departments
- Prepares regular sales reports.
- Meets with key clients, maintains relationships, negotiates and closes deals.
- Will be required to travel to customer, plant, and corporate office.
Pilgrim's is an Equal Opportunity Employer
EOE/Vet/Disabled