Associate Customer Development Manager

Job Details: Job Description Summary: This position is responsible for selling retail poultry products, increasing market share through optimization of merchandising plans and executing actions to amplify promotions with customers.  The Customer Development Associate Manager will maintain strong engagement across an assigned customer base and/or assigned geography, requiring travel for customer meetings and potentially food shows.  This position will work closely with internal counterparts in the Poultry business, including Customer Strategy and Execution, Sales, Business Units, as well as externally with Brokers, and Customers to achieve AOP sales goals and profitability metrics.  Category responsibilities include but are not limited to RVAP, IQF, and Cornish business segments. This position will also lead Broker execution for the assigned customer set and/or geography, supporting the retail execution of the sales plan, driving initiatives and objectives to achieve AOP sales goals and profitability metrics. The Customer Development Associate Manager will also be responsible for effectively managing trade funds and budgets and accurate forecasts for the assigned customer set. In addition to account management, this position is also responsible for total team tracking of volume performance, fill rate performance, forecasting, slotting funding, and other ad hoc reporting requirements.  REQUIREMENTS:  Education: Requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field normally acquired through four years of college resulting in a Bachelor's degree required. Experience: 3 years sales experience; CPG sales experience preferred. Kroger experience highly preferred. Computer Skills: Requires basic computer skills.  Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.  Special Skills: Project management and or strategic planning experience is required.  Travel: 6-12 plus trips per year ** Not eligible for Visa sponsorship now or in the future ** Relocation Assistance Eligible: No Work Shift: 1ST SHIFT (United States of America) Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended. Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment. Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status. We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more. If you would like to learn more about your data privacy rights and how you may use that information, please read our Job Applicant Privacy Notice here. Unsolicited Assistance: Tyson Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited support from external recruitment vendors for open positions within the United States. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee or applicant tracking system at Tyson Foods or its subsidiaries, without a valid written request and search agreement approved by HR, will be considered the property of Tyson Foods. No fees will be paid if the candidate is hired due to an unsolicited referral.