Position:                              Meat & Proteins Promotion Specialist
Location:                             St. Cloud, MN
Salary:                                  $90K base salary + UP - DOE  
Benefits:                              Company laptop, Full Health Benefits, 401K, Vacation time & more.
Relocation:                           Paid relocation is available for this position provided by the employer.
Contact:                               John@SourceRecruitmentSolutions.com
 
Our Client, a premier food company with customers nationwide is seeking an experienced Meat & Protein Promotion Specialist for their upper Midwest region.
 
The right candidate will be responsible for leading meat merchandising and sales efforts at a regional level. This includes building strong relationships with retailers, promoting programs to drive profitability, managing department staff, coordinating sales events, and collaborating across departments to ensure the success of meat-related initiatives. This position will provide an excellent opportunity for self-motivated, flexible individual who will enjoy a challenging and diverse job.
 
Responsibilities:

• Develop trust with retailers and educate them on various meat product programs.
• Oversee sales activities, food shows, and new product launches.
• Recruit, train, and evaluate staff performance.
• Control divisional expenses and ensure profitability.
• Set and achieve sales goals, pricing strategies, and promotional efforts.
• Coordinate with internal departments like Procurement, Warehousing, Advertising, etc.
• Lead planning for special events involving meat products.
• Assist with all product store resets, plan-o-grams.
• Utilize sales leads and meet or exceed deadlines as well as collaborating with advertising.
• Meet marketing targets and sales volume forecast on time.
• Serve as a liaison between the customer and the company.
• Educate and train meat department personnel.
• At times have responsibility of products to list weekly sale advertisements.
• Follow up on leads and prospects and prepare analysis of sales results.
• Execute market analysis of competitor’s products and pricing strategies.

Requirements:

• 1 to 2 years’ experience marketing, promoting, merchandising or selling meat & protein products to Retail Grocery Stores & Grocery Wholesalers.
• Must have direct experience with Meat & Protein products from a Retail Grocery Store or Grocery Wholesaler or similar.
• Degree in Marketing, Sales, Business Management preferred, but not required.
• Must have experience with fresh meat & protein products.
• Ability to persuade and influence others through various promotions and merchandising.
• Must have strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability of managing Retail Grocery & Wholesale Grocery Accounts.
• Ability to be creative and deliver professional presentations.
• Provide professional appearance and provide positive company image to the public.
• Strong PC skills, Microsoft Office Suite.
• Possess a valid driver’s license as this position requires regional & overnight travel.
• Must be currently authorized to work in the USA without the need for a visa sponsorship now or in the future.

If you are interested or know of someone that would be a great match, please send a MS Word resume & cover letter to John Marino at John@SourceRecruitmentSolutions.com  

Or Apply directly here online by clicking the "APPLY NOW" link:


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