Retail Sales Merchandiser Job at Smithfield Foods
Job Locations: US-TX-Houston Your Opportunity:
This positions primary function is to merchandise and stock products at various customer sites in accordance with specifications; replenish store freezers from back-room inventory, improve shelf positioning and increase product display space. This position also ensures retail price tags are displayed; maintains all Point-of-Sales materials and utilizes current flavor schematics for all products. Maintains a neat and orderly back room and establish rapport/credibility with store personnel. Follow established route list, keep route materials up to date and demonstrate sound safety practices. Typically calls on and makes recommendations to grocery supervisors and writes orders within an assigned geographic area. Core Responsibilities:
About Smithfield Foods:
As a Sales Team member, your primary responsibility would be introducing and placing new products with customers, executing organizational initiatives, and driving sales on key items with strategic customers for long-term growth. Whether it is bacon, ham, fresh pork or another product category you will work directly with the customers and cross-functional with everyone from Business Management to our Plant Operations to deliver the service and products to our customers and consumers.
This positions primary function is to merchandise and stock products at various customer sites in accordance with specifications; replenish store freezers from back-room inventory, improve shelf positioning and increase product display space. This position also ensures retail price tags are displayed; maintains all Point-of-Sales materials and utilizes current flavor schematics for all products. Maintains a neat and orderly back room and establish rapport/credibility with store personnel. Follow established route list, keep route materials up to date and demonstrate sound safety practices. Typically calls on and makes recommendations to grocery supervisors and writes orders within an assigned geographic area.
- Check code dates on processed meats and confirms retail prices.
- Ensure all retail stores have the proper Smithfield processed items on the shelves in order to increase product distribution.
- Ensure all retail stores have the proper private label processed items on the shelves in order to increase private label distribution.
- Call on assigned stores on a weekly basis.
- Communicate product and specification changes to the Meat Department manager in order to improve and maintain communication with any marketing programs.
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.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university, and two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Knowledge of Spreadsheet, Word Processing, and Sales software.
- Planning, organization, and execution skills
- Strong oral and written language skills.
- Strong decision-making and problem solving skills.
- Ability to travel 75% of the time.
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
- Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
- Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
To learn more about Smithfield’s benefits, visit smithfieldfoods.com/careerbenefits.
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About Smithfield Foods:
Headquartered in Smithfield, Va. since 1936, Smithfield Foods, Inc. is an American food company with agricultural roots and a global reach. With more than 60,000 jobs globally, we are dedicated to producing "Good food. Responsibly®" and serve as one of the world's leading vertically integrated protein companies. We have pioneered sustainability standards for more than two decades, including our industry-leading commitments to become carbon negative in our U.S. company-owned operations and reduce GHG emissions 30 percent across our entire U.S. value chain by 2030. We believe in the power of protein to end food insecurity and have donated hundreds of millions of food servings to our communities. Smithfield boasts a portfolio of high-quality iconic brands, such as Smithfield®, Eckrich® and Nathan's Famous®, among many others. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com, and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
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.
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