Beef and Pork Sales Development Trainee
Tyson Foods
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Job Details:
Summary:
Kickstart your career with Tyson Foods as a Commercial Beef and Pork Sales Development Trainee! This 6-9 month program offers hands-on training in our Commercial Beef and Pork Sales Division, with travel opportunities to our manufacturing facilities and sales regions.
What You'll Do:
- Comprehensive Training: Learn all aspects of beef and pork sales, including foodservice, retail, and strategy.
- Hands-On Experience: Gain practical knowledge through real-world training.
- Sales and Marketing Mastery: Attend training programs on sales communication, operations, strategy, revenue management, marketing, and category management.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with various business units and partners.
- Other Responsibilities: cross-functional meetings on sales performance, supply chain, product innovation, product cuttings, pricing, service levels, performing store audits, customer visits, customer meetings, sales calls, store resets, performance reporting, marketing campaigns, analyzing customer menus, reporting, competitive analysis, insights and other duties as assigned.
Your Journey:
- Specialization: Focus on either beef or pork, learning about species, customers, processes, and markets.
- Real-World Experience: Participate in meetings, store audits, customer visits, sales calls, and marketing campaigns.
- Career Growth: Prepare for a full-time role in our sales organization.
Why Tyson Foods?
- Growth Opportunities: Set yourself up for a successful career in business management and sales.
- Dynamic Environment: Work in a fast-paced, collaborative setting.
- Supportive Community: Join a team dedicated to your growth and success.
Requirements
- Education: Requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. Knowledge is normally acquired through four years of college resulting in a Bachelor's degree or equivalent. College graduates will be considered first.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. This position will be responsible for delivering 5-7 presentations throughout the program.
- Special Skills: Ability to analyze data, self-motivated, self-starter, out-of-the-box thinking, problem-solving skills, priority setting, teamwork skills, creativity, innovation, and the ability to act assertively and take initiative. The successful candidate should have a desire to make a difference in both the business and culture and be passionate to understand and represent the needs of our customers.
- Travel: This position will include 2-4 trips per year.
- Relocation: Must be willing to relocate to Northwest Arkansas for the duration of the program. Post-program location depends on the role.
Relocation Assistance Eligible:
YesWork Shift:
1ST SHIFT (United States of America)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.
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