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Smithfield Foods · 10 hours ago

Director, Business Management

Smithfield, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Smithfield Foods is an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. As the Director of Business Management, you will manage the profitability of a specific product category, collaborating with various departments to ensure exceptional product delivery and corporate growth.

Food and BeverageHospitality

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for meeting Annual Operating Plan product group/product line profitability objectives for the fiscal year, based on specified budget numbers across specific channels

You will manage the total P&L for a major product category(ies), including sales volume, revenue dollars, cost of goods, gross margin, transportation and warehousing, plant variances, direct marketing expenses, SG&A, and segment profit

You will be accountable for meeting Annual Operating Plan volume budgets for fiscal year within outlined parameters (% of growth)

You will travel to Smithfield markets to meet with key customers, work with sales, and gain competitive/market intelligence

You will Work in manufacturing plants along with Operations and QA to ensure specified standards and quality are consistently achieved

Provide Strategic direction for consumer and trade plan and collaborate with Marketing and Consumer Marketing on promotions, media placement, product line position, and pricing

Utilize Circana, Fresh Look information and other syndicated data to help manage and drive new distribution

Participate and lead brand planning process

Provide instruction and direction to retail and foodservice brand management to grow product line awareness

Lead new product development process from concept to launch

Responsible for Inventory management including meeting inventory turns, SKU management and rationalization

Set and monitor product/customer pricing to include: maintenance of price lists, setting of MSRP's, reduction of off invoice allowances, and implementation of the pricing strategy to meet company objectives

Drives a positive employee experience through leadership by way of employee development and coaching

Qualification

ProfitLoss ManagementStrategic MarketingTeam ManagementAnalytical SkillsMicrosoft SuiteNegotiation SkillsCritical ThinkingProblem SolvingCommunication SkillsLeadership

Required

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year college or university and 10+ years' relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience, required

5+ years of demonstrated experience in team management/development is required

The ability to work through complex, unstructured problems

Strong mathematical, quantitative and analytical skills

Effective critical thinking, decision making and problem-solving skills

Capable of communicating and expressing ideas clearly and concisely, both written and oral

Strong negotiation skills

Ability to lead and manage under conditions of ambiguity and uncertainty and able to communicate across organizational boundaries and reporting lines

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

Knowledge and experience with the Microsoft Suite: including, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Energized by travel 20% of the time