Associate Sales Manager - Fort Worth, TX

**Job Details:****Summary:** **The selected candidate must be located in Fort Worth, TX, or the surrounding area.**As a contributing Poultry Foodservice Sales team member, the Associate Sales Account Manager will report directly to the Manager of Sales. The position will have regular interactions with the Manager Sales, Director of Sales (DOS), or Sales Account Executive (SAE) and other TMs, while focused on cultivating relationships and growing business with assigned distributor and/or operator accounts.This person will be accountable for building relationships, providing solutions to customers, selling incremental items, negotiating pricing/programs and prioritizing efforts against market plans. This position is expected to work cross functionally with various business units and trade teams to grow new business, protect the core and create a competitive advantage while attaining mix and volume targets. **Essential Duties and Responsibilities:** • Develop and/or cultivate professional relationships by identifying and targeting incremental accounts as well as assigned accounts within the market/geography to achieve business objectives.• Gather, create, and maintain key insight for all assigned accounts including key contacts, correspondence, size of business, product/category risks & opportunities; competitive set; calendar/ timing and potential hurdles. Maintain and track progress using the CRM tool, ensuring all applicable parties are aware.• Execute and manage all strategic initiatives.• Collaborate with Sales Development, Business Units and Trade teams as needed to deliver and/or exceed sales plans by managing marketing programs.· Expense management and deduction resolution (as appropriate).• Provide customer sales support for market events, meetings, presentations, product samplings and local trade shows.• Must be able to deliver against assigned volume goals and execute price actions within the marketplace.· Manage spend and manage the mix of product sold.• Manage T&E Budget.• Other duties as assigned. **Requirements:** **• Experience:** Minimum 2-5 years outside sales experience in Food Service, Manufacturing, or Distributor Sales.**• Education:** Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.**• Communication Skills:** Excellent verbal and written communication skills.**• Special Skills:** Strategic thinking, planning, negotiation skills, understanding of motivational leadership skills, and conflict resolution skills; Event planning execution**• Computer Skills:** Experience with Microsoft Office products.**• Travel:** 20-30%**Relocation Assistance Eligible:**No**Work Shift:**1ST SHIFT (United States of America)**Pay Range/Rate:**$84,000.00 - $142,000.00**Incentives:**Annual Incentive Plan:YesLong-Term Incentive Plan:No**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.**Any listed amounts represent the base pay range. Additional compensation may be available for this position based on various factors such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonuses. Pay is just one part of Tyson’s total compensation package.***Tyson will develop an offer based on a candidate's or team member’s relevant skills and capabilities, the market data for the role described in this requisition, internal equity, and other information relevant to the candidate and role.***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. 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Our Talent Strategy is to Attract, Grow, Reward and Retain the best talent, and we believe that our Culture is the connecting thread that drives that strategy!We strive to be a talent magnet to establish a reputation for being a talent rich organization where team members can grow their career while growing the business.We are a high performing organization where team members are rewarded (Pay, Benefits and Recognition) for their contributions, and given the opportunity to support and/or volunteer with programs that help Tyson make a lasting social impact in the communities where we live and work.To learn more about our culture, please read .Tyson Foods, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are unable to apply for career opportunities through use of this site due to an impairment or disability, please contact View phone number on click.appcast.io for further assistance.**Benefits** 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. Team members are eligible for these benefits starting day one of full-time employment (unless otherwise noted).**Education Assistance Program****Your Growth, Our Commitment**At Tyson Foods, your success drives ours. On day 31 of service, eligible team members can access education assistance through **Upward Academy Online (Guild)** — offering everything from English language learning and professional certificates to college degrees.Approved programs come with no upfront tuition or out-of-pocket costs(up to $5,250 per year), so you can build skills, earn credentials, and take your career further — while *we* invest in your future.**401(k) & Stock Purchase Plans** Prepare for your future in retirement with our 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and Stock Purchase Plan. Our 401(k) plan offers both pre-tax and after-tax Roth contributions.Once you’ve completed a year of service with the company, Tyson will contribute to your retirement savings in the 401(k) Plan with a match equal to 100% of the first 3% of eligible pay you contribute, plus 50% of the next 2 percent of eligible pay you contribute.Also after one year, Tyson will match 25% of the first 10% of eligible pay you contribute to the Stock Purchase Plan. Your contributions and Tyson’s contributions to the plans are always 100% vested. #J-18808-Ljbffr Tyson Foods