Job Description
Your Opportunity as the Sales Coordinator-Central Grocery (Sweet Baked Snacks & Pet)
Be the key support within the sales organization for the Central Grocery Division on the Sweet Baked Snacks & Pet Sales Team, specifically supporting Kroger. You will collaborate and work cross functionally with teams across the commercial organization by providing support with daily, weekly, and monthly ad-hoc reporting while also analyzing key opportunities to help deliver sales targets.
Location: Orrville Corporate Offices in Orrville, Ohio
Work Arrangements: Hybrid (Presence with Purpose Model with a 30% in person expectation and 10% Travel for Customer/ Internal Meetings)
In this role you will:
Business Planning & Analyses
Own custom reporting needs, developing, updating and interpreting data to provide insights to sales team and support ad hoc business needs
Create and maintain merchandising planners for commercial organization
Assist managers with administrative needs of business: customer contracts, new item set up, cost changes, internal/external audit resolution, deduction and reclaim management, etc.
Support promotional planning and maintenance in the Trade Planning System
Partner with sales team to develop new item presentations, evaluate business trends, and create presentations supporting sales priorities and initiatives
Supports sales needs for annual business and joint planning processes
Strengthen Customer Planning & Forecasting
Develop strong understanding of customer business strategies, systems and resources to support sales team with focus on continual improvement
Manage customer system reporting to support team needs and analysis with recommendations to improve; collaborate with Analytics organization
Support ad-hoc requests for customer system data as needed
Understand customer KPI's, and collaborate with cross functional and sales teams to deliver against retailer expectations
Collaborate with cross functional teams to communicate and ensure flawless execution of pricing, promotion, & merchandising plans
Accelerate Team Performance
Own & maintain Sharepoint site and calendars for team, support record keeping expectations
Lead coordination for sales team business reviews
Support invoicing/payment processing for the team as needed
Assist in the preparations of market visits & key internal and customer meetings
Support ongoing special project work, product samples, office supply needs, etc
The Right Place for You
We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
What we are looking for:
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's degree
2 years of business experience
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite,
Strong desire to learn & succeed
Self-motivated, organized and has ability to manage and prioritize multiple/diverse priorities
Excellent oral & written communication skills
Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:
Consumer Packaged Goods industry experience
Advanced Excel skillset
Prior experience with Kroger systems and contract policies including DemandTec, Market 6, or Stratum
Demonstrated PowerPoint experience putting data and graphs into presentation ready formats
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The J. M. Smucker Company (the “Company”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No person will be discriminated against in hiring or in any other aspect of their employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information, protected veteran/military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
