Marketing Coordinator

Smithfield Foods•Algona, IA

20h

About The Position

The position summary states the general nature of the job. Overall accountabilities are defined in this section. Provide animal projections for pig placement and marketing for the organization. Assist in the design and completion of research projects and models to improve productivity. Provide technical supervision of space utilization and maximization of assets to increase animal weights. Conduct regular visits to farms to select the best animals for the sow farms and/or plant. 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.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and 2+ years of relevant experience required.
Current and valid driver’s license with acceptable MVR.
PQA certification – PQA Plus and TQA.
Proven working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Power Point.
Must be available for occasional travel.
Must be available to work nights and weekend when necessary.
Ability to communicate effectively with external and internal customers.
Ability to distinguish colors when marking animals for movement.
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.
Must be supportive of the mission of raising swine for human consumption of high-quality pork products.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Agriculture or Business or related field and 1+ years experience in logistics preferred
Access, and Internet knowledge are preferred.

Responsibilities

Analyze data to project animals for sale.
Providing placement information for all pigs
Work with customers on quantity, weight and scheduling of animals and their sources from our system.
Communicate with all customers on sale and purchase price on animals being scheduled for sale, communicate with management, peers, support personnel and customers.
Evaluation and selection of animals that will stay in our system as replacements in the herd.
Trains and provides guidance to employees on sort loss and placement.
Consulting on graded loads for Midwest Company Managed and Contract locations with an emphasis of training farm personnel.
Perform TQA truck audits and serve as a TQA trainer.
Manage non-compliance process for truckers, plants and growers.
Analyze data and identify root cause of losses due to transportation issues.
Provide leadership to sell pigs with the best methods to realize the most revenue.
Analyze data to understand revenue difference between plants as well as other Smithfield locations and fully utilize available space to maximize weight
Maintain good working relationships with suppliers/vendors.
Develop and execute marketing plans and programs, both short and long range.
Assist in developing marketing goals with packer (i.e. % to specific plants, time of delivery, % a day).
Ensure effective control of marketing results and that corrective action takes place in order to achieve marketing objectives.
Recommend changes and provide guidance and technical supervision on projects and/or structure to provide the flexibility to move swiftly in relation to marketing problems and opportunities and improve productivity of the livestock operation.
Monitor performance of truckers, grower, plants and recommend corrective action when necessary.
Scheduling loads across various load crews.
Creating weekly schedules in a timely manner.
Responsible for being in compliance with all environmental, safety and animal care laws and procedures to which Smithfield subscribes.
Read and understand the company’s emergency notification process and will be responsible for reviewing that policy at their work site.