Senior Beef Business and Development Manager

Principal Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage beef inventory to balance order fulfillment and monitor dated products.
• Communicate Production Plans and Schedules with Vice President of Beef, Sales, Logistics, and Support Teams.
• Communicate with sales and marketing regarding inventory levels, code date problems, shortages, and unique production requirements (i.e., holiday schedules, plant inspections, audits, etc.).
• Evaluate sales, forecasts, and orders to adjust production as needed.
• Weekly/Monthly pricing review and analysis.
• Sell long/frozen inventory when applicable.
• Provide coverage in scheduling beef production with harvest and fabrication plants, as well as co-packers.
• Manage packing inventory at co-packers to ensure no disruption to production, including label inventory for grinds/case ready.
• Visit plants during operations to oversee grade, production, and troubleshoot issues that may arise on site.
• Cook inbound raw material for scheduled production.
• Manage files of beef product specifications and manages/submits affidavitation before harvest and fabrication.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture field, Business, or 5+ years of management-level meat experience.
• 3-5 years’ experience working with manufacturing processes for prepared meats, fresh meats or beef.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Detail-oriented team player.

Physical Requirements and Environmental Factors

• Position is mostly sedentary but may require occasional moving to other offices or buildings.
• May need to move light equipment or supplies from one place to another.
• May need to access files, supplies and equipment.
• Work activity requires bending and climbing.
• When in a plant environment:
• Exposure primarily consists of wet and moist floors which include metal and plastic grating surfaces.
• May be exposed to temperatures of 28 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with both ambient and 100% humidity.
• May handle products from 25 degrees to 50 degrees Fahrenheit.