Hiring Company:

Overview:The Senior Manager of Local Purveyor Recruitment & Development leads the strengthening and development of our Boar’s Head Brand national DSD route to market system through strategic thought, creative solutions, and innovative thinking. Incumbent will own the responsibility to develop and execute a strong and stable route infrastructure of local purveyors through collaboration of internal and external cross functional teams. The individual will manage distribution recruiting practices that continuously maintains a healthy level of available candidates for both company routes and independent local purveyor route transitions. Core capabilities to be successful include relationship building, influencing skills and financial acumen.

Job Description:Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Working with Sales Leadership, determine the Company’s distribution needs and recruit Local Purveyors through an extensive search, screening (e.g., background and financial checks), and interview process in support of the Company’s overall Local Purveyor model.

• Work with cross-functional Leadership, including sales, marketing, finance and legal to continually develop and improve Local Purveyor recruiting strategies.

• Implement and continually enhanced future purveyor tracking system to manage local purveyor “path to purveyor”steps and report regularly on the process.

• Engage senior leadership in regular updates on local purveyor recruiting progress and strategies.

• Provide the CORE (Company Operated Routes striving for Excellence) Team a “bench” of available national Local Purveyor candidates that can be utilized by the Company in the event of immediate needs.

• Work with Company Finance to coordinate approval of “arm’s length” route transfer agreements between Local Purveyors, including both existing Local Purveyors and incoming Local Purveyor candidates.

Education, Skills, and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

• Seven (7) to Ten (10) years of Sales/DSD experience

• High degree of PC literacy (in Windows environment) with spreadsheet, word processing and presentation software

• Strong multi-tasking abilities and excellent problem solving skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including ability to present to all levels of management

• Serve Safe certification and FSMA certification

• In addition to the above, each Candidate will be required to complete Boar’s Head Purveyor Training Program, including all operational modules

Physical Demands

The position will require a significant amount of computer screen time, standing, sitting, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, talking, hearing, lifting, reaching, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Work Environment

This position requires working in an office environment, with approximately 50% travel as well.

Location:Sarasota, FL

Time Type:Full time

Department:Business Development

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