**Description** Plant Sales Manager DEPARTMENT:Poultry Sales Manages activities related to sales generated from a specific plant. Responsible for the revenue generation in plant sales and key accounts within a geographic area or market. Responsibilities + Ensures all production has a sale associated with it and manages excess sales. + Work with plant scheduler to sell excess product. + Coordinate with Sales Director on long term sales strategy, mix and execution. + Maintain knowledge of the markets operated in along with a deep understanding of market trends. + Provides day-to-day supervision of activities including production planning and execution based upon sales mix. + Directs the flow of information for sale activities and transactions (leads, billings, orders, contracts) and evaluates data to ensure area goals are met. + Coordinate internal product transfers. + Handle customer issues/complaints including shortages/overages and transportation issues as well as credit and billing issues. + Ensures sale objectives are met within company strategies. Maintains coordination with integral company functions, including transportation, plant operations, live production, and accounting. + Identifies unprofitable processes and products through gap analysis and implements actionable plans for correction. + Acts as liaison between sales and other departments + Prepares regular sales reports. + Meets with key clients, maintainsrelationships, negotiates andcloses deals. + Will be required to travel to customer, plant, and corporate office. Pilgrim's is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE/Vet/Disabled