Job Description

Sales Planner - Consumer Brands

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota

Description

(Overview)

At Schwan’s Company, the opportunities are real, and the sky is the limit; this isn’t just a job, it’s a seat at the table. Around here, every job matters, every voice counts, and every person contributes in a big way. As part of our front lines, we look to you to execute business, build relationships, and take pride in your work because at Schwan’s, you lead the way and we value what you bring. Our passion is our food. Our secret is our people.

Schwan’s Company, a U.S. affiliate of the global lifestyle company, CJ CheilJedang Corporation, is a leading U.S. manufacturer and marketer of quality foods offered through retail-grocery and food-service channels. Our many popular brands include Red Baron®, Tony’s®, Big Daddy’s®, Villa Prima™ and Freschetta® pizza; Mrs. Smith’s® and Edwards® desserts; and Pagoda® and Bibigo Asian-style snacks. Schwan’s is a place for people with an appetite for more.

We are hiring an early career Sales Planner to join Sales Operations Team! This team supports and coordinates our customer selling process. In this role you will assist in managing timelines, data entry, sales processes, and operational activities. If you are organized, love to problem solve, interface with internal and external customers and be a part of helping our Sales Team be successful – this could be the perfect role!

Responsibilities

Participate in the coordination of activities essential to Customer HQ Sales planning process including vendor contracts, communication, customer portal & compliance requirements.
Support HQ sales team managers with internal processes such as pricing error reconciliation and product authorization and others.
Support HQ sales team managers with hierarchy maintenance and master data integrity; including updating of internal systems and communication for customer mergers & acquisitions.
Support team with coordination of Customer Relation Management (CRM) data. Manage multiple portals and multiple customers, enter promotions, maintaining current information, pull contracts, price increases, product authorizations.
Execute existing sales processes and advise process improvements.

Qualifications

Minimum of 1+ years experience in a support role involving entering and tracking of data

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelors degree and 2+ years experience in a sales support/operations role

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

MS Office Suite

Project management

Process Improvement

Problem solving and resourcefulness

Understand basic P/L and total customer metrics.

The employing subsidiaries of Schwan's Company are Equal Employment Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, age, race, color, religion, gender, vet status, national origin or other protected class.

Job Type: Full-time Business Unit: Req #: 23-4969

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