ENTRY-LEVEL SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: Irvine, CA
Salary: $Not stated
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<tr><td valign="top" width="450"><b>Requisition Number: 275Job Title: Entry-Level Sales RepresentativeArea of Interest: SalesJob Category: College RecruitingPosition Type: Full Time - RegularJob Type: SalariedLocation: Mulitple LocationsCity: IrvineState: CaliforniaOther Location(s): Atlanta Sales OfficeBethlehem Sales OfficeBoston Sales OfficeCharlotte Sales OfficeChicago Sales OfficeCincinnati Sales OfficeDallas Sales OfficeDenver Sales OfficeDes Moines Sales OfficeDetroit Sales OfficeKansas City Sales OfficeLos Angeles Sales OfficeMemphis Sales OfficeLebanon Sales OfficeMiami Sales OfficeMinneapolis Sales OfficeOrlando Sales OfficePhoenix Sales OfficePittsburgh Sales OfficeSan Antonio Sales OfficeSan Francisco Sales OfficeSeattle Sales OfficePercent Travel: 20%Job Description: Sales Representative – Consumer Products and FoodserviceCompany Description:Hormel Foods is a $7.9 billion Fortune 500 corporation established in 1891. We are a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer-branded food products, exporting over 1600 products to more than 50 countries. Hormel Foods is built on traditions of brand strength, quality, innovation, and value, while taking advantage of new trends in technology.Job Purpose: Sales Representatives are responsible for calling on a variety of existing customers with the objective of increasing sales for their districtResponsibilities: * Increase business by adding products to distribution and expanding the usage of existing Hormel Foods products* Implement marketing strategies for their productsRequirements:* Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Professional Selling, Agribusiness, Business Administration, Hospitality, Hotel/Restaurant Management, or a related field with a 2.70 cumulative GPA or higher* Must be a Citizen or National of the Unites States, a lawful, permanent resident, or have authorization to work in the United States* Applicants must not now, or in the future, require sponsorship for an employment visa* Must be comfortable with the preparation and consumption of meat products; more specifically, pork, beef, and chicken* Must be open to relocationLocation:* One of our 26 sales offices in major metro cities throughout the United StatesConsumer Products Sales Job Description:The Consumer Products Sales division is responsible for the sale of Hormel Foods grocery, meat, and deli products at various retail outlets such as Wal-Mart, Costco, Kroger, and CVS all over the United States. Sales Representatives within the division typically have one or two customers with whom they are responsible for the distribution, shelving, and merchandising of all Hormel Foods products. All Consumer Products Sales Representatives have the exciting opportunity to run their territory like their own business, working directly with the customer at the headquarter level to develop and implement promotional marketing strategies that will increase distribution of Hormel Foods products and ultimately increase sales for their customer.Consumer Products Sales Training:Sales Representatives will be assigned to one of our sales offices throughout the United States and will spend 12-18 months training. All new Consumer Products Sales Representatives participate in 4-6 months in retail training and 8-12 months in analytics training that requires time spent in the office as well as in the market, making sales calls and interacting with a variety of customers. The training program, led by the Consumer Products training team, consists of partnering with various people throughout the office to learn about Consumer Products Sales products and the Hormel Foods Company, as well as competitor products, industry dynamics, selling techniques, and presentation skills. New employees also attend seminars at our corporate headquarters in Austin, Minnesota, which includes a wide variety of sales and marketing presentations, as well as negotiation training, selling strategy, and many other program overviews.Consumer Products Sales Advancement:Relocation is
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