Manager Trade Applications

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Tyson Foods

Manager Trade Applications

in

Springdale

Arkansas

Successful applicants for this position must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Vaccine verification will be required by October 1, 2021 for Corporate based team members and by November 1, 2021 for Plant and Warehousing based team members.

Los solicitantes seleccionados para este puesto deben estar completamente vacunados contra el COVID-19 como condición de empleo. La verificación de la vacuna se requerirá para el 1 de octubre de 2021 para los compañeros de equipo con base en la sede (corporativa) de la empresa y para el 1 de noviembre de 2021 para los compañeros de equipo en las plantas y almacenes.

Job Details:

Job Summary:

The Manager, Trade Applications is responsible for managing all aspects of the day-to-day business operations of the APEX Retail Trade Promotion Management (TPM) application for the Tyson Commercial Organization. This includes being the primary point of contact for end users and for the technical team regarding the use of the Retail TPM application. This role will provide the first line contact for business-related issues and will work with technical and business partners to ensure technical issues are resolved in a timely and thorough manner. The individual plays a critical role in representing Retail Trade stakeholder needs and priorities to the IT organization across applications where responsible. Cross functional partnerships/constituents include IT, Finance and Sales Leadership. The Manager, Trade Applications will possess strong Retail TPM skills, project management, experience with Sales and SS&P processes and operations, continuous improvement mindset, and the ability to drive change within the organization cross-functionally. The role reports to the Senior Manager, Sales Technology and Planning for Commercial Capabilities.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

Manages APEX Application support processes and supports Retail users in Forge.

Initial point of contact for business process related Retail Trade issues and support.

Primary contact to retail trade stakeholders for Apex and Forge application support.

Provides business process input to technical team as issues are resolved. Conducts testing and validation for resolution of technical issues.

Provides guidance to system users and Data Quality/Master Data regarding impacts to retail trade system of potential master data changes. Advises teams on implications of proposed Sales Org, Customer Hierarchy, and Material Hierarchy changes.

Communicates to retail trade system users regarding issues and resolution of issues

Coordinates with Master Data / Data Quality for gathering requested master data changes associated with preparing for annual planning (customer/product changes)

Coordinates any necessary year-end cutover business-related tasks. Works with Trade Controller, Master Data, Shared Services to manage changes and timing. Coordinates downtime with technical team.

Works with Training Team to identify any changes needed to data in the Training (TRN) environment. Works with technical team to ensure TRN environment is ready for training each year.

Elicits requirements and coordinates timing of delivery and business testing of all solution enhancements and defect repairs.

Communicates System process changes to impacted users.

Works with TPM community and Reporting & Analytics team to define standard reports and revise as business resources and requirements change.

Deliverables include:

Projects delivered on-time, on-budget, meeting business requirements.

Undeveloped applications receive elevated support driving to mature and stable applications for our sales teams.

Mastery of internal and external business trade planning process.

Documentation of application enhancement needs.

Investigate and pilot new technology solutions driving a competitive advantage for the Tyson Commercial Sales Team.

Trusted business partnership with Sales, Sales Operations, Finance, and IT constituents.

Qualifications:

5-7 years CPG IT experience OR combined BS and 3-5 years CPG IT experience

2 years CPG sales force support/connectivity

Working knowledge of customer and Tyson business financial drivers, practices, and policies

Experience with Retail Trade applications and broad exposure to reporting tools

Intermediate level skills in building out actionable insights

Ability to validate data and form testing plans to ensure data integrity

Intermediate exposure to SAP OR similar ERP

Strong communication skills

Demonstrated ability to influence and impact

Ability to manage cross functional projects

Ability to understand new business processes and strategies

Appetite for learning and supporting new technology solutions

Executive Presence

10 – 20% travel required

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

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Successful applicants for this position must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Vaccine verification will be required by October 1, 2021 for Corporate based team members and by November 1, 2021 for Plant and Warehousing based team members.

The vaccines against COVID-19 are free for new hires and are accompanied by a cash incentive for eligible non-corporate based hires. Readily available at select sites.

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Company info

Tyson Foods, Inc.
Website : https://www.tysonfoods.com/