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Job Details:

The Senior Director of Foodservice for the Beef & Pork business will be responsible for developing and executing the commercial strategy for Tyson’s foodservice channels across the beef and pork portfolio. This role will lead a national sales and customer service organization, strengthen strategic customer partnerships, drive category growth, and collaborate cross-functionally to ensure Tyson’s competitive position in the market.

As a senior commercial leader, this role will shape long-term channel strategy, accelerate innovation commercialization, and optimize business performance across broadline distribution, national accounts, regional chains, non-commercial, and emerging segments.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Business Management

• Develop and own the long-term foodservice strategy for the Beef & Pork segment within Tyson Foods.
• Lead annual operating plan development, including revenue targets, channel strategies, pricing, and margin optimization.
• Identify white-space opportunities and competitive threats across the beef and pork portfolio, shaping proactive market responses.
• Drive portfolio prioritization in partnership with marketing, R&D, finance, and supply chain.

Commercial & Customer Development

• Lead national foodservice sales teams to deliver top-line and bottom-line results across broadline distribution and key operator channels.
• Build and expand executive-level relationships with major foodservice distributors, national chains, and non-commercial operators.
• Oversee contract negotiations, trade strategy, and customer profitability management.
• Champion customer-back innovation and ensure effective commercialization of new beef and pork offerings.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with supply chain to align demand planning, capacity, and service performance.
• Collaborate with the Beef & Pork business unit, marketing, and insights teams to ensure strong category leadership and messaging.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise brand, quality, operations, and regulatory teams.

Team Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a national sales and customer service team.
• Build a culture of accountability, performance, continuous improvement, and customer obsession.
• Establish clear KPIs and dashboards that drive visibility into sales performance, customer health, and channel dynamics.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive experience in foodservice sales, commercial strategy, category leadership, or business development.
• Deep knowledge of the protein category—preferably in beef and pork—with strong understanding of operational and supply chain dynamics.
• Proven success leading sales organizations.
• Expertise in customer negotiation, forecasting, and strategic planning.
• Strong executive presence, communication skills, and experience presenting to C-suite customers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working for or with major foodservice distributors (e.g., broadline, specialty meat).
• Background in protein manufacturing, value-added processing.

Competencies & Leadership Attributes

• Collaborative leader able to influence across a matrixed organization.
• Customer-centric mindset with a bias for action and speed.
• Ability to lead through ambiguity and drive large-scale commercial transformation.

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

Yes

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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