Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, Work Values

Daily Duties at Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation,:

Was instrumental in growing the company from $970 million to $8 billion in annual sales in eleven years. This was achieved by building a dynamic team, through new business development, consumer research driven product development, customer consultation, organic growth, and acquisition. • Using limited capital expenditures, delivered annual growth of 15-20%. • Led the charge by hiring and training a sales force that revolutionized the industry by implementing solution selling to customers’ C-level, creating a unique relationship with clients and producing new opportunities • Using solution selling directed major business development opportunities at key accounts like Walmart, Sam’s, Target, CVS, Rite Aid, Publix, Costco, Burger King, Kroger, McDonald’s and other national chains, now accounting for over $1 billion per year. • Developed government affairs campaigns on Immigration Reform and Food B4 Fuel, creating awareness for these causes and generating pressure on legislators to become proactive. • Created and executed the “Pilgrim’s Pride Bowl” televised on Fox Sports Network, bringing about tremendous exposure and home-town community involvement using vendors’ sponsorship. • Directed an in-house agency executing digital/direct marketing as a means to interact and create a unique bond between consumers and the Pilgrim’s Pride brand. • Worked closely with Bo Pilgrim, owner and founder of the company, to create a dynamic environment that enabled the corporation to become the world’s largest chicken company. • Partnered with the key subsidiaries including PFS distribution centers to build them into growing and profitable entities. • Guided corporate public relations during a major food safety crisis, three major acquisitions, a close encounter with PETA, the death of a CEO, and several new product roll-outs. • Lead production and marketing to create a series of successful new product lines including Pilgrim’s Pride “Eat Well Stay Healthy”, the Chicken Whopper for Burger King, Boneless Buffalo Wing for Chili’s and many more, with a cross-functional team, including R&D, sales and consumer research, • Established and launched company website and e-commerce program, causing web traffic to double each of the past seven years. • Outstanding international experience and have been a dynamic keynote speaker in Europe, South America, Mexico, Canada and around the world.

What they like about Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation,:

The social vibrance of a hiring firm is very important to you. Your ability to make and maintain friendships there is a critical part of your decision. You would likely be dissatisfied with a workplace that is quiet, cold, or otherwise not particularly social. When you investigate a new hiring company, ask recruiters, managers, and potential co-workers about the social life and opportunities there. This is especially important when you are relocating; moving dramatically alters your social sphere both inside and outside the workplace.

Tags

Sales Management, Strategy/Planning/Forecasting, CPG Marketing, P L Responsibility, Consumer Promotion, New Product Development, Solution Selling, Business Development, General Management, Distribution Management, Media Planning/Purchasing, Event Marketing, Government Affairs, Paralegal/Intellectual Properties, Customer Consultation, Customer Relations, Consumer Research, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Microsoft Office Applications, Web Development, eCommerce, Social Media, Enterprise Solutions, Operational Excellence, Field Marketing Operations, Sales Force Reorganization, Training, International Keynote Speaker, SAP/ERP Systems

Skills

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation,: