Hog Marketing Coordinator

Sleepy Eye, MN - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 53000 - 65000

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Christensen Farms is one of the largest family-owned pork producers in the United States marketing approximately 3 million hogs per year. Headquartered in Sleepy Eye Minnesota our 50 year old company operates throughout the Midwest with facilities in Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Illinois and South Dakota. Christensen Farms owns three feed mills manages 140000 sows on 44 farms and oversees more than 350 nurseries and grow-finish sites. Our organization employs nearly 1000 people and maintains 1500 contract partnerships. We are an industry leader with a proven commitment to ethical practices food safety and nutrition. Join our team!

Position Overview:

The Marketing Coordinator will support the companys marketing and scheduling operations across a complex multi-state production this highly analytical role theyll interpret data across groups flows and packer commitments to ensure the right pigs get to the right place at the right time. The coordinator will be a key liaison between production logistics and marketing analyzing load performance adjusting schedules generating insights and supporting quick decisions that directly impact profitability and efficiency.

What You Will Do:

Analyze marketing and flow data to support daily weekly and long-range scheduling decisions.
Manage load scheduling and adjustments to ensure proper flow timing required down days and optimized utilization.
Generate and distribute reports (daily weekly monthly quarterly) to Marketing Managers Directors and senior leadership.
Monitor and reconcile load schedules vs. commitments resolving discrepancies to minimize transportation issues.
Negotiate open-market sales with packers as needed to secure optimal pricing and grade value.
Collaborate cross-functionally with packers transportation and marketing teams to address schedule changes or disruptions.
Maintain compliance with drug withdrawal and animal welfare requirements across all market loads.
Collect and reconcile packer data ensuring accuracy in accounting carcass data imports and financial reports.

What You Offer Us:

Analytical precision and attention to detail with the ability to turn data into clear insights and actions.
Understanding of production or commodity marketing systems preferably within agriculture or protein sectors.
Strong Excel and data management skills with a passion for process accuracy and efficiency.
Ability to manage complexity balancing multiple moving parts while meeting time-sensitive deadlines.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills working cross-functionally with logistics production and leadership teams.
Proactive problem-solving mindset anticipating issues and proposing clear data-driven solutions.
Integrity and dependability ensuring all reporting communication and scheduling reflect Christensen Farms standards.
Eagerness to grow professionally within a stable high-performing agricultural organization.

What We Offer You:

Take advantage of hands-on leadership opportunities ongoing training and clear career advancement paths within a collaborative team environment that values hard work accountability and personal growth across all levels of the organization.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health dental vision a flexible spending account (FSA) life insurance short-term disability long-term disability a 401(k) plan paid holidays paid time off bank an employee assistance program (EAP) and more.
Be an active part of an organization that gives back to the community in many ways including feed programs that support local farms food shelf programs food support for veterans agriculture education and promotion FFA/4H support charitable contributions etc.
A company that has a passionate purpose for food safety animal welfare and for living its core values every day respect integrity excellence adaptability and innovation.
A culture that fosters employee growth hybrid work options promotion from within and a highly team-oriented workplace environment.
The targeted base pay range for this role is $53000 to $65000 with this range reflecting differences in candidate knowledge skills and experience.

Reports To:

Director of Marketing

Christensen Farms promotes a culture of inclusion and strives to attract a diverse set of candidates for each of our open positions. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and proud to offer employment and growth opportunities to all candidates without regard to race color ancestry religion gender national origin pregnancy sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or veteran status.

Learn more about how you can put your passion and talent to work with us at:

Required Experience:

Position Overview:

What You Will Do:

Analyze marketing and flow data to support daily weekly and long-range scheduling decisions.
Manage load scheduling and adjustments to ensure proper flow timing required down days and optimized utilization.
Generate and distribute reports (daily weekly monthly quarterly) to Marketing Managers Directors and senior leadership.
Monitor and reconcile load schedules vs. commitments resolving discrepancies to minimize transportation issues.
Negotiate open-market sales with packers as needed to secure optimal pricing and grade value.
Collaborate cross-functionally with packers transportation and marketing teams to address schedule changes or disruptions.
Maintain compliance with drug withdrawal and animal welfare requirements across all market loads.
Collect and reconcile packer data ensuring accuracy in accounting carcass data imports and financial reports.

What You Offer Us:

Analytical precision and attention to detail with the ability to turn data into clear insights and actions.
Understanding of production or commodity marketing systems preferably within agriculture or protein sectors.
Strong Excel and data management skills with a passion for process accuracy and efficiency.
Ability to manage complexity balancing multiple moving parts while meeting time-sensitive deadlines.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills working cross-functionally with logistics production and leadership teams.
Proactive problem-solving mindset anticipating issues and proposing clear data-driven solutions.
Integrity and dependability ensuring all reporting communication and scheduling reflect Christensen Farms standards.
Eagerness to grow professionally within a stable high-performing agricultural organization.

What We Offer You:

Take advantage of hands-on leadership opportunities ongoing training and clear career advancement paths within a collaborative team environment that values hard work accountability and personal growth across all levels of the organization.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health dental vision a flexible spending account (FSA) life insurance short-term disability long-term disability a 401(k) plan paid holidays paid time off bank an employee assistance program (EAP) and more.
Be an active part of an organization that gives back to the community in many ways including feed programs that support local farms food shelf programs food support for veterans agriculture education and promotion FFA/4H support charitable contributions etc.
A company that has a passionate purpose for food safety animal welfare and for living its core values every day respect integrity excellence adaptability and innovation.
A culture that fosters employee growth hybrid work options promotion from within and a highly team-oriented workplace environment.
The targeted base pay range for this role is $53000 to $65000 with this range reflecting differences in candidate knowledge skills and experience.

Reports To:

Director of Marketing

Learn more about how you can put your passion and talent to work with us at:

Required Experience:

Key Skills

Graphic Design
Marketing
MailChimp
Microsoft Publisher
Adobe Creative Suite
Constant Contact
Email Marketing
Adobe Photoshop
Social Media Management
Adobe Illustrator
Wordpress
Adobe Indesign

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About Company

Christensen Farms

Founded in 1974 as a small family operation, Christensen Farms is now a leading producer and processor of high quality pork products with operations in Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and South Dakota. Focused on achieving our mission every day, Christensen Farms offers a wide ra ... View more

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