Senior Cream Sales Analyst

Within our corporate Supply Chain team located in Denver – Leprino is seeking a Senior Cream Sales Analyst. The sales operations analyst is responsible for coordinating the sales of cream for all of Leprino's production facilities. Including coordinating the sales process and actively developing and cultivating current and potential customer relations.

At Leprino Foods, starting compensation for this role typically ranges between $84,300 and $101,000. This position has an annual target bonus of 10%.

• Primary responsibilities include coordinating the cream schedule and weekly sales, understanding the dairy fat complex and pricing fundamentals, assisting in annual sales planning, spot load transactions and handling of disposition product, facilitate carrier relationship and freight schedules, and coordinating liquid products between company operating facilities.
• Support Cream Sales Manager on annual and short-term contracting opportunities.
• Assist with the cream sales budget process based on volume and commodity budget and deploys the budgeted sales strategy and associated pricing.
• Evaluate and resolves appropriate changes to the dynamic weekly cream schedule for respective plants and contract customer to optimize schedule for cream sales.
• Calculate complex pricing to measure and articulate cream offers.
• Assess customer needs against plant cream availability, matching plant and customer needs to build the best returns.
• Resolve and sell cream loads above contracts as needed, for either volume or economic needs.
• Cultivate and manage transportation carrier relationships with existing carriers and potential new carriers.
• Collect and maintain required documentation necessary based on specific business need and requirements.
• Coordinate shipments of Leprino liquid products and supplies on a cost-effective, quality-oriented basis.
• Works cross functionally with product management and plant teams to determine the best organization of liquid products while developing and managing the liquid freight process at each plant.
• Drives cream sales strategy through applied market knowledge, identifying and evaluating trends.
• Communicates with and maintains positive relationships with customer base.
• Leads ongoing initiatives that standardize the execution and operational management of cream across the business including systems development optimization, engaging in continuous improvement opportunities with internal partners, and enhancing financial and sales reporting.

You Have At Least (Required Qualifications):

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Business, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or a similar subject area.
• Three (3) years of combined industry sales, operations, and procurement experience within the food industry.
• The ability to work a weekly 3/2 (office/home) hybrid schedule.

We Hope You Also Have (Preferred Qualifications):

• Experience with SAP
• Commercial dairy (or liquid dairy) experience.

Leprino Foods celebrates and supports diversity. We believe in equal opportunity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability. We know we are better together and are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive culture that uses the unique talents, experiences, background, and perspectives of each individual employee.

Offering You In Return:

A chance to be part of a global team of individuals passionate about producing and delivering high-quality products that help feed and nourish families around the world. Leprino Foods could not be where it is today without our incredible employees. That is why we share in our success together by rewarding you for your hard work. Hiring great people who are in it for the long run is our goal. Through competitive salaries and bonuses, life, medical/dental/vision coverage, voluntary benefits, employee assistance programs, wellness incentives, tuition assistance, vacation, ten paid holidays, sick time, paid parental leave, annual merit increases, as well as the LFC Profit-Sharing & 401(k) plan. Your impact will be noticed and rewarded, as you seek to further our company, our customers, and one another.

Our Story:

Leprino Foods’ history dates back over 70 years, when Jim Leprino first started making small batches of mozzarella for local markets and eateries in the Little Italy neighborhood of Denver. We’ve grown a bit since then. Today, Leprino Foods is the world’s largest manufacturer of mozzarella and lactose, and a leading producer of whey protein. Still owned by Jim and the Leprino family, our sights are set to be the “World’s Best Dairy Food and Ingredient Company.” To help us achieve that bold vision, we’re looking for our secret ingredient: You. A motivated team member who is the best at what you do. Three passionate individuals in a small corner grocery store in the early 1950s have now grown to almost 5,000 employees throughout 16 global locations. Will you join us on our journey?