Sales - Consumer Foods
Let's face it, when someone mentions the word sales, we often immediately think of "cold calls," telemarketers interrupting dinner, and salespeople walking door to door peddling products of every variety. Contrary to these popular beliefs, a business management career at General Mills focuses on developing our brands in an increasingly competitive marketplace, while forming strategic partnerships with our customers. Business management at General Mills involves consulting with our customers in order to develop customized programs that meet their business development needs. General Mills believes in developing its people. One way to do this is to ensure the company's employees are exposed to a broad range of assignments. As a member of the Consumer Foods Sales division, you'll have the opportunity to hold positions exposing you to both field sales and business development.
Success Factors
- Leadership: Identifies opportunities and the need for change. Develops and clearly communicates priorities and direction. Gains support and commitment from others through communication, persuasion, involvement, empowerment. Mobilizes people to take action.
- Understands value of teamwork. Ability to contribute as needed - can and will assume a number of roles to help team reach objectives.
- Interpersonal Skills: Builds effective relationships with people at all levels. Demonstrates good listening skills one-on-one and in groups. Relates to people in an open and friendly manner. Treats all people with respect.
- Innovation: Understands the value of innovative approach and thinking. Has exhibited ability to "think outside the box."
- Maturity and Adaptability: Responds appropriately to stressful situations. Is even-tempered and does not display wide swings of emotion. Is flexible in response to changing and ambiguous challenges.
- Problem-Solving/Analytical: Gathers all relevant information systematically and efficiently. Grasps complexities and perceives relationships among problems and issues. Determines sound course of action.
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“Each project I’ve been involved with has been a challenge, allowing me to grow and develop my professional skills.”
Felicia, Sales - Consumer Foods
Minneapolis Business Center
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