Fort Worth, Texas-based protein packaging and portioning company Standard Meat Co. (SMC) has appointed Jill Hunter to the newly created role of senior director of Sales Operations. Hunter will oversee and optimize sales operations and project management processes, the company said in a release, ensuring seamless coordination between sales, R&D, finance and operations teams.
The company said Hunter will focus on establishing a demand planning framework for SMC that is expected to help deliver seamless, superior service through a variety of improved processes. She also has been tasked with streamlining project management processes, particularly for new product development. Lastly, she will assume commercial responsibility for the company’s Ponder, Texas, facility, managing the sales team and product line manager.
Hunter previously served as director, Industrial & Strategic Accounts at High Liner Foods. Additionally, she has held multiple positions across the Cargill food corporation footprint, including high-profile account-management roles with the Cargill Foodservice North America Business Unit.
SMC was founded in 1935 and has plants in Dallas, Fort Worth, Saginaw and Ponder, Texas.
