Frank Koekkoek Jr.

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Vice President/General Manager & Company Officer at Seaboard Triumph Foods

Sioux City, Iowa, United States

Overview

Frank Koekkoek Jr. is the Vice President and General Manager at Seaboard Triumph Foods, bringing over two decades of experience in the protein industry. His career includes leadership roles at Perdue Farms and Butterball, where he specialized in operations, food safety, and business development. He is known for being a detail-oriented, high-energy, and driven leader.

Outside of work, Frank enjoys football and spending time outdoors with his wife and five children. His passion for the protein industry was inspired by his father, who worked in the field for 54 years, creating a strong family connection to his profession.

His leadership directly led to a 46% improvement in team member retention over a 24-month period at Seaboard Triumph Foods.

Personality Overview

Informal

Imaginative

Enthusiastic

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.  They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Topics They Care About

Food Industry Operations
Has over 21 years of experience in leadership, operations, food safety, and business development within the protein and turkey production industries at major companies.
Process Improvement
Focuses on analyzing organizational requirements to improve processes, which has resulted in significant cost savings and increased revenues throughout his career.
Team Member Retention
Implemented initiatives that improved employee retention by 46% over two years, emphasizing a "people first" culture to make his company an employer of choice.

Media Appearances

Frank has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2021
Vice President/General Manager & Company Officer at Seaboard Triumph Foods
6-2020 - 9-2021
Director of Operations at Perdue Farms
2-2015 - 6-2020
Complex Manager at Butterball, LLC
9-2013 - 2-2015
Director of Manufacturing RTC/RTE Further Processing & Raw Retail at Butterball, LLC
12-2012 - 9-2013
FP Operations Manager at Butterball, LLC

Education

2000 - 2002
Education details unavailable from Muskegon Community College

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Exp : 20 Location : Sioux City, Iowa, United States Job Level : Middle Designation : Vice President/General Manager & Company Officer at Seaboard Triumph Foods

Interested in

Lifestyle

Food industry

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Insights For Selling To Frank

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier
  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers
  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed

DONT's

  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Avoid cutting into their flow

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Frank is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Frank

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Frank move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Frank take some risk or not?

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And Frank

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