Our Area Agronomy Operations Manager will provide leadership in the development and implementation of assigned facilities, employees, planning and programming that will assist member owners of River Valley Cooperative to be financially successful in their farming operations and provide for a sustainable local cooperative operation to serve member needs. This role will be engaging with our customers, and providing first-in-class service. We are looking for safety-minded people who are collaborative team players, and are ready and excited to make a difference.
For over 100 years, River Valley’s purpose has been to be the premier provider of agricultural products and services to businesses and individuals within our markets.
What you’ll do:
Develop long-term and short-term business plans for assigned locations in conjunction with region operations manager and staff.
Develop and implement an employee organization structure that provides focused leadership and operation of the assigned Ag retail locations along with providing excellent services to customers within those businesses in a timely cost effective manner.
Will maintain and assure cost effective operations of all operating fixed assets and rolling stock assigned as well as assigned Ag retail locations.
Accountable for all product inventory management and shrink within assigned locations.
An ideal candidate will exhibit River Valley’s core values:
Customer Focus: Builds and maintains customer satisfaction (Internal and external) with the products and services offered by the organization.
Integrity: Earns others trust and respect through consistent honesty and professionalism in all interactions.
Safety and Quality Focus: Adheres to all River Valley policies, safety regulations, standards and practices
Dependability: Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work, achieves results with little oversight.
What you’ll bring:
High School diploma or equivalent
Ag retail and grain manager experience preferred
Microsoft software, accounting fundamentals
Class A CDL preferred
WORKING CONDITIONS
May be exposed to dust, noise, heat, cold, Ag chemicals and vapors, and moving machinery on occasion as part of this position.