Agronomy Purchasing and Logistics Manager - Three Rivers FS - Dyersville, IA

Three Rivers FS Company is seeking a Procurement & Logistics Manager for the Agronomy Department at the main office.

About the Role

Responsible for procurement, scheduling, delivery, and pricing of all plant food, crop protection, and seed. Maintains an adequate working inventory of products to meet company and customer needs.

Supervision and Leadership

Supervises and develops the Agronomy Support Specialist positions through setting performance expectations, actively maintaining performance management standards, and managing supervisory expectations to maximize growth, profitability, and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Effectively monitor product inventory, demand, usage, and transfers to maintain an acceptable working inventory.
• Optimize or minimize inventories according to seasonal demands.
• Collaborate with agronomy team to strategically develop a purchasing plan for plant food, crop protection, and seed based on markets, history, budget, season, and other variables.
• Negotiate vendor contracts and pricing.
• Reconcile vendor contracts.
• Maintain current price sheet of plant food, crop protection, and seed products to optimize company profitability.
• Order products and confirm the item is in the accounting system.
• Lead seed ordering and end-of-season reconciliation.
• Lead aerial application scheduling.
• Oversee delivery of products including directing product logistics and distribution to intended destination.
• Routinely communicate with managers and crop specialists to determine product needs, inventories, and transfers to maintain an adequate supply.
• Manage inventories and identify products that need to be added or discontinued.
• Maintain computerized records of orders and shipments, including the previous years.
• Compile information to report to vendors.
• Communicate with vendors on rebates and program dollars.
• Perform general clerical duties including photocopying, faxing, mailing, and filing.
• Answer phones and assist vendors with account questions.
• Support staff in assigned project-based work.
• Work independently, with fellow employees, and other locations.
• Work extended hours and on-call as business conditions warrant.
• Exercise initiative or perform additional duties as directed to meet the needs of the organization.

Requirements

• Knowledge of standardized rules, procedures, or operations requiring considerable training and experience to perform the full range of standard assignments and resolve recurring problems.
• Associate’s Degree plus 1–3 years of prior experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, satisfactory driving record, and the ability to travel independently as needed.

Skills

• General knowledge of office computers and operating systems.

Physical Demands

The work is primarily sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items such as papers, books, small parts, or driving an automobile. Occasionally, the work may require physical activity such as climbing ladders and lifting heavy objects (50+ pounds).

Work Environment

The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of offices, meeting and training rooms, residences, commercial vehicles, or outdoors (e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals).