Agronomy Warehouse Lead - NH ARC

About the role

The Agronomy Warehouse Lead coordinates day-to-day warehouse and product-handling activities at Five Star’s Agronomy Retail Center (ARC). This hands-on position oversees receiving, storing, treating, staging, loading, and distributing agronomy products while maintaining accurate inventory and providing excellent service to customers and internal teams. The role serves as the primary point person for daily activity within the ARC warehouse and may provide work direction for employees. The position works closely with agronomy leadership, sales, and operations teams to ensure products are available, accurately handled, and prepared for customer pickup or delivery in a safe and timely manner. The incumbent coordinates product transfers among locations and is responsible for inventory control of all products/commodities for proper quantity and quality.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily warehouse activities and prioritize work based on customer orders, deliveries, product needs, and seasonal demands.
• Receive incoming seed, crop protection products, and other agronomy products and verify shipments for accuracy.
• Organize and maintain warehouse inventory to ensure products are properly stored, identified, and accessible.
• Monitor inventory levels and assist with inventory counts and reconciliation.
• Stage and prepare customer orders for pickup and delivery.
• Load and unload trucks, trailers, customer vehicles, and other equipment using forklifts and appropriate material-handling equipment.
• Operate seed treatment equipment and accurately prepare treated seed according to location needs, customer orders, and established procedures.
• Maintain accurate documentation related to product receiving, transfers, treatment, loading, and distribution.
• Utilize company systems to prepare invoices, delivery tickets, purchase orders, bills of lading, and other required documentation.
• Assist customers picking up product and provide professional, timely, and courteous customer service.
• Coordinate with agronomy sales staff to ensure customers’ orders are prepared accurately and on schedule.
• Provide day-to-day direction to seasonal or other employees assigned to the ARC.
• Train employees in proper procedures, product handling, equipment operation, and safety expectations.
• Identify inventory discrepancies, damaged products, equipment concerns, or other operational issues and communicate them properly to management.
• Assist in developing and following standard operating procedures for warehouse and product-handling activities.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Fluent reading, writing, or speaking the English language.
• Agronomic experience preferred.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Good customer service skills.
• Experience operating a forklift preferred.

Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Computer skills: Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, OneDrive.
• Speaking, writing, reading comprehension, listening, monitoring, judgment and decision making, time management.

Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license required.
• Class A CDL preferred.
• Seed treatment and handlers license or the ability to obtain.