Mgr, Business Unit - AgVantage FS - Maquoketa & DeWitt, IA

About the role

The role is based at the Maquoketa & DeWitt location of AgVantage FS, a cooperative with headquarters in Waverly, Iowa. It serves approximately 23,000 customers and operates in agronomy, energy, precision agronomy, and agri-finance. AgVantage FS is part of the GROWMARK System, which serves more than 100,000 customers across North America and Ontario, Canada.

Supervision and Leadership

Supervises, leads, and develops all assigned personnel by setting performance expectations, providing feedback, and actively maintaining performance management standards.

Essential Job Functions

• Coordinates product ordering, inventory control, and shipping/receiving of product.
• Captures product delivery and application.
• Coordinates plant operations to ensure efficient use of equipment, personnel, and facilities, including directing the movement of custom application equipment, tractors, and tendering equipment as needed.
• Reviews operating costs, product quality, and modifies operation and inventory control programs to maintain and enhance profitable operations.
• Covers staffing of assigned locations required to operate.
• Ensures all employees are trained to meet state, federal, and company regulatory and safety criteria.
• Captures plans to comply with state and federal requirements on environmental issues and D.O.T. regulations.
• Captures implementation of preventative maintenance program for equipment and facilities, ensuring all are in good working order.
• Approves requests for equipment, materials, and supplies within limits authorized.
• Captures administrative processing of inventory, shrink reconciliation, and customer billing in a timely and efficient manner according to company policies and procedures.
• Recommends capital expenditures for new equipment and facility upgrades to increase efficiency and services to management.
• Aids in selling to customers.

Other Job Functions

• Supports and contributes to total company goals and objectives through collaboration efforts.
• Maintains assigned vehicle to company standards, adheres to uniform policy, and maintains the appropriate professional image.
• Follows GROWMARK’s Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance Program, Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA, and DOT policies and procedures, as they apply.

Requirements

• Normally requires an Associate’s Degree in agricultural or business discipline, or the equivalent thereof, and 3 years or more of supervisory related work experience to demonstrate knowledge to effectively manage the assigned facilities and personnel.
• Understanding and experience with competitive adeptness, inventory management, customer credit worthiness, and product knowledge and proficiency, including fertilizers, ag chemicals, seed, soil needs, and field monitoring.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, a satisfactory driving record, and have the ability to travel independently.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain all applicable certifications, licenses, and permits.
• Ability and willingness to participate in required training that may include education on GROWMARK’s policies and procedures and additional training as it relates to the requirements of the position.