Agronomy Operations Assistant Manager

MKC•Wellington, KS

12d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for managing the agronomy operation in the absence of the agronomy operations manager. Key duties include performing soil testing, sales and/or delivery of fertilizer, crop protection products, and seed, fertilizer blending, consulting with producers, writing agronomy orders, training employees, operating and maintaining all agronomy equipment, optimizing market share and efficiency, and providing excellent customer service to help achieve the cooperative’s mission and goals.

Requirements

Perform soil testing.
Sales and/or delivery of fertilizer, crop protection products, and seed.
Fertilizer blending.
Consulting with producers.
Writing agronomy orders.
Training of employees.
Operate all agronomy equipment.
Maintenance of equipment.
Optimizing the cooperative’s market share and savings.
Improving the cooperative’s efficiency.
Providing above average customer service.
Helping achieve the cooperative’s mission statement and goals.
Increase market share in assigned territory through sales of plant nutrients, crop protection, and seed products.
Grow customer base by enhancing customer profitability and ensuring no product problems result from services provided.
Assist in planning sales goals and marketing plan.
Provide soil testing, crop scouting and weed and insect identification services.
Improve knowledge of all products and resources available and their prices to make proper recommendations.
Make agronomic recommendations to customers using best management practices.
Maintain delivery schedules to customers.
Maintain knowledge of government regulations.
Responsible for inventory control of seeds, chemicals, and fertilizer at assigned locations.
Work directly with Field Marketer.
Write agronomy service orders and invoice all product deliveries promptly and accurately.
Ensure all sales tickets and cash receipts are turned in to the office daily and the customer gets a receipt.
Complete all reports required by manager.
Enforce credit policy.
Maintain a positive attitude that promotes team work and a favorable image.
Follow and support safety policies.
Follow maintenance procedures for company equipment.
Attend all product updates and service training classes assigned by manager.
Complete special projects assigned by manager.

Responsibilities

Manage the agronomy operation at the location assigned in the absence of the agronomy operations manager.
Train employees on the operation of the agronomy equipment and the maintenance of that equipment.
Operate spray and spreader equipment or tender trucks as needed by your location.
Increase market share in the assigned territory through sales of plant nutrients, crop protection, and seed products.
Grow customer base by enhancing customer profitability and ensuring no product problems result from services provided.
Assist in the planning of sales goals and a marketing plan.
Provide customers with soil testing, crop scouting and weed and insect identification services.
Improve knowledge of all products and resources available and their prices to make proper recommendations.
Make agronomic recommendations to customers using best management practices.
Maintain delivery schedules to customers in a manner which increases customer satisfaction.
Maintain knowledge of government regulations that affect the position.
Responsible for inventory control of seeds, chemicals, and fertilizer at assigned locations.
Work directly with Field Marketer assigned to locations.
Write agronomy service orders and invoice all product deliveries promptly and accurately ensuring all sales tickets and cash receipts are turned in to the office daily and the customer gets a receipt.
Complete all reports required by the manager.
Enforce the credit policy of Mid Kansas Coop by making credit terms known to customers, not charging to customers on COD, not extending credit to customers not approved by the credit department, not authorizing customer charges that exceed set credit limits, and keeping personal account current.
Maintain a positive attitude that promotes team work and a favorable image of Mid Kansas Coop.
Follow and support the safety policies of Mid Kansas Coop.
Follow maintenance procedures for any company equipment being used.
Attend all product updates and service training classes assigned by the manager.
Complete special projects assigned by the manager.