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

GROWMARK, Inc.•Dyersville, IA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The FS brand represents a standard of excellence for agricultural and energy-related products. It's the people who represent the FS brand that set it apart. As local cooperatives, FS Companies believe it is their responsibility to ensure that our earth, our communities, and businesses perform together, sustainably. FS Companies are committed to ensuring the continued profitability of the company, their owners, and their customers, while enacting to help the environment and the greater good. This role is responsible for procurement, scheduling, delivery and pricing of all plant food, crop protection, and seed. The position maintains an adequate working inventory of products to meet company and customer needs. The manager also 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.

Requirements

Knowledge of standardized rules, procedures or operations requiring considerable training and experience to perform the full range of standard assignments and resolve reoccurring problems.
Associates 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 of organization.
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 travel independently as needed.
General knowledge of office computers and operating systems.

Responsibilities

Effectively monitor product inventory, demand, usage, and transfers to maintain an acceptable working inventory. Strives to 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 ariel application scheduling.
Oversee delivery of products including directing product logistics and distribution to intended destination.
Routinely communicate with managers and crop specialist to determine product needs, inventories, and transfers to maintain an adequate supply.
Manage inventories and identify products that need to be added or discontinued.
Maintains 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 to include but not limited to: photocopying, faxing, mailing and filing.
Answer phones and assist vendors with account questions.
Support staff in assigned project based work.
Ability to work independently, with fellow employees and other locations.
Ability to work extended hours and on-call as business conditions warrant.
Exercise initiative or, as directed, perform additional duties to meet the needs of the organization.