Operations Manager - Agriculture

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC • New Carlisle, IN

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Operations Manager identifies needed improvements for business processes and operations to increase overall productivity, increase efficiencies and lower sales costs. This position is also responsible for creating processes and procedures to meet business objectives for the location.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or technical school certificate is required.
• Three years of operations, sales or branch management experience in the agricultural field is required.
• Leadership skills including supervising a five to ten member team is required.
• Ability to multi-task (i.e. dispatch trucks and equipment per client orders).
• Ability to manage safety regulations.
• Ability to travel by various means up to 10% is required.
• Motivated and a self-starter.
• Valid U.S. driver's license is required to drive a company vehicle. Must be able to meet all company requirements to drive a Helena vehicle.
• Ability to read, write and speak in English is required.
• Computer skills including working knowledge of Microsoft Office are required.
• Successful completion of a drug screen and background check is required for all positions at Helena.

Nice To Haves

• Experience may be considered in lieu of education.
• Fabricating and heavy truck experience is preferred.
• Working knowledge of Helena products is preferred.
• Communicating in Spanish is a valuable skill at Helena.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and improves practices to lower average inventory shrinkage costs.
• Ensures fertilizer freight is captured at the correct cost center and trains the branch team.
• Serves as a resource to branch leadership and assists with specific improvement activities within the branch.
• Serves as a point of contact for Proprietary Products and Branch Managers to ensure branch fertilizer and seed treatment invoicing is accurate.
• Identifies and recommends product forecasting and stocking plans to create opportunity for Helena brands.
• Provides guidance to locations on the best usage of flat storage.
• Manages total inventories relative to the best taxable position.
• Corrects invoicing of tech fees and available system reports.
• Assists branches with justification and utilization of capital and lease requests.
• Provides assistance to division purchasing and business leaders on actions to reduce slow and dead inventory.
• Gives direction on inventory management tools and inventory management practices.
• Supports seed group in managing long-term seed inventory.
• Manages other members of the team.
• May be required to operate a company vehicle.
• Provides excellent customer service to all internal and external customers.
• Other work-related duties as assigned by leader.
• Reliable and regular attendance is required.
• Follows all company policies and procedures.
• Overseeing other team members, including interviewing, hiring, training and coaching employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees and addressing complaints and resolving problems by following all of Helena's policies, procedures and applicable laws.

Benefits

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance STARTS THE SAME DAY YOU DO!
• Earn up to $3,000 in Reward Dollars from Helena for your Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Helena's robust 401(k) Savings Plan offers you a 100% company-match up to 5% starting on your first day. As your years of service with Helena increase, so does our company-match - up to 10% based on your contribution amount.
• Three-year vesting on company-match with 1,000 hours of service.
• Access your earned pay between paydays through Earned Wage Access (EWA) with DailyPay.
• Free Term Life Insurance at 1x your annual base pay - paid for by Helena at no cost to you.
• Free Short & Long-Term Disability.
• Up to four weeks of paid Parental Leave.
• Education Assistance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree