Sr. Manager of Credit - Denver or Sacramento Only

Wilbur-Ellis

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager of Credit is responsible for leading and overseeing a region’s credit risk management strategy, credit policy governance, and customer credit decisioning processes. This role is also responsible for managing a regional credit team, partnering with Sales and Finance to support growth objectives, and ensuring strong controls around credit exposure, collections, and compliance. Wilbur-Ellis invests heavily in our employees by offering skill development and training, competitive compensation and benefits, and a tradition of promoting from within for a broad range of career opportunities. And we foster a supportive, people-first work environment. Wilbur-Ellis markets and distributes agricultural products, animal feed specialty chemicals, and food ingredients. A privately held and consistently profitable company, we employ more than 4,000 people throughout North America and Asia-Pacific. Wilbur-Ellis has enjoyed over 100 years of success and growth, all thanks to our people. Our employees are both leaders and team players who thrive on creativity, entrepreneurial spirit, and a dedication to quality work, our customers, and each other.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive experience in credit, risk management, finance, or related discipline
• Demonstrated experience leading credit teams and managing complex credit portfolios
• Strong knowledge of credit risk assessment, financial statement analysis, and collections strategies
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field

Nice To Haves

• Experience in agriculture, commodities, agribusiness, food, animal nutrition, or agronomic inputs is preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development, execution, and continuous improvement of company credit policies, procedures, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Oversee customer credit evaluations, approvals, and ongoing credit monitoring to balance risk management and commercial growth.
• Partner closely with Sales, Finance, and IT to support responsible revenue growth while managing credit exposure.
• Manage, coach, and develop a team of credit professionals, ensuring strong performance, engagement, and succession planning.
• Analyze credit risk trends, aging, and exposure metrics; prepare and present insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Drive consistency and compliance across credit practices, including adherence to internal controls, audit requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Lead initiatives to improve credit processes, systems, and reporting, leveraging data and technology to increase efficiency and visibility.

Benefits

• skill development and training
• competitive compensation and benefits
• annual discretionary bonus
• vacation
• holidays
• health
• dental
• vision
• mental health
• retirement plan participation, including an employer contribution of up to 7% into your 401(k)
• 401(K) matching
• medical coverage
• work-life balance
• continuous learning and skills development
• mentorship programs
• growth opportunities
• business resource groups
• career coaching

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees