Agronomy Location Manager
Posted on: 4 Jan 2021
Litchville, ND
Job Description
Job Posting
CHS Dakota Plains Ag has an exciting opportunity in our Country Operations retail division. We are looking for an Agronomy Location Manager to plan and direct the marketing of the locations Agronomy products and services offered by the cooperative to area producers through a team effort.
You will:
* Manage a full service Agronomy operation, including dry and liquid fertilizer, seed, seed treatment, crop protection products and custom application.
* Research, analyze, and monitor financial, technological, and demographic factors to capitalize on market opportunities and minimize effects of competitive activity.
* Work with General Manager and Agronomy Department Manager to create and manage agronomy location operating budget.
* Work with Agronomy Dept. Manager to negotiate contract terms & conditions for all product and major services.
* Work with Agronomy Department Manager and Sales Manager in product positioning, packaging, and pricing strategy to produce the highest possible long-term market share.
* Work with General Manager and Agronomy Department Manager to establish strategic marketing plans to achieve company objectives for Agronomy products & services.
* Evaluate and recommend distribution channel development programs.
* Maintain ongoing communication with General Manager, Location Managers, and Sales Manager to monitor competitive products and marketing activities.
* Establish and maintain relationships with key industry and strategic community partners.
* Establish & maintain a consistent corporate image throughout all product lines, promotional materials, and events.
* Monitor the work of all employees to correct deficient performance and effectively reward and develop all employees.
* Cultivate and promote a strong safety culture and follow all safety policies, procedures and regulations. Identify and communicate workplace hazards and correct or seek assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions.
Basic Qualifications: (required)
* Bachelors degree in Agronomy, Soil Science or other Agriculture degree program (additional years of Agronomy operations experience may substitute for education)
* 5 years of agronomy operations or elevator operations experience
Preferred Qualifications: (desired)
* Experience in Agronomy Operations or Agronomy Sales
* Supervisory experience
* Familiar with AGRIS accounting system
CHS Inc.
Inver Grove Heights, MN
CHS Inc., an integrated agricultural company, provides grains, foods, and energy resources to businesses and consumers worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Energy, Ag, and Nitrogen Production. It engages in the operation of petroleum refineries and pipelines; supply, marketing, and distribution of refined fuels, including gasoline, diesel fuel, and other energy products; blending, sale, and distribution of lubricants; and the supply of propane and other natural gas liquids.
The company also processes and sells crude oil into refined petroleum products under the Cenex brand name to member cooperatives and other independent retailers through a network of approximately 1,500 sites; and provides transportation services. In addition, it is involved in the purchase or resale of grains and oilseeds; and provision of seeds, crop nutrients, crop protection products, animal feed, animal health products, refined and renewable fuels, and propane, as well as refined oils, meal, soy flour, and processed sunflower products.
Further, the company produces and sells nitrogen-based products, including methanol, UAN and urea, and related products; and manufactures, packages, and distributes vegetable oil-based products, such as packaged frying oils, margarine, mayonnaise, salad dressings, sauces, and other food products. Additionally, it offers open account financing services; cooperative associations with various loans that meet commercial agriculture needs; loans to individual producers; commodity risk management services to agricultural producers and commercial agribusinesses; and property and casualty insurance products, surety bonds, safety resources, employment services, and group benefits to agribusiness, construction, energy, and processing industries. The company also engages in the wheat milling activities. CHS Inc. is headquartered in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.
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IndustryAgricbusiness/Forestation
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No. of Employees10,495
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