Director of Agronomy

DIRECTOR OF AGRONOMY

Luckey Farmers, Inc., a grain marketing, and farm supply cooperative located in
Northwest Ohio, seeks a Director of Agronomy. The Director of Agronomy is responsible for the Luckey Farmers Agronomy division along with the strategic growth initiatives of our Agronomy Business. Candidate must possess a thorough understanding of pricing, forecasting, operational controls, and planning.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

• Give overall purpose and business vision to the entire agronomy sales and operational staff to ensure everyone understand the cooperatives objective vision.
• Work with the sales manager, seed manager and operations managers to establish the overall agronomy budget with emphasis on sales volumes and gross margin.
• Negotiate and purchase of crop nutrients, crop protection and seed for all business units from manufacturers and suppliers.
• Develop a growing season supply plan for crop nutrients, crop protection and seed.
• Monitor inventories.
• Evaluate each growing season looking for improvements and best practices.
• Monitor markets to properly position products to take advantage of market opportunities at acceptable risk levels.
• Establish market pricing for crop protection, crop nutrients and seed along with service rates for all business unit locations
• Demonstrate a high level of integrity in developing and maintaining professional relationships as a company representative in various internal and external industry groups, committees and/or events.
• Champion and promote a strong safety culture and follow all safety policies, procedures and regulations.
• Direct supervision of the agronomy operations managers and agronomy sales manager with direct line reporting.
• Understanding of manufacturer marketing programs and rebates.
• Coordinate with the logistics department to ensure product delivery occurs on schedule.
• Works alongside the accounts payable and accounts receivable departments to monitor costs, pricing and invoicing issues as they arise.

GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Proven ability to lead and work with a team.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office. Strong Excel expertise preferred.
• A positive and optimistic approach to your work.
• Strong situational analysis and problem-solving skills

• Multitasking ability
• Flexibility and adaptability

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Follows Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA and DOT policies and procedures as they apply.
• Supports and contributes to the total company goals and objectives through collaboration efforts.
• Maintains the appropriate professional image.

WORK ENVIRONMENT ACCOUNTABILITES:

• Ability to work in a typical office environment.
• Ability to work extended hours and on-call as business conditions warrant.

BACKGROUND REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Agriculture, Science, or related field of study or

10 years of related work experience.

• At least 5 years of leadership experience/management experience

BENEFITS:

Luckey Farmers, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Enjoy a competitive salary commensurate with the experience and responsibility requirements. Excellent employee environment with a competitive benefits package including:

• Healthcare including, medical, dental and vision
• Paid Time Off
• 401k Plan
• Life Insurance
• Disability

Luckey Farmers is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Woodville, OH 43469: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Experience:

• Agriculture: 10 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location