Crop Inputs Retail Manager (308592)
Crop Inputs Retail Manager (308592)
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Job Description
Cargills size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food ingredients agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials from eggs to edible oils salt to skincare feed to alternative fuel. Our 160000 colleagues operating in 70 countries make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargills agricultural supply chain business. We sit at the heart of the supply chain partnering with farmers and customers to source make and deliver essential products.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Crop Inputs Retail Manager will provide local teams with leadership in customer service sales agronomic knowledge safety operations logistics and inventory management. In this role you will lead the facility by engaging customers executing on all critical process and systems to build a culture around operational excellence and customer service lead and develop operational employees and closely collaborate with sales and agronomy teams. You will plan and execute physical daily operations as well as perform customer service and sales activities.
Key Accountabilities
- Sell products to new and existing customers which includes identifying needs and helping customers make good decisions prospecting customers building customer relationships and closing sales.
- Provide daily leadership for the local operations facility and people for financial planning safety capital training risk management and continuous improvement projects and initiatives.
- Be responsible to execute plans and schedules of operations staff ensuring appropriate staffing levels and that seasonal staff has proper training and direction.
- Be the primary contact for identified customers including providing basic product recommendations handling the customer account and recording customer information in customer tracking software.
- Lead and oversee the integrated business planning process forecasting and inventory management.
- Drive forecasting net earnings budgets and return on gross investment for local facility collaborating with sales and agronomy teams.
- Responsible for personnel decisions related to hiring performance and disciplinary actions for your direct reports. You will also spend time completing the same tasks as employees on your team.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Experience working in crop input agronomy agricultural or manufacturing operations facility
- Confirmed knowledge and ability to identify opportunities and prospects build customer relationships and close sales
- Knowledge of the industry including to be able to provide basic recommendations to customers
- Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada
Preferred Qualifications
- Crop certification such as a certified professional agronomist or certified crop advisor
- One year of supervisory experience
- Knowledge of inventory control operating efficiency and budget management
- Experience leading and operating a crop inputs agronomy or agricultural facility
Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
