Agri Operations Leader: Inventory & Process Improvement

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC; Washburn (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

HSA Reward Dollars

401(k) with company match

Earned Wage Access (DailyPay)

Paid time off and holidays

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

Education Assistance

Job summary

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC is seeking an Operations Manager to identify improvements for business processes and increase productivity at the location. The role includes managing inventories, invoicing accuracy, and advising on capital and lease decisions.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree or technical certificate and 3 years in agricultural operations/sales/branch management, with leadership experience supervising 5–10 team members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or technical school certificate required.
• Three years of operations, sales or branch management experience in the agricultural field required.
• Leadership skills including supervising a five to ten member team is required.
• Experience may be considered in lieu of education.

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.

Skills

Management

Multi-tasking

Safety compliance

Travel up to 10%

English proficiency

Spanish helpful

Microsoft Office

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or technical certificate

Job description

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC is seeking an Operations Manager to identify improvements for business processes and increase productivity at the location. The role includes managing inventories, invoicing accuracy, and advising on capital and lease decisions.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree or technical certificate and 3 years in agricultural operations/sales/branch management, with leadership experience supervising 5–10 team members.