Agribusiness Operations Manager

Illinois Ag; Helena (MT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Earned Wage Access (DailyPay)

Paid time-off

Parental Leave

Education Assistance

Job summary

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC is seeking an Operations Manager to lead process improvements and boost branch productivity. You will oversee inventory accuracy, invoicing, capital requests, and cross-branch coordination.

You will cultivate better forecasting, train staff, and implement cost-saving measures while ensuring compliance with safety and company policies. The role involves occasional travel and leadership responsibilities.

Qualifications

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

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.
• 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.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

English proficiency

Multi-tasking

Travel up to 10%

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree or technical certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC is seeking an Operations Manager to lead process improvements and boost branch productivity. You will oversee inventory accuracy, invoicing, capital requests, and cross-branch coordination.

You will cultivate better forecasting, train staff, and implement cost-saving measures while ensuring compliance with safety and company policies. The role involves occasional travel and leadership responsibilities.