Agriculture Program Manager, Warehouse Compliance

IdahoPTV; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision and dental coverage

PERSI retirement

Paid vacation and sick leave

11 paid holidays

Job summary

The Idaho State Department of Agriculture is seeking an Agriculture Program Manager for the Warehouse control. The role covers licensing compliance, financial oversight, examinations, and staff leadership in multiple warehouse programs across the state.

Location will be determined for the successful candidate. Responsibilities include budgeting, staff supervision, training, and technical guidance on regulatory changes, plus representing ISDA at stakeholder meetings.

Qualifications

• Some knowledge of management practices.
• Specialties will be developed in consultation with the agency and may be added or deleted as recruitment needs change.
• Experience creating and giving presentations for public meetings using PowerPoint or similar software programs.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Ensure warehouse program licensees compliance with federal and state laws, regulations, and identify any indications of licensees' inability to pay producers.
• Identify SIF and CIF assessment payments and ensure accuracy of payments.
• Monitor and follow-up on aged receivable reports to ensure timely receipt of payment; determine progressive action on delinquent accounts.
• Review exam documents submitted by Agriculture Investigators Senior.
• Assist in the development of budget for the Warehouse program.
• Direct staff on organizational goals, priorities and strategies.
• Hire, coach, train, supervise, and evaluate employees.
• Develop and implement training programs for new hires and existing employees.
• Provide technical assistance to staff and technical assistance as it relates to legislative and rule changes.
• Manage professional staff by modeling the ability to professionally accept decisions from supervisors and then communicate those decisions verbally and non-verbally, in a positive manner, to staff and the industry to ensure that the objectives and goals of the programs are achieved.
• Represent the Department as needed at stakeholder and industry meetings.
• Responsible for making recommendations or resolving issues on appeal to the department and determining advisability of legal actions and recommendations in relation to program.
• Perform Warehouse, Commodity and/or Seed exams.
• Plan, organize and develop goals in coordination with supervisor and staff. Monitor progress, assess quality of program outputs, and provide reports to management.
• Develop priorities and work plans and provide technical assistance for staff, and confer with management on findings and needed changes.
• Perform various examination functions to verify reliability and accuracy of examined documents.
• Conduct complex field examinations of warehouses, commodity dealers, and seed buyers.
• Conduct Commodity Indemnity Fund and Seed Indemnity Fund assessment examinations to verify compliance of collection and remittance of trust funds.
• Conduct various commodity commission examinations to verify the collection and remittance of commission fees.
• Assist warehousemen, commodity dealers, seed buyers, and producers to understand and comply with applicable laws and rules.
• Run reporting and perform necessary licensee communication, including but not limited to: tax commission reporting, expired;
• Responsible for ensuring all financial transactions related to your position, and those of your direct report if applicable, are processed timely, accurately, and in accordance with ISDA’s policies and procedures.
• Maintain and submit appropriate documentation to fiscal to support the purpose of and to validate all transactions, obtain acquired approvals, and seek prior advice and approval for non-routine transactions that are not easily defined within ISDA’s policies and procedures.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

Skills

Public speaking

Problem solving

Leadership

Job description

The Idaho State Department of Agriculture is seeking an Agriculture Program Manager for the Warehouse control. The role covers licensing compliance, financial oversight, examinations, and staff leadership in multiple warehouse programs across the state.

Location will be determined for the successful candidate. Responsibilities include budgeting, staff supervision, training, and technical guidance on regulatory changes, plus representing ISDA at stakeholder meetings.