Agronomy Operations Lead — Drive Growth & Efficiency

Keystone Cooperative, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off

Career growth

Employee discounts

Job summary

Keystone Cooperative, Inc. is seeking an Operations Manager to oversee location profitability, customer relationships, and personnel development. The role focuses on facility and equipment optimization, financial management, and strategic planning for the site.

Responsibilities include supervising dispatch, managing inventory and finances, and coordinating with the Region manager to drive sales growth while maintaining safety, compliance, and thorough recordkeeping across operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Associate degree in agriculture or business or five years of related work experience
• Must have valid driver’s license and be able to obtain and maintain all acceptable certifications, licenses and permits
• Have a 1A and Category 14 license
• Ability and willingness to work long hours and on-call as business conditions warrant

Responsibilities

• Meet location goals
• Develop location personnel capabilities including assisting in hiring, coaching, training, performance management and assigning key tasks
• Support the Region manager in driving sales growth including assigning accounts to salespeople, calling on some accounts and working with Sales Specialists on others, monitoring customer satisfaction through ongoing dialogue and identifying potential prospects
• Supervise mixing, loading and dispatch
• Manage facility inventory including forecasting product needs, anticipating inventory needs and purchasing product through approved suppliers
• Manage facility finances including sales and expense budgeting and management, billing, accounts receivables and payables and managing prepays
• Manage facility assets including routine maintenance, facility and equipment replacement plans and driver equipment inspections
• Make Crop Protection and fertility recommendations including DataOnTouch farm and field plans, mapping and recordkeeping
• Manage location recordkeeping, including internal financial and customer production and financial records
• Manage location risk including compliance with regulations, safety and emergency response training and ongoing site inspections
• Develop short- and long-term plans for the location

Skills

Personnel management

Communication

Customer focus

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's or Associate degree in agriculture or business

Job description

Keystone Cooperative, Inc. is seeking an Operations Manager to oversee location profitability, customer relationships, and personnel development. The role focuses on facility and equipment optimization, financial management, and strategic planning for the site.

Responsibilities include supervising dispatch, managing inventory and finances, and coordinating with the Region manager to drive sales growth while maintaining safety, compliance, and thorough recordkeeping across operations.