CEO / General Manager

Ag 1 Source; Belgrade (MT); On-site; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocky Mountain Supply in Belgrade, Montana seeks a Chief Executive Officer to lead strategy, financial performance, and team development. You will empower managers, uphold a collaborative culture, and drive long-term growth across RMS’s operating footprint.

The CEO will balance profitability with member value, maintain customer relationships, and promote safe operations while reporting to the board with clear, timely communications.

Qualifications

• A record of improving business performance and delivering sustainable, profitable growth.
• Meaningful P&L responsibility and strong financial acumen in budgeting, cash flow, and capital investment.
• Experience leading managers across multiple locations or business lines.
• Demonstrated success developing teams and preparing future leaders.
• An agricultural background or substantial experience serving agricultural and rural markets.
• The ability to evaluate opportunities, build practical plans, and follow through on execution.
• A confident, humble, and collaborative leadership style.
• A commitment to living within a practical commuting distance of Belgrade and spending time throughout RMS’s operating footprint.

Responsibilities

• Lead the cooperative’s strategy, financial performance, operations, and leadership development.
• Be an approachable leader who listens, makes sound decisions, and empowers managers.
• Maintain clear expectations while building trust with the board through timely communication.
• Preserve a friendly, community-oriented culture and encourage ideas with accountability.
• Balance profitability, member value, capital needs, and long-term business health.
• Maintain strong customer relationships and represent RMS in the communities served.
• Promote safe operations, employee development, and continuous improvement.

Skills

P&L management

Financial acumen

Strategic leadership

Team development

Collaborative leadership

Board governance

Manage across locations

Agricultural market experience

Job description

Chief Executive Officer

Rocky Mountain Supply | Belgrade, Montana

Lead a respected cooperative. Develop its people. Shape its next stage of growth.

Rocky Mountain Supply is a diversified cooperative serving agricultural producers, construction businesses, and rural communities through energy, agricultural supplies, agronomy inputs, and retail operations. Their reputation is built on knowledgeable employees, dependable service, practical solutions, and personal relationships. They are seeking a Chief Executive Officer who combines strong business judgment with a collaborative leadership style and a commitment to serving their patrons.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the board of directors, the CEO will lead the cooperative’s strategy, financial performance, operations, and leadership development. Success will require an approachable leader who listens carefully, makes sound decisions, and empowers managers while maintaining clear expectations.

At Rocky Mountain Supply, leadership means being present, knowing your people, and giving them the support and authority to succeed. The next CEO will:

• Preserve a friendly, helpful, community-oriented culture.
• Encourage ideas and collaboration while taking responsibility for decisions.
• Set clear goals and hold people accountable with consistency and respect.
• Build trust with the board through timely communication and well-supported recommendations.
• Balance profitability, member value, capital needs, and long-term business health.
• Maintain strong customer relationships and represent RMS in the communities it serves.
• Promote safe operations, employee development, and continuous improvement.

We are therefore looking for a leader with:

• A record of improving business performance and delivering sustainable, profitable growth.
• Meaningful P&L responsibility and strong financial acumen, including budgeting, cash flow, debt management, and capital investment.
• Experience leading managers across multiple locations or business lines.
• Demonstrated success developing teams, retaining strong employees, and preparing future leaders.
• An agricultural background or substantial experience serving agricultural and rural markets.
• The ability to evaluate opportunities, build practical plans, and follow through on execution.
• A confident, humble, and collaborative leadership style.
• A commitment to living within a practical commuting distance of Belgrade and spending time throughout RMS’s operating footprint.

Cooperative leadership experience is strongly preferred, particularly an understanding of member ownership, patronage, and board governance. Experience in bulk fuels, propane, retail operations, or diversified agricultural supply businesses will also be valuable.

Why Rocky Mountain Supply?

This role offers the opportunity to lead a business with established customer relationships, investments in facilities and operating capabilities, and a culture grounded in service.

You will have the opportunity to develop people, strengthen performance, pursue new markets, and help shape the future of a cooperative that plays an important role in its communities.

*Candidates must be eligible to work in the US as well as meet the qualifications listed above in order to be considered for the CEO job.

Job Id: 17944