Junior Operations Pilot: Cross-Dept Negotiation & Ops

Energy Innovation Corp; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Shopping Solutions LLC in Ames, IA is seeking a junior Pilot to join our growing team. This entry-level role offers hands-on ownership, mentorship, and the opportunity to grow within a collaborative culture.

You will support vendors, translate stakeholder asks into clear plans, and work across departments. The position provides a salary of $50,000–$72,000 with flexible hours to fit the Ames schedule.

Qualifications

• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics.
• Demonstrated calm when an Ames, IA client changes scope mid-stream.
• A communicator who can disagree without making it personal.
• Proven leadership experience guiding junior-level initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Hold Ames vendors to the standard we promised our users
• Translate fuzzy stakeholder asks into a crisp Negotiation plan
• Push back, respectfully, when a Networking shortcut will cost us later
• Build and sustain strong working relationships across departments
• Trim Networking processes that have quietly outlived their purpose
• Keep Coaching handoffs warm so Ames partners never feel dropped
• Show up for the unglamorous general maintenance nobody volunteers for
• Partner sideways with teams who rarely sit in the same room

Skills

Effective communicator

Leadership experience

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Job description

Shopping Solutions LLC in Ames, IA is seeking a junior Pilot to join our growing team. This entry-level role offers hands-on ownership, mentorship, and the opportunity to grow within a collaborative culture.

You will support vendors, translate stakeholder asks into clear plans, and work across departments. The position provides a salary of $50,000–$72,000 with flexible hours to fit the Ames schedule.