Location Manager

New-Cooperative,-Inc.; Pomeroy (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

NEW Cooperative seeks a location leader to direct operations, sales support, and staff development at our Iowa site. You will coordinate safety, budgeting, and logistics while driving growth and service across agronomy, grain, and related departments.

Qualified candidates bring 5+ years in agribusiness operations, a CDL Class A with HazMat and pesticide handler’s license, and strong leadership and communication skills to guide a diverse team.

Qualifications

• Significant agribusiness experience.
• At least 5 years in grain and/or agronomy operations.
• Must hold CDL Class A with HazMat and pesticide handler’s license.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to direct safety practices and inventory controls.

Responsibilities

• Supervise location employees and provide leadership.
• Direct education and development of the location team.
• Fill openings, interview, and extend offers to potential candidates.
• Collaborate with dispatchers and area managers to plan logistics.
• Manage budgets and participate in site expansion opportunities.
• Promote safety practices and ensure compliance.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Strategic planning

Safety awareness

Communication

Problem solving

Education

CDL Class A with HazMat endorsement and pesticide handler’s license

Job description

At NEW Cooperative, we're committed to supporting agriculture, strengthening our communities, and investing in our people. As a farmer-owned cooperative, we provide meaningful career opportunities across operations, agronomy, grain, feed, energy, transportation, administration, technology, and corporate services.

Whether you're just beginning your career or bringing years of experience, you'll find a team that values safety, integrity, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to make a difference every day.

Explore the position below to see how you can become part of the NEW Cooperative team.

Position Summary/Objective

Direct, promote, and coordinate all business aspects of the location in a manner that will achieve the Cooperative's Mission, Visions, and Goals. Utilize direction from Area Managers and District Managers while working with peers in continued growth.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

(Include but are not limited to the following)

Administration

• Supervise location employees while providing guidance and oversight.
• Provide vision and leadership for the location team.
• Schedule and facilitate location group and individual meetings.

Provide Direction & Assistance

• Direct the education and development of the location team through classes and coaching.
• Fill openings by evaluating, interviewing, and extending offers to potential candidates. Coach and train new employees
• Collect sensitive and difficult accounts receivable instances, as necessary.
• Direct safety practices and awareness of established safety needs as defined by safety staff.
• Review inventory reconciliations with area managers when presented with inconsistencies.

Operations

• Collaborate with dispatchers and area managers to execute an organized logistics plan daily.
• Remain knowledgeable and involved in sales marketing programs of all departments.
• Assist with daily location operations as needed.

Budgeting & Finances

Work towards meeting established location budgets prepared annually by department.

Work with area and district managers on potential site expansion and growth opportunities.

Other

• Promote the company culture that is focused on providing complete sales, service, and employee development.
• Written and oral communication to Area Managers, District Managers, Senior Leadership, and the CEO as required.

Basic Employment Expectations

Safety

• Performs work safely and uses the appropriate PPE.
• Checks the work area for hazards and corrects/reports unsafe conditions.
• Considers the safety of oneself, and other employees, and customers.
• Follows all safety protocols and seeks advice from supervisor when uncertain.

Communication

• Maintains open communication and cooperates with supervisor, departments, and fellow employees.
• Communicates with supervisor and others immediately when unexpected problems cause absence, lateness, or the need to leave early.

Accountability & Professionalism

• Abides by policies set forth in the employee policy manual.
• Carries a fair share of the workload.
• Promotes NEW Cooperative through positive, friendly, and professional interactions.
• Is punctual, follows directives, and works in an efficient and timely manner; accepts personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of the work.
• Understands that satisfactory attendance is essential to the efficient operation of the work environment.

Customer Service

• Continually works to satisfy customers to address questions/concerns through effective communication, solving problems, responding to questions, and managing their expectations.

Personal/Professional Development

• Establishes personal performance goals and works toward these goals.
• Continually upgrades and demonstrates knowledge of the job.

Qualifications and Requirements

Significant agribusiness-related experience. At least 5 years of experience in grain and/or agronomy operations.

Must be licensed and insurable to drive. Class A CDL (Commercial Driver s License) with HazMat endorsement and pesticide handler’s license required.

Must possess an array of interpersonal communication skills for interacting with varying personalities, roles, circumstances and emotional status of teammates, customers, and contractors.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Understand the seasonality of the farm supply business and the in-season time commitment.

Thorough understanding of grain handling equipment and processes, including unit train loading.

Complete knowledge of custom application and similar agronomy equipment.

Must possess proficiencies of common computer programs and processes.

Must understand common mathematics associated with account balancing and purchasing.

Possesses problem solving capability and understands the operational processes.

Must be able to guide employees while maintaining their individualism in tasks and direction.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Position will rarely work in wet or humid, extreme cold/heat (all non-weather) conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals, or vibration.
• Position will occasionally work near moving mechanical parts, work in high, precarious places, in fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, work in explosive atmosphere.
• Position will frequently work in outdoor weather conditions.

DISCLAIMER

This job description indicates the general nature and minimum level of work expected. It is not designed to cover every activity, duty, or responsibility required of the employee. The employee may be asked to perform other duties related to the successful performance of the job.

Ready to Join Us?

If you're looking for a rewarding career with a company that values its employees and the communities it serves, we'd love to hear from you.

NEW Cooperative is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.