Location Operations Lead — Agronomy & Growth

Keystone Cooperative; Lebanon (IN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Keystone Cooperative in Indiana seeks an experienced Location Manager to drive operations and profitability at the Lebanon location. You will develop location personnel capabilities, supervise agronomy activities, optimize facilities and equipment, and manage finance, safety, and compliance to support sustainable growth.

The role requires strong leadership, customer relationship skills, and agronomy knowledge, with a bachelor’s in agriculture or business (or 5+ years related experience).

Qualifications

• Demonstrates personnel management, communications, customer focus and decision making.
• Basic agronomy knowledge and skills (insect, weed and disease identification, fertility).
• Financial knowledge including reading and understanding financial statements.
• Must have valid driver’s license and be able to obtain and maintain certifications, licenses and permits.
• Ability and willingness to work the hours the season demands.

Responsibilities

• Develop location personnel capabilities including assisting in hiring, coaching, training, performance management and assigning key tasks.
• Support the Regional Manager in driving sales growth including assigning accounts to salespeople, calling on accounts and working with Sales Specialists on accounts, 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 & payables and managing prepays.
• Manage facility assets including routine maintenance of facility and equipment replacement plans, and driver equipment inspections.
• Make Crop Protection and fertility recommendations including DataOnTouchfarm and field plans, mapping and recordkeeping.
• Manage location recordkeeping including internal financial and customer production & 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

Communications

Customer focus

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's or associate degree in agricultural, grain or business

Job description

Keystone Cooperative in Indiana seeks an experienced Location Manager to drive operations and profitability at the Lebanon location. You will develop location personnel capabilities, supervise agronomy activities, optimize facilities and equipment, and manage finance, safety, and compliance to support sustainable growth.

The role requires strong leadership, customer relationship skills, and agronomy knowledge, with a bachelor’s in agriculture or business (or 5+ years related experience).