Director of Agronomy

DIRECTOR OF AGRONOMY

Luckey Farmers, Inc., a grain marketing, and farm supply cooperative located in

Northwest Ohio, seeks a Director of Agronomy. The Director of Agronomy is responsible for the Luckey Farmers Agronomy division along with the strategic growth initiatives of our Agronomy Business. Candidate must possess a thorough understanding of pricing, forecasting, operational controls, and planning.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

- Give overall purpose and business vision to the entire agronomy sales and operational staff to ensure everyone understand the cooperatives objective vision.

- Work with the sales manager, seed manager and operations managers to establish the overall agronomy budget with emphasis on sales volumes and gross margin.

- Negotiate and purchase of crop nutrients, crop protection and seed for all business units from manufacturers and suppliers.

- Develop a growing season supply plan for crop nutrients, crop protection and seed.

- Monitor inventories.

- Evaluate each growing season looking for improvements and best practices.

- Monitor markets to properly position products to take advantage of market opportunities at acceptable risk levels.

- Establish market pricing for crop protection, crop nutrients and seed along with service rates for all business unit locations

- Demonstrate a high level of integrity in developing and maintaining professional relationships as a company representative in various internal and external industry groups, committees and/or events.

- Champion and promote a strong safety culture and follow all safety policies, procedures and regulations.

- Direct supervision of the agronomy operations managers and agronomy sales manager with direct line reporting.

- Understanding of manufacturer marketing programs and rebates.

- Coordinate with the logistics department to ensure product delivery occurs on schedule.

- Works alongside the accounts payable and accounts receivable departments to monitor costs, pricing and invoicing issues as they arise.

GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

- Proven ability to lead and work with a team.

- Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office. Strong Excel expertise preferred.

- A positive and optimistic approach to your work.

- Strong situational analysis and problem-solving skills

- Multitasking ability

- Flexibility and adaptability

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:

- Follows Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA and DOT policies and procedures as they apply.

- Supports and contributes to the total company goals and objectives through collaboration efforts.

- Maintains the appropriate professional image.

WORK ENVIRONMENT ACCOUNTABILITIES:

- Ability to work in a typical office environment.

- Ability to work extended hours and on-call as business conditions warrant.

BACKGROUND REQUIREMENTS:

- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Agriculture, Science, or related field of study or

10+ years of related work experience.

- At least 5 years of leadership experience/management experience

BENEFITS:

Luckey Farmers, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Enjoy a competitive salary commensurate with the experience and responsibility requirements.


Excellent employee environment with a competitive benefits package including:

- Healthcare including, medical, dental and vision

- Paid Time Off

- 401k Plan

- Life Insurance

- Disability

Luckey Farmers is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

- 401(k)

- 401(k) matching

- Dental insurance

- Employee assistance program

- Employee discount

- Health insurance

- Health savings account

- Life insurance

- Paid time off

- Vision insurance

Experience:

- Agriculture: 10 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person