Job Description

Job Title:                                Executive Vice President of Agriculture

Job Function:                        Corp-Exec

Reports To:                            President/CEO                        

Classification:                        Exempt

Date Approved/Revised:      February 16, 2024

Summary       

The Executive Vice President of Agriculture manages the strategic planning, development, and execution of the company’s Agriculture operations; improving efficiencies of all Parts ASAP practices and relationships with suppliers, vendors, and shareholders in a safe, efficient and profitable manner while following the principles of the company mission statement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Employee must be able to perform these essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, absent undue hardship.

• Establishes the strategic direction of the company’s agriculture operations; executes this strategy in collaboration with company leadership.
• Communicates with colleagues, clients, and other stakeholders to identify and assess product and agriculture program requirements; applies this knowledge to support the ag development strategy.
• Develops, implements, and enforces key performance metrics, milestones, specifications, documentation and reporting requirements, and budgets.
• Using relevant and accurate data, plans, analyzes, and makes recommendations for future growth, development, and maintenance of the organization.
• Creates and implements business plans, projections, budgets, and other single and multi-year analysis projects.
• Oversees and facilitates cross-functional projects and teams.
• Communicates department, program, and project performance and processes to senior leadership through periodic status reports and presentations.
• Ensures compliance with industry and legal regulations and best practices, and adherence to company processes and procedures.
• Maintains knowledge in developing trends and technologies in the industry.
• Confers with CEO and senior management to coordinate and prioritize planning of asset allocations.
• Develops and maintains dashboard reports for both corporate and store management.
• Prepares product costing for new and rebuilt parts.
• Analyzes company operations to pinpoint opportunities for cost savings.
• Reviews monthly financials with store managers to determine areas for improvement.
• Implements and enforces policies and procedures to improve the overall operation and effectiveness of the company.
• Facilitates new product development.
• Negotiates and coordinates with vendors while maintaining profit margins.
• Maintains accurate core inventory for all facilities.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, climb, bend and kneel on an occasional basis.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Regular manual dexterity/coordination: hand/eye movements, motor control.
• Regular visual effort: concentrated reading of documentation or close viewing of computer displays.
• Able to push, pull and lift up to 15lbs. on an occasional basis.

Potential Hazards 

• This position is not exposed to any hazardous substances.

Competencies necessary to perform this job 

• Dedication – Committed to achieving results under demanding time frames.
• Analytical – Synthesize complex or diverse information.
• Problem Solving – Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner and update processes to improve performance in the future.
• Communication – Speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; create and present informative presentations and meetings.
• Leadership – Inspire and motivate employees to perform well; accept feedback from others for self-improvement; set expectations and monitor delegated duties.
• Management Skills – Include staffing in planning, decision making and process improvement; make yourself available to your staff; develop employees’ skills and encourage growth.
• Integrity – Maintain high ethical standards; communicate expectations to employees.
• Safety and Security – Follow safety policies/plans and promote safe working habits to employees.

Required Education/Experience/Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Logistics, Engineering, or another industry-related field required; MBA preferred
• At least 5 - 10 years of industry-related experience including 3 years in executive management required.
• Advanced computer knowledge including e-mail, Word, Excel and accounting software.

Preferred Education/Experience/Skills 

Certifications, Licensees or Registrations Required/Preferred

UNITED STATES Employee Acknowledgement:

I understand this is not meant to be an all-inclusive job description, but does highlight the majority of expectations for this position.  Management reserves the right to change this description as necessary.

I also understand that my employment with Parts ASAP (and affiliates) is an “at-will” status and may be terminated at any time with or without cause by the company or me.  This job description does not constitute an employment contract nor does it guarantee employment for any length of time.

I have received this Job Description and I understand that it is my responsibility to perform these duties as requested and within compliance of company policy.

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