Primary Objective: To provide the leadership and management needed for growth and effective operations of the location for the benefit of IAS and its members.

Major Accountabilities:

The following duties are typical for this job. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive.

• Recruit, hire, and train all full-time location personnel when necessary.
• Recruit, hire, and Supervise the Cuba City Sales and Consulting personnel.
• Supervise location operations and efficient distribution of farm supply products.
• Safekeeping of the location’s physical product inventory and accurate accounting thereof.
• Manage labor and variable expenses in the location’s cost of operations.
• Control location inventories to meet seasonal demand.
• Maintain location’s assets effectively; supervise maintenance program.
• Provide a level of customer service that promotes growth in sales and purchases.
• Increase sales, gross margins, and market share by contacting and selling current & prospective customers.
• Provide necessary information to current and prospective customers to support products, programs, and services to assist customers in making production, management, and business decisions
• Effective communications with marketing teams to accomplish volume goals.
• Completion of inter-company and regulatory requirements on a timely basis.
• Manage location’s accounts receivable loss to less than .1% of sales.
• Practice and enforce safety policies and procedures; minimize lost time accidents.
• Maintain a clean and organized facility.
• Accept and carry out other assigned tasks.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Knowledge of and experience in agricultural sales and retail management, including areas of feed, fertilizer, and grain.
• Mechanical aptitude including basic understanding of mechanical, hydraulics, and piping systems and knowledge of various machines and tools including their design, use, repair, and maintenance.
• Displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments efficiently.
• Ability to communicate information or ideas effectively in written or oral form.
• Ability to organize, deal with change effectively, and work on multiple tasks concurrently.
• Microsoft Office suite programs, including Word & Excel.
• AS400 computer operation

Physical Requirements/Environmental Adaptability:

• Requires static strength to lift, push, pull, or carry objects with a minimum weight of 50 pounds. Also, flexibility to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. Also trunk strength and ability to use abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time. Some tasks involve repetitive motion.
• Agricultural Environment – Possible exposure to seasonal weather, outdoor conditions, and agricultural products.
• Personal Protective Equipment may be required for some tasks.