Crop Inputs Retail Manager
Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill’s agricultural supply chain business. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver essential products.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Crop Inputs Retail Manager will provide local teams with leadership in customer service, sales, agronomic knowledge, safety, operations, logistics and inventory management. In this role, you will lead the facility by engaging customers, executing on all critical process and systems to build a culture around operational excellence and customer service, lead and develop operational employees and closely collaborate with sales and agronomy teams. You will plan and execute physical daily operations as well as perform customer service and sales activities.
Key Accountabilities
- Sell products to new and existing customers which includes identifying needs and helping customers make good decisions, prospecting customers, building customer relationships and closing sales.
- Provide daily leadership for the local operations facility and people for financial, planning, safety, reliability, capital, training, risk management and continuous improvement projects and initiatives.
- Be responsible to execute plans and schedules of operations staff ensuring appropriate staffing levels and that seasonal staff has proper training and direction.
- Be the primary contact for identified customers including providing basic product recommendations, handling the customer account and recording customer information in customer tracking software.
- Lead and oversee the integrated business planning process, forecasting and inventory management.
- Drive forecasting, net earnings, budgets and return on gross investment for local facility collaborating with sales and agronomy teams.
- Responsible for personnel decisions related to hiring, performance and disciplinary actions for your direct reports. You will also spend time completing the same tasks as employees on your team.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Diploma/certificate or bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Minimum one year of directly related work experience in crop input, agronomy, agricultural or manufacturing operations facility or related field.
- Confirmed knowledge and ability to identify opportunities and prospects, build customer relationships and close sales
- Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada
Preferred Qualifications
- One year of supervisory experience
- Crop certification such as a certified professional agronomist or certified crop advisor
- Knowledge of inventory control, operating efficiency and budget management
Position Information
- Relocation assistance will not be provided.
Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.
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