Description
About GreenPoint Ag
GreenPoint Ag is a farmer-owned, American-owned company. We’re committed to farmers’ success, because that’s the only way we succeed. It’s a responsibility we don’t take lightly, and we look for employees who share this same commitment.
As a leading Southeastern U.S. agricultural inputs company, we source our strength from high-quality employees who allow us to build long-term relationships with our customers. We operate in over 100 communities across ten states.
If you share a passion for rural America and the farmers who are so vital to its health, then we’d like to talk with you. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an inclusive and dynamic workplace with the opportunity to challenge yourself in one of today’s most vital industries. If you are a hardworking, passionate team player we would love to consider adding you to the GreenPoint Ag team.
Our Opportunity
We are looking for a Location manager for our Hazen, AR. Retail Location. Our culture fosters a connected work environment, employee engagement, and career development.
Summary/Objective
The location manager will lead a location focused on the safety of our employees and the stewardship of the land and water that sustain our communities. In our pursuit of excellence, they will manage continuous improvement initiatives while being accountable for optimizing revenue and the return on our investments. With a focus on teamwork, the area manager has a critical role in establishing GreenPoint Ag as the agronomy provider of choice for the growers in their territory.
Essential Functions
- Ensures company safety programs are implemented and maintained, and regulatory requirements (i.e., DOT and environmental) are adhered to in the location. Ensures safety policies and procedures are communicated and followed along with maintaining and ensuring proper certifications.
- Responsible for development and implementation of the location sales plan to accomplish income, profit and return on capital goals.
- Responsible for developing and maintaining an effective sales staff to carry out the sales, marketing, and growth strategies in the business plan. Effectively communicate sales direction and product programs for assigned location.
- Continually monitors product performance, margin goals and supplier program objectives to ensure that the sales force efforts are focused on sales priorities.
- Explores new business opportunities that fit business plan objectives, product mix priorities and targeted base of customers.
- Ensures that an effective credit policy and programs are in place for timely collection of account receivables.
- Develops and maintains constructive working relationships with basic suppliers, vendors and internal suppliers of crop protection products, fertilizer materials, seed and services to assure timely supply of product to customers.
- Evaluates and advises team members on current market conditions, competitor activity, customer production practices and variances from sales plan and recommends courses of action.
- Promotes teamwork within the sales areas and staff support groups.
- Advises on optimum level of inventory and distribution logistics.
- Ensures that all operations are in compliance with local, state and federal safety and environmental standards.
- Ensures an effective workforce is maintained by selecting, coaching, training, and managing performance of location personnel.
Supervisor Responsibilities
- Supervises staff, including hiring, scheduling and assigning work, reviewing performance, and recommends salary increases, promotions, transfers, demotions, or terminations.
- Staff includes: Hourly employees, warehouse manager, admin, and sales rep for assigned location.
Required Qualifications
- Specific site qualifications and progression may apply, consult with local team
- Have 8+ years of sales and operations experience in the agriculture industry. May be offset by other relevant skills, abilities and experience
- Agriculture, marketing, or business degree preferred
- Valid driver’s license; must be able to meet a Motor Vehicle Review in accordance with Company policy
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Business acumen
- Financial acumen
- Excellent working knowledge of product chemistry
- Knowledgeable of grower production practices and ag technology systems
- Excellent computer and financial skills
- Strong interpersonal/managerial skills to deal effectively with a broad base of customers, suppliers, and location personnel
- Ability to communicate with associates and customers
- Ability to read, count, and write to accurately complete all documentation
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work in both indoor and outside work environments. Frequently exposed to extreme cold and hot temperatures, wet or humid conditions and outdoor weather conditions.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to stand, talk and hear. Must be able to lift 50+ lbs. The employee is also regularly required to walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
Travel
Some travel outside location area is required (approximately 8-10 percent).
Other Duties
Please note this job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. Other job-related duties may be assigned. GreenPoint Ag reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary with or without notice.
EEO Commitment: We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, including transgender identity, religion, disability, age, genetics, active military or veteran status and any other characteristics protected under applicable federal or state law.
We are mindful that the job placement market has recently been infiltrated by individuals attempting to commit fraudulent acts. Unauthorized persons have been known to place advertisements for fake positions in the name of innocent and unwitting employers by mixing them in among legitimate job postings on authorized sites and by posting them on sites not used by the genuine employer. These imposter advertisements sometimes contain contact information for interested applicants that are different from an employer’s career website or company email address. Such imposter job advertisements typically include promises of high-paying jobs with the requirement that job seekers first send sensitive personal information or money to pay for things such as visa applications or processing fees.
Please be advised that GreenPoint Ag will never ask a potential job seeker for any sort of advance payment as part of the recruitment or hiring process. You should look carefully at any email address that you are instructed to use to submit a job application. All email correspondence from GreenPoint Ag ends in “@greenpointag.com.” If you have questions about any of our open positions, please visit our careers website at https://www.greenpointag.com/careers.
