Agronomy Manager

SUMMARY
The Agronomy Manager is responsible for inventory management, sales, and the profitability of the Agronomy Department at all locations, and primary supervision of applicator personnel. Also, assist with promotion of other areas of the Company such as, feed, livestock supplies and petroleum products.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Assist the General Manager in promoting the value of the Company by maintaining a favorable image within the community.
• Must possess knowledge and experience in the area of fertilizer, chemical and seed business, and take training classes that will enhance skills.
• Manage and promote the overall agronomy department sales and operations.
• Take soil samples.
• Investigate all agronomy customer complaints such as chemical non-performance; work with chemical representatives to secure prompt solution to problems.
• Work with seed company representatives to promote best seed varieties for customers in trade territory and to establish seed test plots.
• Work with customers to develop crop planning. Such as crop rotation, fertility, and best management practices for their acres; follow-up visits to check on results of planning.
• Make regular farm sales calls to customers and promote the Company products and services;
• Make recommendations to customers on fertilizer, chemical and seed use and practices that are practical for the area and producer farming needs. Must calculate rates of application for chemicals, fertilizer, and figure costs per acre for customers. Excellent communication skills are required.
• Must be able to develop rotational cropping recommendations for producers based on their farming operations, and current research on crops adapted to this area. Must be able to explain the advantages and disadvantages to specific cropping sequences.
• Work with management in forming marketing strategies, pricing of products and programs for customers.
• Communicate with applicators on a daily basis to get activities scheduled in advance and in a good flow to maximize production. Be sure that proper information is on application records, wind speed, temperature, field, etc.
• Work with applicators to get application information back on daily basis and ensure timely ticket preparation.
• Work with Location Managers to get information back from applicators on a daily basis and make sales tickets the next day. It is imperative for good inventory management that tickets for all fertilizer, chemical and seed as well as application are done daily
• Ensure that the inventory of products is appropriate for the level of anticipated business and that the quality and pricing of the inventory is appropriate to allow the company to meet its’ desired margins.
• Must operate forklift, floater and row crop applicator with proper training.
• Work with seed, chemical, and fertilizer reps in all areas including correcting any problems that arise; this must be done in a timely fashion especially in the area of chemicals, as they have the strictest rules as to product performance and timely reporting of problems so that they may be remedied
• Will work in other areas of operations as required.
• Provide weekly report of activities to the General Manager.
• Maintains and promotes safety awareness; follows safety policies, procedures and reporting requirements

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Directly supervise full and part time employees. Perform supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include identifying training needs; planning, assigning and directing work; address and bring employee problems to the attention of General Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy or other Ag related field from a four-year university desirable plus two to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Commercial Driver's License (Class A; Hazmat, Air Brakes) desired
Custom Applicators License (1-A) required within first year of employment
Certified Crop Advisor License required within 2 years of employment
Grain Grading License required within first year of employment
Current and valid driver’s license required

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

REASONING ABILITY
The ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Able to deal with problems with several concrete variables in standard situations.
Must be able to think quickly and perform a mental assessment of workplace hazards, take appropriate precautions, and choose appropriate PPE as dictated by need, regulation, and labeling.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; taste or smell; stand; walk; sit and climb or balance.
The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee must frequently lift and /or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move over 100 pounds.
The employee may seldom need to climb ladders (may range from 20’ to 180’) and stairs. This may include structural ladders as well as climbing into applicator rig, large vehicles, and/or tractors.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Employees must understand and implement all related safety polices, procedures and programs for prevention and protection while performing job duties in various work environments.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Employees must understand and implement all related safety polices, procedures and programs for prevention and protection while performing job duties in various work environments.

SAFETY SENSITIVE POSITION
Safety sensitive positions are defined as a job or position where the employee holding this position has the responsibility for his/her own safety or other people’s safety.
It would be particularly dangerous if:
• Such an employee is using drugs or alcohol while on the job. This could include legal or illegal controlled substances.
• Employee is unable to provide their complete time and attention in performing the sensitive or hazardous tasks of the position.
• Physical limitations of the job could result in injury or harm to employee or others.

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