Agricultural Distribution Center Manager (Wathena, KS)

at  WilburEllis Company LLC

DO YOU HAVE A SOLID UNDERSTANDING OF THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY AND HOW IT FUNCTIONS? DO YOU HAVE AT LEAST FIVE YEARS’ EXPERIENCE IN DISTRIBUTION WITH A DEMONSTRATED TRACK RECORD IN MANAGEMENT? DO YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE CREATING A CULTURE OF SAFETY? IF YOU SAID YES TO THESE QUESTIONS, CONSIDER A CAREER WITH WILBUR-ELLIS!

For over a century, Wilbur-Ellis has experienced success and growth in marketing and distributing agricultural products and services. Join us and grow your career with a strong and profitable industry leader offering competitive compensation, tremendous growth and development opportunities, and a people-first work environment. Come grow with us!

KEY SKILLS AND ABILITIES INCLUDE:

• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications
• Minimum of five years experience in the agriculture business with a demonstrated track record in sales and marketing or retail branch management
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Agriculture or Business related field is preferred
• CDL is not required, but is a plus

GENERAL PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF POSITION:

The Distribution Center Manager oversees the interaction of support groups within the branch, including the warehouse, production plants (fertilizer, manufacturing), dispatch, and purchasing. The Manager’s responsibility is to ensure each group operates efficiently to achieve its goals and interacts effectively with the other operation groups within the facility. Reports include plant, warehouse, and purchasing and dispatch managers.

Specific Responsibilities and Key Deliverables Include:

• Responsible for managing branch operations, including management of support personnel, operational oversight, and customer service
• Estimate 60% of the time will be spent performing logistics and dispatching duties.
• Coordinate all support resources for the location to ensure compliance with Wilbur Ellis safety, regulatory, credit, and other policies
• Support programs to establish Wilbur Ellis as a leading provider of agronomic products
• Operations management oversight of the locations
• Work and communicate with the Location Sales Manager and sales team to determine their needs and develop plans and actions to meet needs with appropriate operational solutions for the customers
• Communicate with the Location Sales Manager on initiatives, objectives, strategies, and action plans
• Coordinate Operations support resources, including fertilizer, value-added nutrition, branded products, seed, and PPP purchasing to maximize opportunities
• Inventory control and responsible for coordinating inventory counts, adjustments, etc.
• Responsible for the operational P&L, communicating and coordinating with the Location Sales Manager on any large purchases needed for operations
• Other duties as assigne