Operations and Supply Chain Management

Operations and Supply Chain Manager Job Description- Pioneer Seed Distributor

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Flagship Pioneer agency with multiple locations surrounding the FM area is looking for an Operations and Supply Chain Manager

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Job Responsibilities (but not limited to)-

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o   Seed Management- Current year+1 demand planning, early order planning, inventory planning and receiving bin planning, corn storage, organizing, soybean seed discard, packaged seed returns to Pioneer, seed inventory reconciliation for multiple locations

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o   Facilities Management- Overall (properties up to date: buildings, gravel, septic, etc.), seed & chemical plant maintenance, treater maintenance, setup, treatment calibration, chemical and water tank maintenance (can include snow removal and lawncare)

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o   Plot Management-Multiple sites show plot management and PKP plot planning, planting, and harvesting (working with Pioneer) with appropriate scouting, data collection, data entry, also includes chemistry and fertilizer plan

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o   Delivery Management and Assistance- Seed delivery management and delivery assistance on seed and chemical, and includes seed staging, delivery, treating, Pro Box/pallet/seed customer returns

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o   Vehicle Management- vehicles and trailer maintenance (appointments and coordinating with team members on getting to garages) and management (selling and replacing), DOT registration, Semi Truck annual forms filled out

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o   Tools & Equipment Management- Forklifts, Conveyors, Tractors, Tools, Skids

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o   Customer Event Management- Event planning, site prep, etc.

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o   Intern Supervision- On some items above and potential field scouting for plots

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o   Billing/Invoicing- Working with team on seed, treatment, and chemical invoicing entry, being up to date and correct, and sent to customers when needed

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o   Specialty Area Management- Pioneer signage orders/management, sweet corn orders, delivery tickets, etc.

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Key Skillsets-

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o   Organizational Skills- Ability to keep track of inventory and when deliveries are coming in and going out

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o   Basic Computer Skills- This role will utilize Microsoft Office programs as well as navigate through some Pioneer corporate tools for ordering, tracking, delivering and returning seed

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o   Attention to Details- This is crucial as this role will deal with a large amount of seed units between multiple sites, so the ideal candidate will have to be very detailed

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o   Basic Mechanical Skills- It is important for this role to be able to make sure the multiple pickups and semi-trucks are running correctly and know when to maintain or repair something or get into a mechanic shop

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o   Farming/Equipment Familiarity- Having some sort of an Ag background is a big plus with this role’s use of tractors for loading seed bins along with farm conveyors. There is also a small amount of planting plots during planting season that this individual will be responsible for

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Compensation-

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o  Salary and bonuses- $60-90k annual earnings potential depending on experience with room to grow

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o  Benefits- 401k match, Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance, Truck Provided (or stipend)