Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.
This position is in our Ag & Trading enterprise, where we connect producers and users of grains and oilseeds around the globe through origination, trading, processing, and distribution. We also offer a range of farmer services and risk management solutions.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Facility Assistant 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, 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
- Minimum one year of experience working in crop input, agronomy, agricultural or manufacturing operations facility
- Possess a valid, full Canadian Driver’s Licence in good standing, authorizing you to drive independently during the course of your employment
- Confirmed knowledge and ability to identify opportunities and prospects, build customer relationships and close sales
- Knowledge of the industry including to be able to provide basic recommendations to customers
- Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Crop certification such as a certified professional agronomist or certified crop advisor
- Knowledge of inventory control, operating efficiency and budget management
- Experience leading and operating a crop inputs, agronomy or agricultural facility
- One year of supervisory experience
Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.
