Assistant Agronomy Manager

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Job Title: Assistant Agronomy Manager
Location: Holtwood, PA, USA

Company: The Wenger Group
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description: Who are we:

We're a leading Northeast family-owned food, agricultural products, and agricultural services organization headquartered in Pennsylvania. We provide animal nutrition and feeds; specialty protein production, processing, and marketing; on-farm protein production services; and grain, fertilizer, and ingredient procurement.

We're a stable company with strong core values, great benefits, competitive wage structure, and a safe and healthy work environment. With over 850 team members, we're a growing company in an essential sector - agriculture!

Learn more here: https://www.thewengergroup.com

What your day looks like:

The Assistant Agronomy Manager is responsible for managing the procurement, inventory and sales for the fertilizer business for our Risser locations. He/She will drive new fertilizer sales and be the main relationship manager, in conjunction with the Agronomy Department Manager.

Develop new relationships with prospective customers to drive new business while maintaining best in class service to the current customer base
Work with Dispatch and Location Managers to schedule deliveries
Manage Fertilizer Procurement, Inventory and Sales
Support the department with data to drive Pricing Schedules, Marketing Strategies, Customer Service Initiatives
Manage Agronomy products such as seed, tanks and miscellaneous retail items
Manage customer accounts receivable, vendor accounts payable
Collaborate with manager to develop strategies to increase customers for grain and fertilizer
Forecast and coordinate inbound fertilizer deliveries for truck and rail
Provide data analysis and assistance for grain and fertilizer business
Assist Grain Merchandisers with customer service, buying and scheduling
Provide relationship management with farmers using agronomy and market knowledge
Provide support to Red Lion and Turbotville as needed
Develop an understanding of the core values of the company, and direction the company is moving.
Bring new ideas to the table that are in line with goals of the business.
Must be able to work in a dynamic environment independently, be flexible and multi-task.
Address errors, problems and complaints within scope of authority
Perform other duties as assigned

Who are you:

Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred but not required, high school degree required
Minimum of 5+ years' related experience OR an equivalent combination of related education and/or experience required
Agronomy background or experience required
Passion to serve in the ag industry is very important and ability to become familiar with seed and fertilizer product
Valid driver's license

I n addition to our more traditional benefits, we also offer great perks and numerous resources for professional development and team building :

Promotional opportunities
Rewards and recognition programs
Robust onboarding and training program
Employee Discount Programs (Perks at Work)
Employee referral program
Encouraging and collaborative culture

What our benefits are:

Paid Time Off, Floating Holiday , Volunteer Day, Parental Leave, etc.
Carebridge Employee Assistance Program

F or all full-time members :

Medical
Dental
Vision
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Medical Flexible Spending Account
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Pet Insurance

Each team member has the potential to earn a yearly bonus based on the achievement of company goals.

The Wenger Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, state or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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Job Post Date: 02/18/25