Seed Operations Specialist (Remote - South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, or Iowa)

Do you have an Associate Degree in Agriculture Business or equivalent years of experience? Do you know about corn, soybean, and alfalfa production? Can you work effectively within a team environment or independently with minimal supervision? If you answered yes to all of these questions and have excellent interpersonal skills, this may be the job for you!

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!

General Purpose and Scope of Position:

The Seed Operations Specialist will be responsible for supporting the defined seed objectives. This will involve supporting the sales strategies of proprietary seed products and preferred national supplier brands of corn, soybeans, cotton, alfalfa, and cover crops. The Seed Operations Specialist will be the main point of contact for support for the seed sales team.

Key Skills and Abilities Include:

• Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Business, or related fields preferred. Will consider other degrees with related operations experience
• Knowledge of corn, soybean, sorghum, and alfalfa production is desired
•  Have knowledge of environmental, regulatory, and stewardship requirements for various technology products
•  Strong operational background with good working knowledge of systems and standard industry practices
•  Solid communication skills and people management
•  Demonstrated skill in coordinating field input into the business planning and execution process
•  Knowledge of computer software and internet to generate reports and inventory data

Key Personal Attributes Include:

• Possess exceptional follow-through skills and both written and verbal communication
• Build/maintain strong relationships with seed sales team, customers, and key market influencers
• Work effectively within a team environment
• Understands the needs and values of the seed sales teams and to develop solutions to meet objectives
• Be results driven, overcoming obstacles & finding creative solutions
• Work independently with minimum supervision
• Work in and adapt to a rapidly changing business environment

Specific Responsibilities and Key Deliverables Include:

• Provide support and focus to the seed business across a defined sales area
• Processing and management of grower orders and aligning grower orders with on-hand inventory or facilitating seed swaps
• Support the sales team with logistics and inventory management
• Manage and track replant and return programs from preferred seed partners
• Manage and track preferred seed partners' seed sales program funding and marketing
• Invoice grower seed orders
• Assist in reconciling seed accounts at sales year-end
• Support the sales and operations team's overall efforts to meet sales and profit objectives
• Support preferred seed partners' data entries into the internal sales ordering platform
• Suggest improvements or alternative tactics to help achieve seed goals
• Provide support for Seed Sales Team selling efforts

• Provide sales reports in collaboration with RBA
• Participate in monthly Demand Planning call
• Participate in the management of inventory movement
• Monthly Sales Report

 Compensation and Benefits:

• In compliance with all states and cities requiring transparency of pay, the base compensation for this position ranges from $62,500 - $83,370.  Note that salary may vary based on location, skills, and experience.  This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and vacation, holidays, health, dental, vision, mental health, retirement plans, and other benefits. 

COMPANY CULTURE  

Wilbur-Ellis is a company you can be proud to call your employer

Wilbur-Ellis markets and distributes agricultural products, animal feed, specialty chemicals, and food ingredients. A privately held and consistently profitable company, we employ more than 4,000 people throughout North America and Asia-Pacific.

Wilbur-Ellis is for and about people

Wilbur-Ellis has enjoyed 100 years of success and growth, all thanks to our people. Our employees are leaders and team players who thrive on creativity, entrepreneurial spirit, and a dedication to quality work, our customers, and each other.

Wilbur-Ellis invests in the industry’s best workforce

Wilbur-Ellis invests heavily in our employees by offering skill development and training, competitive compensation and benefits, and a tradition of promoting from within for a broad range of career opportunities. And we foster a supportive, people-first work environment.

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