Agriculture Cooperative General Manager

A reputable and financially sound agricultural cooperative in Eastern Iowa is seeking a General Manager to replace their retiring GM. <br><br><strong>Qualifications you need to win in this role:</strong><br><ul><li>Solid agricultural leader with direct knowledge of managing a diverse agricultural facility</li><li>Excel in communicating with customers and team members alike.</li><li>Strong financial knowledge and sense of responsibility, including knowing how to budget and plan for the different locations and divisions to grow and stay competitive.</li><li>Diversely skilled manager who enjoys working with and motivating team members to grow new and existing business and to build a positive, safety-first culture. </li><li>Excellent people leadership skills and a strong work ethic to set the tone for the team will serve you well.</li><li>Agricultural facility management experience, at minimum being a grain elevator or feed department leader or a Location Manager at a multi-site agricultural business.</li><li>Existing knowledge or exposure to grain elevators and grain marketing, agronomy, feed mills, retail and fuel is ideal. </li><li>Willingness to learn all segments of the business and have the drive and desire to lead this company.</li></ul><br><strong>Responsibilities:</strong><br><ul><li>Lead all aspects of this multi-division agricultural company</li><li>Train, delegate to, and trust other leaders in the company including the division heads in grain, feed, agronomy, fuel and retail.</li><li>Motivating the entire team to success is crucial. </li><li>Managing people and your time to know and do what needs done is key.</li><li>Manage two key locations located about 45 miles apart.</li></ul><br><strong>About the company:</strong> <br><ul><li>This cooperative is stable and committed to staying relevant and profitable for years to come.</li><li>Has a supportive board that listens, cares about the staff and company, and does not micro-manage. </li><li>Possesses a long, 100+ year history of successfully meeting their customers' needs and continue to be a good, strong business that is seeking to expand.</li></ul><br><strong>What this role offers you:</strong><br><ul><li>Potential for growth and success for an individual who wants to put down roots in eastern Iowa</li><li>Unique and rare opportunity for someone who desires to lead to the next level a locally-owned, community-oriented business with a hard working team of people already in place.</li><li>To be your own boss and put your mark on a company with a good environment and ample personal and professional growth opportunity available. </li><li>Opportunity to live in a nice area of rural Iowa with great people, schools, and communities while being within a short drive to multiple larger, urban areas that offer a wide variety of recreational and cultural options.</li><li>Compensation that is competitive with excellent benefits and an incentive package.</li></ul><br><strong>Are you:</strong><br><ul><li>Energetic, outgoing and self-motivated to run a company as if it is your own? </li><li>Successful with leadership experiences in grain, feed, agronomy, and / or fuel? </li></ul><br>If so, and you are an agribusiness leader seeking a long-term opportunity in eastern Iowa that offers a fresh and exciting challenge where you can put a positive mark on the business, contact Dave Allen or Chelbi Alt today.<br><br>Note: Applications for this position will be accepted through mid-May, 2024. Interviews will be held in late June or early July.